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

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellenson, David Harry (Author)
Other Authors: Gordis, Daniel (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Series:Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Online Access:https://external.dandelon.com/download/attachments/dandelon/ids/DE006D6EF0EF00003A022C1257AC4004A4FCF.pdf
Description
Summary: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
Physical Description:X, 206 S.
ISBN:0-8047-7805-1
Classmark:Bestellvorschlag-ML