conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa Ellenson, David Harry 1947- creator Gordis, Daniel. text bibliography Electronic books. cau Stanford, CA Stanford University Press c2012 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 206 p.) Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions-based on the same legal precedents-demonstr. Acknowledgments; Introduction: Who Is a Jew? What Is a Jew? : Jewish Identity, Jewish Status, and the Challenge of Conversion; 1. Conversion in Jewish Tradition: An Introduction to the Classical Sources; 2. Trends in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage; 3. Hungarian and Central European Writings on Conversion and Intermarriage; 4. Europe and the United States in the Modern Period; 5. Israel: Conversion to Judaism in a Jewish Socie; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis. Includes bibliographical references and index. Conversion Judaism Responsa History and criticism Jewish law Jews Identity Orthodox Judaism Judaism History Modern period, 1750- RELIGION / Judaism / General BM645.C6 E45 2012eb 296.1/85 Ellenson, David Harry, 1947- Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, c2012 (DLC) 2011021346 9780804781039 (electronic bk.) 0804781036 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=795578 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10509347 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713487 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=795578 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10509347 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713487 E7B 110518 20200709060105.0 ocn763161451 eng