Defenders of the Faith : : Studies in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodoxy and Reform / / Judith Bleich.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Bleich, Judith,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Touro University Press
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)

The Emancipation of European Jewry during the nineteenth century led to conflict between tradition and modernity, creating a chasm that few believed could be bridged. The emergence of modern traditionalism was fraught with obstacles. The essays published in this collection eloquently depict the pass...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction Nineteenth to Twenty-First Centuries: From Pessimism to Optimism
• 1. Rabbinic Responses to Nonobservance in the Modern Era
• 2. The Emergence of an Orthodox Press in Nineteenth-Century Germany
• 3. The Circumcision Controversy in Classical Reform in Historical Context
• 4. Clerical Robes: Distinction or Dishonor?
• 5. Intermarriage in the Early Modern Period
• 6. Military Service: Ambivalence and Contradiction
• 7. The Testament of a Halakhist
• 8. Between East and West: Modernity and Traditionalism in the Writings of Rabbi Yehi’el Ya‘akov Weinberg
• 9. Liturgical Innovation and Spirituality: Trends and Trendiness
• Index