Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in American Life

Explores religious change in Orthodox Judaism, specifically the indigenous American religious culture.

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Main Author: Eleff, Zev (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: OnixTransformation.OnixModel.CityOfPublication Wayne State University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Eleff, Zev, 1985-, Authentically orthodox] (2021) (Myers, Jody, 1954 -)
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Summary:Explores religious change in Orthodox Judaism, specifically the indigenous American religious culture.
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Halakhah and Change -- Chapter 1. Battling Foodways and Halakhic Folkways: The Case of Passover Peanut Oil -- Chapter 2. How Bat Mitzvah Became Orthodox -- Chapter 3. Basketball Politics, Yarmulke Wars, and the Dynamics of Halakhic Change -- Part 2. Youth, Education, and Preservation -- Chapter 4. The Mighty Mites and the Bottom-Up Secret behind Modern Orthodoxy -- Chapter 5. Mitzvah Merchants and the Creation of an Orthodox Children's Culture -- Chapter 6. Yeshivat Rambam and the Rise and Fall of a Modern Orthodox Idea -- Part 3. Protecting Orthodox Male Space -- Chapter 7. Finding a Frum Form of Fraternizing and the Dynamics of Orthodox Masculinity -- Chapter 8. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and the Unorthodox Optics of Women's Talmud Study -- Chapter 9. Women's Prayer Groups versus Synagogue Judaism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN:0814344828