Beyond the Glory: Community Rabbis in Eastern Europe

Mordechai Zalkin

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2021

Beyond the Glory: Community Rabbis in Eastern Europe

Mordechai Zalkin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110711622

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About this book

The heroes of Beyond the Glory are not the famous rabbis, the heads of the yeshivas, or Hasidic righteous, but rather the "second circle" rabbis - the community rabbis in 19^th century Eastern Europe, the backbone of the rabbinical world of the time,those who knew the world of their community members closely and were required to answer a wide range of questions, both daily and existential. Who were these rabbis? What were their training processes? How did they win their positions? Did they win "tenure," or was the threat of dismissal constantly hovering above their heads? How were their working conditions and their financial situation? Were they considered as spiritual shepherds and social leaders of the community? What was their relationship with the local rabbinic scholars and the economic elite? How did they navigate between their duties as halachic rulers and their desire to engage in studying and teaching? This book attempts to answer these questions, and many others, based on examining the world of over a thousand community rabbis.

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Mordechai Zalkin, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Inhalt Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Part I
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Path to the Rabbinic Throne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Chapter 2. “So that his honor may dwell in our midst” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
Chapter 3. “With Money or its Equivalent”: Buying the Rabbinate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 4. On the Verge of the “Promised Land” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Epilogue “To one who is great in Torah study”? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Part II
Chapter 5. Upon the Rabbinic Throne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Chapter 6. The Rabbi and His Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter 7. The Rabbi and His Family Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 8. Facing Reality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Epilogue. “Master of the City”? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index of Names and Sites Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Historians, Religious studies scholars, Sociologists, Rabbinical studies scholars
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 246
Illustrations
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Rabbis; community; society; Poland; Lithuania; Russia; Eastern Europe

eBook

Published: November 23, 2020
ISBN: 9783110711622

Hardcover

Published: November 23, 2020
ISBN: 9783110711318