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mods: Who rules the synagogue? religious authority and the formation of American Judaism Eleff, Zev creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2016 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) 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. Part I. The laity (1816-1845) -- Chapter 1. A great aversion to priestly domination -- Part II. Intruders (1845-1860) -- Chapter 2. Clericalism -- Chapter 3. Textualism -- Part III. Interlude (1860-1869) -- Chapter 4. Changing currents -- Part IV. The rabbinate (1870-1885) -- Chapter V. Clericalism -- Chapter 6. Textualism. Zev Eleff. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. n-us--- Judaism United States History 19th century Rabbis Office History 19th century Judaism United States History Modern period, 1750- Judaïsme États-Unis Histoire 1789- Rabbins Fonction Histoire 19e siècle RELIGION Judaism General Judaism Rabbis Office United States Autorität Judentum Laie Organisation Rabbiner USA 1800 - 1899 fast BM205 .E575 2016 296.6/1097309034 Who rules the synagogue? Eleff, Zev. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016] (DLC) 2015044396 (OCoLC)929155562 When the rabbis reigned Eleff, Zev. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016] (DLC) 2015044612 (DLC) 2015044396 9780190490287 0190490284 9780190490270 0190490276 9780190490294 0190490292 0190624671 9780190624675 2015044612 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/12798 N$T 160712 20260319162334.3 in00005713396 eng