Pledges of Jewish allegiance : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa /
Ellenson, David Harry, 1947-
Pledges of Jewish allegiance : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa / David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis. - Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 206 pages) - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture . - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Who Is a Jew? What Is a Jew? : Jewish Identity, Jewish Status, and the Challenge of Conversion; 1. Conversion in Jewish Tradition: An Introduction to the Classical Sources; 2. Trends in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage; 3. Hungarian and Central European Writings on Conversion and Intermarriage; 4. Europe and the United States in the Modern Period; 5. Israel: Conversion to Judaism in a Jewish Socie; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions-based on the same legal precedents-demonstr.
English.
9780804781039 (electronic bk.) 0804781036 (electronic bk.)
10.1515/9780804781039 doi
22573/ctvqrrksn JSTOR
Since 1750
Conversion--Judaism.
Responsa--History and criticism.
Jewish law.
Jews--Identity.
Orthodox Judaism.
Judaism--History--Modern period, 1750-
Conversion--Judaïsme.
Responsa--Histoire et critique.
Droit juif.
Juifs--Identité.
Judaïsme orthodoxe.
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Conversion--Judaism.
Jewish law.
Jews--Identity.
Judaism--Modern period.
Orthodox Judaism.
Responsa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BM645.C6 / E45 2012eb
296.1/85
Pledges of Jewish allegiance : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa / David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis. - Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 206 pages) - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture . - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Who Is a Jew? What Is a Jew? : Jewish Identity, Jewish Status, and the Challenge of Conversion; 1. Conversion in Jewish Tradition: An Introduction to the Classical Sources; 2. Trends in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage; 3. Hungarian and Central European Writings on Conversion and Intermarriage; 4. Europe and the United States in the Modern Period; 5. Israel: Conversion to Judaism in a Jewish Socie; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions-based on the same legal precedents-demonstr.
English.
9780804781039 (electronic bk.) 0804781036 (electronic bk.)
10.1515/9780804781039 doi
22573/ctvqrrksn JSTOR
Since 1750
Conversion--Judaism.
Responsa--History and criticism.
Jewish law.
Jews--Identity.
Orthodox Judaism.
Judaism--History--Modern period, 1750-
Conversion--Judaïsme.
Responsa--Histoire et critique.
Droit juif.
Juifs--Identité.
Judaïsme orthodoxe.
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Conversion--Judaism.
Jewish law.
Jews--Identity.
Judaism--Modern period.
Orthodox Judaism.
Responsa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BM645.C6 / E45 2012eb
296.1/85