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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Brighton
Academic Studies Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | North American Jewish studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Orthodox Judaism (United States)
B Eruv History |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Mintz, Adam, 1961-: Building communities. - Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2023. - 9798887190846 |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 9798887190822 |