Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa

by Daniel Gordis and David Ellenson

Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated--culturally, socially, and politically--into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804778051
• ISBN13: 9780804778053
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"