Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 11: Focusing on Aspects and Experiences of Religion

Addressing various aspects of Jewish life and religion, particularly in the last two centuries, this book examines different aspects of the Hasidic tradition; present-day contacts between Bobower Hasidism in New York and Bobowa in Poland; and how a rabbi trained in the Lithuanian tradition adapted to the very different conditions of the United States. The modifications of Jewish religious tradition practiced in the modern pre-war synagogues in Warsaw,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 187477434X
• ISBN13: 9781874774341
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"