Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Vision for the Reform of Judaism : : A Study in the History of Judaism in the Nineteenth Century / / Michal Galas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013
• VerfasserIn: Galas, Michal,
• MitwirkendeR: Tilles, Anna,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Jews of Poland
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (265 p.)

Rabbi Marcus Jastrow (1829-1903) was one of the most important figures of nineteenth-century Judaism, but is often neglected. This volume presents his life and his views on the reform of Judaism in the context of the changes and developments of Judaism in his lifetime. It covers his early life and his career in Europe as a preacher and rabbi in Warsaw, Mannheim, and Worms, and then discusses his activities in the United States, where he served as rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, as well as his work on his famous dictionary. Jastrow was deeply involved in the important religious and scholarly initiatives of American Jewry: he took part in the emergence of Reform as well as Conservative Judaism, being involved in major controversies and polemics regarding them, and had a great impact on the creation of Jewish scholarship and Judaic studies in America.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword to the English Edition -- Foreword -- Introduction: Judaism in the Nineteenth Century: A General Overview -- Part I. Europe -- Part II. The United States of America -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Jastrow’s Leter to Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin -- Appendix II: Aleksander Kraushar, “Kartka z niedawnej przeszłości” -- Appendix III: Selections from Jastrow’s March 1, 1861, Sermon -- Appendix IV: Jastrow’s Lett er to the Synagogue Council of Mannheim -- Appendix V: Jastrow’s Farewell Sermon -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Index