Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the Creation of a Modern Jewish Orthodoxy

by David Ellenson

The story of modern Orthodox Judaism is usually told only from the perspective of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Ellenson's work, a thorough examination of the life and work of one of Hirsch's contemporaries, Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer, reveals another important contributor to the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy during the late 1800s. like Hirsch, Hildesheirmer felt the need to continue certain traditions while at the same time introducing certain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817312722
• ISBN13: 9780817312725
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"