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Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity.

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Founding theories of modernity and the critique of Jewish practice; 20th-century theories of modernity and the study of Jewish practice; the distinctiveness of modern Jewish practice; the politics of Jewish ritual observance; new reasons for old commandments - the strategy of symbolic explanation; nostalgia as modern Jewish Mitzvah; Buber, Rosenzweig, and the authority of the commandments; the reconstruction of Jewish tradition in 20th-century America.

Rethinking Modern Judaism Ritual Commandment

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/12/1999
      ISBN13: 9780226195292, 978-0226195292
      ISBN10: 0226195295
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity.

      Table of Contents
      Founding theories of modernity and the critique of Jewish practice; 20th-century theories of modernity and the study of Jewish practice; the distinctiveness of modern Jewish practice; the politics of Jewish ritual observance; new reasons for old commandments - the strategy of symbolic explanation; nostalgia as modern Jewish Mitzvah; Buber, Rosenzweig, and the authority of the commandments; the reconstruction of Jewish tradition in 20th-century America.

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