Building communities: a history of the eruv in America
"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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Brighton
Academic Studies Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | North American Jewish studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Orthodox Judaism
/ Halacha
/ Eruv
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| Further subjects: | B
Orthodox Judaism (United States)
B Eruv History |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | pages cm |
| ISBN: | 9798887190822 |