Closed Doors, Open Minds : British Jewry's Secret Disputations / Meir Persoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Persoff, Meir, Author.

Contributor:

Newman, Aubrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Chief Rabbinate--History--20th century.

British Chief Rabbinate.

Jewish way of life--Great Britain.

Jewish way of life.

Jewish way of life--England.

Rabbis--England.

Rabbis.

Judaism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Judaism.

Rabbis--Great Britain.

Religion--History--Study and teaching.

Religion.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 238 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For some twenty years from the late 1960s, and thereafter following a brief pause, representatives of British Jewry's religious orientations held closed-door meetings at the Chief Rabbi's residence in attempts to bridge their communal and halachic differences. So secret were they that barely a word broke through, and until now the details of their often fiery disputations - both verbally and in writing - have never been revealed. In an exclusive glimpse into this shrouded arena, "Closed Doors, Open Minds" presents an important new chapter in Meir Persoff's acclaimed series on the British Chief Rabbinate, deftly unraveling the manifold theological and ideological strands of its multi-hued tapestry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Newman, Aubrey

Preface

Chapter One: 1945-1960: Strife and Sanctity

Chapter Two: 1960-1970: Gestures and Concessions

Chapter Three: 1970-1980: Disputes and Divisions

Chapter Four: 1980-1990: Dissent and Disunity

Chapter Five: 1990-2000: Kinship and Courtesy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-61811-757-2

OCLC:

1028944209