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Informationen zum Autor Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut (1912–2012) was a longtime rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. The author of more than twenty books on Jewish theology, history, and culture, he is best known for The Torah: A Modern Commentary. Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof (1892–1990) was a leader of the Reform Jewish Movement and a world-renowned interpreter of Jewish law. Rabbi Howard A. Berman is the executive director of the Society for Classical Reform Judaism. He lectures at congregations throughout the United States on behalf of the society and teaches regularly at Hebrew Union College. Klappentext This fiftieth anniversary edition of W. Gunther Plaut's classic volume on the beginnings of the Jewish Reform Movement is updated with a new introduction by Howard A. Berman. The Rise of Reform Judaism covers the first one hundred years of the movement, from the time of the eighteenth-century Jewish Enlightenment leader Moses Mendelssohn to the conclusion of the Augsburg synod in 1871.In these pages the founders who established liberal Judaism speak for themselves through their journals and pamphlets, books and sermons, petitions and resolutions, and public arguments and disputations. Each selection includes Plaut's brief introduction and sketch of the reformer. Important topics within Judaism are addressed in these writings: philosophy and theology, religious practice, synagogue services, and personal life, as well as controversies on the permissibility of organ music, the introduction of the sermon, the nature of circumcision, the observance of the Sabbath, the rights of women, and the authenticity of the Bible. Zusammenfassung This fiftieth anniversary edition of W. Gunther Plaut’s classic volume on the beginnings of the Jewish Reform Movement is updated with a new introduction by Howard A. Berman. The Rise of Reform Judaism covers the first one hundred years of the movement, from the time of the eighteenth-century Jewish Enlightenment leader Moses Mendelssohn to the conclusion of the Augsburg synod in 1871. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition by Howard A. BermanForeword by Solomon B. FreehofIntroductionCHAPTER I: TRAIL BLAZERS1. The First Generation2. The JournalsCHAPTER II: NEW TEMPLES, NEW PRAYER BOOKS1. Seesen, 18102. Hamburg, 18173. Vienna, 18264. Metz,18415. London, 18426. Frankfort, 18427. Berlin, 18448. Worms, 18489. Pesth, 1848CHAPTER III: THE GREAT CONTROVERSY--TIKTIN VS. GEIGERCHAPTER IV: CONFERENCES AND SYNODS1. The French Sanhedrin2. The Rabbinic Conferences3. The SynodsCHAPTER V: NEW PATTERNS OF THOUGHT1. General Considerations2. The "Science of Judaism"3. The Bible and Its Text4. The Authority of TraditionCHAPTER VI: A PEOPLE AND ITS FAITH1. Revelation2. The Jewish People--Dispersion and Restoration3. The Mission of Israel4. The Messiah5. Judaism and ChristianityCHAPTER VII: WORSHIP REFORM1. Changing the Prayer Book2. The Sermon3. Vernacular and Hebrew in the Service4. Synagogue Music5. Bar Mitzvah and Confirmation6. Covering the Head7. Torah Reading and PiyutimCHAPTER VIII: SABBATH AND HOLIDAY OBSERVANCEl. The Sabbath2. The HolidaysCHAPTER IX: THE PERSONAL LIFEl. Circumcision2. Dietary Laws3. Marriage4. Mourning Practices5. Home ObservanceCHAPTER X: THE COMMUNITY1. The Rabbinic Office2. The Public Oath3. Apostates4. Jewish Education5. The Status of Women6. For the Sake of Heaven7. A Guide for Reform JudaismBibliographical NotesIndex...
