Conversion to Judaism & Animal life in Jewish law / by Samuel Rubenstein.
Shmuel Rubenstein
كتابSince 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-dem
العنوان |
Pledges of Jewish allegiance [electronic resource] : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa / David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis. |
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الطبعة |
1st ed. |
الناشر |
Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press |
تاريخ الإصدار |
c2012 |
ملاحظات |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
رقم الرف |
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Who Is a Jew? What Is a Jew? : Jewish Identity, Jewish Status, and the Challenge of Conversion 1. Conversion in Jewish Tradition: An Introduction to the Classical Sources 2. Trends in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage 3. Hungarian and Central European Writings on Conversion and Intermarriage 4. Europe and the United States in the Modern Period 5. Israel: Conversion to Judaism in a Jewish Socie Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index |
سلسلة |
Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture |
الشكل |
1 online resource (218 p.) |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
رقم النظام |
997010707323305171 |
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