Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish orthodoxy / / David Ellenson

• Autore: Ellenson David Harry <1947-2023.>
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1990
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.8/32/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Rabbis - Germany - Berlin; Orthodox Judaism - Germany - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Berlin (Germany) Biography
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-201) and index.
• 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.: 9910965131303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Judaic studies series.