LEADER 02214nam 22004693u 450 001 9910778988503321 005 20220602212813.0 010 $a0-585-27593-9 035 $a(CKB)111004368621898 035 $a(EBL)438169 035 $a(OCoLC)609839881 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438169 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368621898 100 $a20131216d2009|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aRabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy$b[electronic resource] 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 225 1 $aJudaic Studies Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-0485-1 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThe story of modern Orthodox Judaism is usually told only from the perspective of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Ellenson's work, a thorough examination of the life and work of one of Hirsch's contemporaries, Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer, reveals another important contributor to the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy during the late 1800's. like Hirsch, Hildesheirmer felt the need to continue certain traditions while at the same time introducing certain innovations to meet the demands of a modern society. This original study of an Orthodox rabbinic leader shows how Hildesheirmer's flexib 410 0$aJudaic Studies Series 606 $aHildesheimer, Esriel 606 $aOrthodox Judaism 606 $aRabbis 607 $aBerlin (Germany)$xBiography 615 4$aHildesheimer, Esriel. 615 4$aOrthodox Judaism. 615 4$aRabbis. 676 $a296.8/32/092 676 $a296.832092 676 $a296.832092B 700 $aEllenson$b David$01584989 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778988503321 996 $aRabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy$93869181 997 $aUNINA