Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Ellenson David
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| Titolo: |
Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 296.8/32/092 |
| 296.832092 | |
| 296.832092B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Hildesheimer, Esriel |
| Orthodox Judaism | |
| Rabbis | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Berlin (Germany) Biography |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy |
| ISBN: | 0-585-27593-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778988503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Judaic Studies Series