Who rules the synagogue? : religious authority and the formation of American Judaism /
Who Rules the Synagogue? explores how American Jewry in the nineteenth century transformed from a lay dominated community to one whose leading religious authorities were rabbis. Zev Eleff weaves together the significant episodes and debates that shaped American Judaism during this formative period,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Who Rules the Synagogue? explores how American Jewry in the nineteenth century transformed from a lay dominated community to one whose leading religious authorities were rabbis. Zev Eleff weaves together the significant episodes and debates that shaped American Judaism during this formative period, and places this story into the larger context of American religious history and modern Jewish history. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190490287 0190490284 0190624671 9780190624675 |