Who Rules the Synagogue?

Who Rules the Synagogue?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 345
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ISBN-10 : 9780190490270
ISBN-13 : 0190490276
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Book Synopsis Who Rules the Synagogue? by : Zev Eleff

Download or read book Who Rules the Synagogue? written by Zev Eleff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Rules the Synagogue? explores how American Jewry in the nineteenth century transformed from a lay dominated community to one whose leading religious authorities were rabbis. Zev Eleff weaves together the significant episodes and debates that shaped American Judaism during this formative period, and places this story into the larger context of American religious history and modern Jewish history.


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