Tradition in Transition: Orthodoxy, Halakhah, and the Boundaries of Modern Jewish Identity (Studies in Judaism) - Hardcover

Ellenson, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0819174521 ISBN 13: 9780819174529

Verlag: University Press of America, 1989

Inhaltsangabe

Students of modern Judaism have largely ignored the responsa literature as a source for comprehending the nature and development of Jewish history and thought during the last two hundred years. These original essays argue that the responsa, far from being unimportant to the investigation of the modern Jewish condition, provide a helpful framework for analyzing and understanding the story of the Jewish response to the modern world. The essays focus on issues of Jewish identity (intermarriage, patrilineal descent, and apostasy, among others) and reflect upon the variety of paths Orthodox Judaism has followed in response to the changed social and religious conditions of the modern era.

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David Ellenson is a Professor at the Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0819174521
• ISBN 13: 9780819174529
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 202
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