Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
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$32.95
Publication Date: July 1st, 2019
Publisher:
Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
ISBN:
9781786941640
Pages:
240
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Description
Chaim Waxman, a prominent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewish society. In illustration of how Orthodoxy is adapting to modernity, he presents a detailed discussion of halakhic developments, particularly regarding women's greater participation in ritual practices and other areas of communal life. He shows that the direction of change is not uniform: there is both greater stringency and greater leniency, and he discusses the many reasons for this, both in the Jewish community and in the wider society. Relations between the various sectors of American Orthodoxy over the past several decades are also considered.
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