03093nam 22006375 450 991046562610332120210114162016.01-61811-199-X10.1515/9781618111999(CKB)2560000000103568(EBL)3110515(SSID)ssj0001043768(PQKBManifestationID)11572182(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001043768(PQKBWorkID)11077062(PQKB)10827187(DE-B1597)541072(OCoLC)850178375(DE-B1597)9781618111999(MiAaPQ)EBC3110515(EXLCZ)99256000000010356820191221d2013 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrHats in the Ring Choosing Britain's Chief Rabbis from Adler to Sacks /Meir PersoffBoston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2013]©20131 online resource (340 p.)Judaism and Jewish LifeDescription based upon print version of record.1-61811-177-9 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One: Out of the Ruins -- Chapter Two: Between Old and New -- Chapter Three: Who Pays the Piper -- Chapter Four: No Imaginary Man -- Chapter Five: Fateful Days -- Chapter Six: A Blank Cheque -- Chapter Seven: 'When I Return ...' -- Chapter Eight: Natural Selection -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexPrior to the latest Chief Rabbinical selection process, seven eminent rabbis were appointed to British Jewry's highest ecclesiastical post, although only six were installed and saw out their terms of office. The manner of their appointment was invariably coloured by intrigue, in-fighting and a host of other influences, not least an increasingly potent input by the dayanim of the London Beth Din, themselves not immune to strategic self-interest. Meir Persoff's scholarly yet accessible account of these seven appointments draws on a wealth of hitherto unaccessed and unpublished material, and on the stories of many of the protagonists involved, including in fascinating detail those who, by fair means and foul, failed to gain (or chose to reject) the coveted prize.Judaism and Jewish LifeRabbis - Selection and appointment - EnglandRabbisSelection and appointmentEnglandReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCJudaismHILCCElectronic books.Rabbis - Selection and appointment - England.RabbisSelection and appointmentReligionPhilosophy & ReligionJudaism296.67Persoff Meir, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.1026220DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910465626103321Hats in the Ring2467848UNINA