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David Harry Ellenson (1947–2022)

Author of After Emanicipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity

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Includes the names: David Harry Ellenson, Rabbi David Ellenson, Rabbi David Ellenson Ph.D.

Works by David Harry Ellenson

After Emanicipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity (2004) 23 copies

Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa (2012) 23 copies

Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the creation of a modern Jewish orthodoxy (1990) 15 copies

Jewish Meaning in a World of Choice: Studies in Tradition and Modernity (2014) 14 copies

Tradition in transition : orthodoxy, halakhah, and the boundaries of modern Jewish identity (1989) 4 copies

A Seminary of Sacred Learning: The JTS Rabbinical Curriculum in Historical Perspective 1 copy

The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality 1 copy

Versöhnung in der jüdischen und christlichen Liturgie (1990) 1 copy

After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses To Modernity 1 copy

Associated Works

Christianity in Jewish Terms (2000) — Contributor — 196 copies, 1 review

History of Jewish Philosophy (Routledge History of World Philosophies) (1997) — Contributor — 37 copies

Semeia 34: Biblical Hermeneutics in Jewish Moral Discourse (1985) — Contributor — 20 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Ellenson, David Harry
Birthdate: 1947
Date of death: 2022-12-07
Occupations: rabbi
university professor
Organizations: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Brandeis University
Short biography: Known as a leader of the Reform movement in Judaism
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): Massachusetts, USA

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National Jewish Book Award

After Emanicipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity (Winner – Modern Jewish Thought and Experience – 2005)

Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa (Finalist – Scholarship – 2012)

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Works: 9
Also by: 3
Members: 83
Popularity: #218,810
Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 14
Languages: 1

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