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What the rabbis said : the public discourse of nineteenth-century American rabbis / / Naomi W. Cohen



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Autore: Cohen Naomi Wiener <1927-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: What the rabbis said : the public discourse of nineteenth-century American rabbis / / Naomi W. Cohen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
Disciplina: 296.6/10973
Soggetto topico: Rabbis - Office - United States - History - 19th century
Jewish sermons, American - History and criticism
Judaism - United States - History - 19th century
Jews - United States - Social conditions - 19th century
Jews - United States - Identity
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-245) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 Ame
Titolo autorizzato: What the rabbis said  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-7294-3
0-8147-1703-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809378003321
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