| Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox Contributor(s): Shapiro, Marc B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589661230 ISBN-13: 9781589661233 Publisher: University of Scranton Press OUR PRICE: $5.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: One of the foremost scholars of the Talmud in the last century, Saul Lieberman (1898- 1993) is also an intriguing and controversial figure. Highly influential in Orthodox society, he left Israel in 1940 to accept an appointment at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative institution. During his forty years at the Seminary, Lieberman served in the Rabbinical Assembly as one of the most important arbiters of Jewish law, though his decisions were often too progressive to be recognized by the Orthodox. Marc B. Shapiro here considers Lieberman's experiences to examine the conflict between Jewish Orthodoxy and Conservatism in the mid-1900s. This invaluable scholarly resource also includes a Hebrew appendix and previously unpublished letters from Lieberman. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Orthodox - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006296056 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6.34" W x 9.04" (0.35 lbs) 106 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: One of the foremost scholars of the Talmud in the last century, Saul Lieberman (1898-1983) is also an intriguing and controversial figure. Highly influential in Orthodox society, he left Israel in 1940 to accept an appointment at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative institution. During his forty years at the Seminary, Lieberman served in the Rabbinical Assembly as one of the most important arbiters of Jewish law, though his decisions were often too progressive to be recognized by the Orthodox. Marc B. Shapiro here considers Lieberman's experiences to examine the conflict between Jewish Orthodoxy and Conservatism in the mid-1900s. This invaluable scholarly resource also includes a Hebrew appendix and previously unpublished letters from Lieberman. |