ISBN:
9780814339534
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 352 S.
Year of publication:
2015
DDC:
296.8/32/0973
Keywords:
Orthodox Judaism
;
Orthodox Judaism History
;
USA
;
Orthodoxes Judentum
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
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