Rabbis and Lawyers: The Journey from Torah to Constitution

by Jerold S. Auerbach

Book Overview

Auerbach examines the special contributions of rabbis and lawyers to American Jewish acculturation. Based on extensive reading and research in American and Israeli archives, his analysis of how lawyers displaced rabbis as community leaders at the beginning of this century illuminates a decisive moment in American Jewish history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253310857
• ISBN13: 9780253310859
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"