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This text explores the central role of practice in Judaism, tracing five key phenomena which have crucially influenced Jewish practice over the past two centuries: politics; explanation of the commandments; nostalgia; the unending quest for authority; and appeals to the sanctity of tradition.

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Founding Theories of Modernity and the Critique of Jewish Practice 2: Twentieth-Century Theories of Modernity and the Study of Jewish Practice 3: The Distinctiveness of Modern Jewish Practice 4: The Politics of Jewish Ritual Observance 5: New Reasons for Old Commandments: The Strategy of Symbolic Explanation 6: Nostalgia as Modern Jewish Mitzvah 7: Buber, Rosenzweig, and the Authority of the Commandments 8: The Reconstruction of Jewish Tradition in Twentieth-Century America Conclusion Notes Index

Rethinking Modern Judaism Ritual Commandment

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 August 1998
      ISBN-13 9780226195285
      978-0226195285
      ISBN-10 0226195287
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      Social groups: religious groups and communities Religion and beliefs Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text explores the central role of practice in Judaism, tracing five key phenomena which have crucially influenced Jewish practice over the past two centuries: politics; explanation of the commandments; nostalgia; the unending quest for authority; and appeals to the sanctity of tradition.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Founding Theories of Modernity and the Critique of Jewish Practice 2: Twentieth-Century Theories of Modernity and the Study of Jewish Practice 3: The Distinctiveness of Modern Jewish Practice 4: The Politics of Jewish Ritual Observance 5: New Reasons for Old Commandments: The Strategy of Symbolic Explanation 6: Nostalgia as Modern Jewish Mitzvah 7: Buber, Rosenzweig, and the Authority of the Commandments 8: The Reconstruction of Jewish Tradition in Twentieth-Century America Conclusion Notes Index

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