Pledges of Jewish allegiance :: conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa /

Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prom...

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Main Author: Ellenson, David Harry, 1947-2023
Other Authors: Gordis, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
Series:Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions-based on the same legal precedents-demonstr.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 206 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804781039
0804781036

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