{"product_id":"orthodox-judaism-in-america-marc-raphael-9780313243165","title":"Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last in a series of three volumes edited by Marc Lee Raphael surveying some of the major rabbinic and lay personalities who have shaped Judaism in America for the past two centuries, this work focuses on Orthodox Judaism. Along with a basic description of the achievements of some of the most notable leaders, a bibliography of their writings and sources for further study is included as well as an essay on Orthodox rabbinic organizations and a survey of American Orthodox periodicals. Of interest to scholars, students, and lay persons alike, this volume will inform readers about the earliest communities of Jews who settled in America as they developed the institutions of Orthodox Jewish life and set a public standard of compliance with Jewish law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese early American Jews followed a Spanish-Dutch version of Sephardic customs and rites. Their synagogues used traditional prayer books, promoted the celebration of Jewish holidays, established \u003ci\u003emikvahs\u003c\/i\u003e, acquired Passover provisions, and arranged for cemetery land and burial services. While many of these Sephardic immigrants did not maintain \u003ci\u003ehalakha\u003c\/i\u003e in their daily regimen as did their European counterparts, they set a public standard of compliance with Jewish law, thus honoring Jewish tradition. Further immigration of thousands of Jews from Western and Central Europe in the middle of the 19th century brought a world of traditional piety and extensive Jewish learning to America, exemplified by Rabbi Abraham Rice, who served in Baltimore, and Yissachar Dov (Bernard) Illowy, who served communities from Philadelphia to New Orleans. Such men marked the beginning of a learned and scholarly rabbinate in America. This volume provides valuable biographical insights regarding some of the most notable religious leaders in American Orthodoxy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Raphael, Moshe Sherman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313243166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313243165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.14w x 1.08d","brand":"Marc Raphael","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149170962687,"sku":"9780313243165","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1919e62f-577f-4180-9b36-fda10c41d096.jpg?v=1688455212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orthodox-judaism-in-america-marc-raphael-9780313243165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}