Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy

AvChaim I. Waxman

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Chaim Waxman, a prominent sociologist of contemporaryOrthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewish society. Inillustration of how Orthodoxy is adapting to modernity, he presents a detailed discussionof halakhic developments, particularly regarding women’s greater participationin ritual practices and other areas of communal life. He shows that thedirection of change is not uniform: there is both greater stringency andgreater leniency, and he discusses the many reasons for this, both in theJewish community and in the wider society. Relations between the varioussectors of American Orthodoxy over the past several decades are alsoconsidered.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-07-01
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Liverpool University Press
ISBN:9781786941640

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Chaim I. Waxman is Chair of the Behavior Sciences Department of Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem, and Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Jewish Studies, Rutgers University. His many books include 'American Aliya: Portrait of an Innovative Migration Movement' (1989) and 'Jewish Baby Boomers: A Communal Perspective' (2001).

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'The book was a pleasure to read, as well as insightful and interesting... The book is very well written – wonder of wonders, a sociology book without jargon!'Professor Menachem Kellner, Chair, Dept of Philosophy and Jewish Thought at Shalem College, Jerusalem

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Note on TransliterationIntroduction1. Group Size, Social Class, Religion, and Politics2. The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America3. It’s Kosher to be Orthodox in America4. American Orthodoxy Adopts Stringency5. Tensions within Modern Orthodoxy6. Halakhic Change and Meta-Halakhah7. Revival of the BibleConclusionBibliographyIndex