Exclusion and Hierarchy Orthodoxy, Nonobservance, and the Emergence of Modern Jewish Identity Adam S. Ferziger "A very readable and intelligent study of Orthodoxy in modern times."--Journal of the Association for Jewish studies "This book enhances our understanding of an essential feature in modern Orthodoxy that has heretofore been underemphasized. Ferziger's sociological approach to rabbinic responsa is rare in the English-language literature, and his theoretical framework is well thought out, clearly presented, and very useful."--Samuel Heilman "This very nuanced and informed study...
Exclusion and Hierarchy Orthodoxy, Nonobservance, and the Emergence of Modern Jewish Identity Adam S. Ferziger "A very readable and intelligent study ...
In 1965 social scientist Charles S. Liebman published a study that boldly declared the vitality of American Jewish Orthodoxy and went on to guide scholarly investigations of the group for the next four decades. As American Orthodoxy continues to grow in geographical, institutional, and political strength, author Adam S. Ferziger argues in "Beyond Sectarianism"" The Realignment of American Orthodox Judaism" that one of Liebman's principal definitions needs to be updated. While Liebman proposed that the "committed Orthodox" -observant rather than nominally affiliated-could be divided into...
In 1965 social scientist Charles S. Liebman published a study that boldly declared the vitality of American Jewish Orthodoxy and went on to guide s...
