02398nam 2200505 a 450 991096513130332120251116142236.00-585-27593-9(CKB)111004368621898(EBL)438169(OCoLC)609839881(MiAaPQ)EBC438169(EXLCZ)9911100436862189819891113d1990 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish orthodoxy /David Ellenson1st ed.Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc19901 online resource (234 p.)Judaic studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-0485-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-201) and index.Contents; Preface; 1. The Man and the Challenges of His Times; 2. The Quest for Religious Authority; 3. The Confrontations with Jewish Religious and Cultural Pluralism; 4. The Tasks of Education; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe story of modern Orthodox Judaism is usually told only from the perspective of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Ellenson's work, a thorough examination of the life and work of one of Hirsch's contemporaries, Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer, reveals another important contributor to the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy during the late 1800's. like Hirsch, Hildesheirmer felt the need to continue certain traditions while at the same time introducing certain innovations to meet the demands of a modern society. This original study of an Orthodox rabbinic leader shows how Hildesheirmer's flexibJudaic studies series.RabbisGermanyBerlinBiographyOrthodox JudaismGermanyHistory19th centuryBerlin (Germany)BiographyRabbisOrthodox JudaismHistory296.8/32/092BEllenson David Harry1947-2023.1890203MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965131303321Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish orthodoxy4531897UNINA