02944nam 2200649 a 450 991045140340332120200520144314.00-8147-7294-30-8147-1703-9(CKB)1000000000486919(EBL)865883(OCoLC)779828281(SSID)ssj0000270765(PQKBManifestationID)11253674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270765(PQKBWorkID)10280197(PQKB)10931038(MiAaPQ)EBC865883(OCoLC)233535277(MdBmJHUP)muse10431(Au-PeEL)EBL865883(CaPaEBR)ebr10268987(EXLCZ)99100000000048691920071207d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhat the rabbis said[electronic resource] the public discourse of nineteenth-century American rabbis /Naomi W. CohenNew York New York University Pressc20081 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-1688-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-245) and index.The muzzled rabbi -- From the words of Sabato Morais -- Heroes and villains -- Meant for children -- Rabbi versus rabbi -- Restoration to Palestine -- Rabbis under attack -- The new antisemitism -- The world's parliament of religions -- Building a profession.What the Rabbis Said examines a relatively unexplored facet of the rich social history of nineteenth-century American Jews. Based on sources that have heretofore been largely neglected, it traces the sermons and other public statements of rabbis, both Traditionalists and Reformers, on a host of matters that engaged the Jewish community before 1900. Reminding the reader of the complexities and diversity that characterized the religious congregations in nineteenth-century America, Cohen offers insight into the primary concerns of both the religious leaders and the laity-full acculturation to AmeRabbisOfficeUnited StatesHistory19th centuryJewish sermons, AmericanHistory and criticismJudaismUnited StatesHistory19th centuryJewsUnited StatesSocial conditions19th centuryJewsUnited StatesIdentityElectronic books.RabbisOfficeHistoryJewish sermons, AmericanHistory and criticism.JudaismHistoryJewsSocial conditionsJewsIdentity.296.6/10973Cohen Naomi Wiener1927-974485MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451403403321What the rabbis said2441174UNINA