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Emet le-Ya‘akov
Emet le-Ya‘akov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the career and achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, who has served the American and international Jewish community with distinction in his roles as a synagogue rabbi, university professor, and public intellectual. These articles, like the honoree, recognize the importance of both history and memory, emphasize the necessity of accuracy in historiography, and do not shy away from inconvenient truths. They are divided into three categories that help frame the discussion around “facing the truths of history”: Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past. The volume also includes a brief sketch of Schacter’s life and work and a bibliography of his publications.
A Modern Heretic and a Traditional Community
Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist movement, was the most influential and controversial radical Jewish thinker in the twentieth century. This book examines the intellectual influences that moved Kaplan from Orthodoxy and analyzes the combination of personal, strategic, and career reasons that kept Kaplan close to Orthodox Jews, posing a question crucial to the understanding of any religion: Can an established religious group learn from a heretic who has rejected its most fundamental beliefs?
Reverence, Righteousness, and Rahamanut
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Megilat Sefer: The Autobiography of Rabbi Jacob Emden (1697-1776)
The autobiography of Rabbi Jacob Emden (1697-1776), now available for the first time in English translation. Translated directly from the original manuscript with notes.
Judaism's Encounter with Other Cultures
The issue of Judaism's relationship to secular learning and wisdom is one of the most basic concerns of Jewish intellectual history. The authors collected in this study discuss both sides of the issue and collectively offer an eloquent and convincing case for the perpetuation of Judaism's dialogue with the 'outside' world.
Jewish Tradition and the Nontraditional Jew
A collection of articles on relations between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews.
Modern Orthodox Judaism: A Documentary History
Modern Orthodox Judaism offers an extensive selection of primary texts documenting the Orthodox encounter with American Judaism that led to the emergence of the Modern Orthodox movement. Many texts in this volume are drawn from episodes of conflict that helped form Modern Orthodox Judaism. These include the traditionalists’ response to the early expressions of Reform Judaism, as well as incidents that helped define the widening differences between Orthodox and Conservative Judaism in the early twentieth century. Other texts explore the internal struggles to maintain order and balance once Orthodox Judaism had separated itself from other religious movements. Zev Eleff combines published documents with seldom-seen archival sources in tracing Modern Orthodoxy as it developed into a structured movement, established its own institutions, and encountered critical events and issues—some that helped shape the movement and others that caused tension within it. A general introduction explains the rise of the movement and puts the texts in historical context. Brief introductions to each section guide readers through the documents of this new, dynamic Jewish expression.
New Perspectives on Jewish-Christian Relations
This work revisits the millennia-old Jewish-Christian encounter by providing a nuanced understanding of its challenges as well as presenting new perspectives on hitherto neglected areas of cultural, religious, and social interchange and influence.
Ennoble and Enable
From 2003-2017, President Joel launched and executed a vision for YU that centered on its students, providing them with multiple meaningful opportunities to develop their talents both within and outside of the classroom. President Joel also founded new programs and centers to extend the reach of Yeshiva University and its Torah U'Madda philosophy to communities throughout North America and beyond. These chapters, written by women and men in a variety of scholarly fields and leadership positions both in YU as well as in other institutions, celebrate President Joel's accomplishments by exploring ideas relating to the central themes of his presidency: education, community, and leadership. In addition, several authors consider the components and qualities that ennobled and enabled President Joel to excel in his career at Yeshiva. Together, they honor President Joel for fourteen years of exemplary service to YU and the Jewish people.
