Building Communities : A History of the Eruv in America PDF
by Adam Mintz
Part of the North American Jewish Studies series
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Jewish law forbids carrying objects between private or public areas on the Sabbath. However, rabbinic authorities deemed carrying permissible within a physical enclosure called an eruv. This book explores the rabbinic debates surrounding the creation of such enclosures in North American cities and examines the evolution of American Orthodox communities from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The earliest debates reflect a community with low religious observance and weak ties to local government that relied on European rabbis for authority. By the mid-twentieth century, these rabbinic disputes reveal an established, religiously observant community forming its own traditions.
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- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Academic Studies Press
- Publication Date:24/01/2023
- ISBN:9798887190846
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Academic Studies Press
- Publication Date:24/01/2023
- ISBN:9798887190846
