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Author:   W. Gunther Plaut ,  Solomon B. Freehof ,  Howard A. Berman
Publisher:   Jewish Publication Society
Imprint:   Jewish Publication Society
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.525kg
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9780827612167

ISBN 10:   0827612168
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 October 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition by Howard A. Berman Foreword by Solomon B. Freehof Introduction CHAPTER I: TRAIL BLAZERS 1. The First Generation 2. The Journals CHAPTER II: NEW TEMPLES, NEW PRAYER BOOKS 1. Seesen, 1810 2. Hamburg, 1817 3. Vienna, 1826 4. Metz,1841 5. London, 1842 6. Frankfort, 1842 7. Berlin, 1844 8. Worms, 1848 9. Pesth, 1848 CHAPTER III: THE GREAT CONTROVERSY--TIKTIN VS. GEIGER CHAPTER IV: CONFERENCES AND SYNODS 1. The French Sanhedrin 2. The Rabbinic Conferences 3. The Synods CHAPTER V: NEW PATTERNS OF THOUGHT 1. General Considerations 2. The “Science of Judaism” 3. The Bible and Its Text 4. The Authority of Tradition CHAPTER VI: A PEOPLE AND ITS FAITH 1. Revelation 2. The Jewish People--Dispersion and Restoration 3. The Mission of Israel 4. The Messiah 5. Judaism and Christianity CHAPTER VII: WORSHIP REFORM 1. Changing the Prayer Book 2. The Sermon 3. Vernacular and Hebrew in the Service 4. Synagogue Music 5. Bar Mitzvah and Confirmation 6. Covering the Head 7. Torah Reading and Piyutim CHAPTER VIII: SABBATH AND HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE l. The Sabbath 2. The Holidays CHAPTER IX: THE PERSONAL LIFE l. Circumcision 2. Dietary Laws 3. Marriage 4. Mourning Practices 5. Home Observance CHAPTER X: THE COMMUNITY 1. The Rabbinic Office 2. The Public Oath 3. Apostates 4. Jewish Education 5. The Status of Women 6. For the Sake of Heaven 7. A Guide for Reform Judaism Bibliographical Notes Index

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The work of Rabbi Plaut is not only crucial for an understanding of Reform Judaism; it is also indispensable for grasping the development and history of Judaism in the modern world. --Rabbi David Ellenson, chancellor and past president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

The characteristic diversity within Reform Judaism is underscored on virtually every page of Plaut's volumes. -Rabbi Howard A. Berman, executive director of the Society for Classical Reform Judaism -- Rabbi Howard A. Berman The work of Rabbi Plaut is not only crucial for an understanding of Reform Judaism; it is also indispensable for grasping the development and history of Judaism in the modern world. -Rabbi David Ellenson, chancellor and past president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion -- Rabbi David Ellenson This valuable collection of source materials is designed to acquaint the reader with the primary forces in the development of Reform Judaism in Europe. From a wide range of essays, articles, speeches, and other writings, Dr. Plaut judiciously selects those that best represent the thinking of the leaders as well as of the lesser, more obscure figures of the Reform movement. -Commentary magazine Commentary magazine

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Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut (1912–2012) was a longtime rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. The author of more than twenty books on Jewish theology, history, and culture, he is best known for The Torah: A Modern Commentary. Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof (1892–1990) was a leader of the Reform Jewish Movement and a world-renowned interpreter of Jewish law. Rabbi Howard A. Berman is the executive director of the Society for Classical Reform Judaism. He lectures at congregations throughout the United States on behalf of the society and teaches regularly at Hebrew Union College.

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