Building Communities : A History of the Eruv in America

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Title:	Building Communities : A History of the Eruv in America
Description:	Jewish law forbids carrying objects between private or public areas on the Sabbath. However, rabbinic authorities deemed carrying permissible within a physical enclosure called an eruv. This book explores the rabbinic debates surrounding the creation of such enclosures in North American cities and examines the evolution of American Orthodox communities from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The earliest debates reflect a community with low religious observance and weak ties to local government that relied on European rabbis for authority. By the mid-twentieth century, these rabbinic disputes reveal an established, religiously observant community forming its own traditions.
Authors:	Adam Mintz
Resource Type:	eBook.
Subjects:	Eruv--History, Orthodox Judaism--United States
Categories:	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Judaism / History
Database:	eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

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Abstract:	Jewish law forbids carrying objects between private or public areas on the Sabbath. However, rabbinic authorities deemed carrying permissible within a physical enclosure called an eruv. This book explores the rabbinic debates surrounding the creation of such enclosures in North American cities and examines the evolution of American Orthodox communities from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The earliest debates reflect a community with low religious observance and weak ties to local government that relied on European rabbis for authority. By the mid-twentieth century, these rabbinic disputes reveal an established, religiously observant community forming its own traditions.
ISBN:	9798887190853