Pledges of Jewish allegiance : conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa / David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis

Author:: Ellenson, David Harry, 1947-
Published:: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Physical Description:: x, 206 pages ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Gordis, Daniel

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Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture

Contents:

Introduction : Who is a Jew? What is a Jew? : Jewish identity, Jewish status, and the challenge of conversion -- Conversion in Jewish tradition : an introduction to the classical sources -- Trends in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century German Orthodox responses to conversion and intermarriage -- Hungarian and Central European writings on conversion and intermarriage -- Europe and the United States in the modern period -- Israel : conversion to Judaism in a Jewish society.

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9780804778053 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804778051 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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