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Beyond sectarianism : the realignment of American Orthodox Judaism / Adam S. Ferziger.
LIBRA BM205 .F47 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferziger, Adam S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orthodox Judaism--United States.
- Orthodox Judaism.
- History.
- United States.
- Orthodox Judaism--United States--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 352 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Realignment of American Orthodox Judaism
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- Traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism in the U.S. throughout the twentieth century while shedding light on the geographical, political, and institutional changes it continues to undergo.
- Contents:
- Division. Between Hungarian Orthodoxy and American modern Orthodoxy
- A modern Orthodox Rabbinical dynasty
- The rise and fall of solidarity Orthodoxy
- Realignment. Pilgrimages to Eastern Europe and Haredization
- Counter-feminism and modern Orthodoxy
- Reform in the eyes of Orthodoxy
- Rabbinical training and role reversal
- The Chabadization of Haredi Orthodoxy
- Women and Haredi outreach : a silent revolution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-330) and index.
- National Jewish Book Awards - American Jewish Studies, Winner, 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780814339534
- 0814339530
- OCLC:
- 891609514
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