aCohen breaks new ground by drawing from relatively unstudied
sources: the sermons delivered in nineteenth-century synagogues.a
--Marc Saperstein, Principal, Leo Baeck College
What the Rabbis Said examines a relatively unexplored facet of
the rich social history of nineteenth-century American Jews. Based
on sources that have heretofore been largely neglected, it traces
the sermons and other public statements of rabbis, both
Traditionalists and Reformers, on a host of matters that engaged
the Jewish community before 1900.
Reminding the reader of the complexities and diversity that
characterized the religious congregations in nineteenth-century
America, Cohen offers insight into the primary concerns of both the
religious leaders and the laity--full acculturation to American
society, modernization of the Jewish religious tradition, and
insistence on the recognized equality of a non-Christian minority.
She also discusses the evolution of denominationalism with the
split between Traditionalism and Reform, the threat of
antisemitism, the origins of American Zionism, and interreligious
dialogue. The book concludes with a chapter on the
professionalization of the rabbinate and the legacy bequeathed to
the next century. On all those key issues rabbis spoke out
individually or in debates with other rabbis. From the evidence
presented, the congregational rabbi emerges as a pioneer, the
leader of a congregation, as well as spokesman for the Jews in the
larger society, forging an independence from his European
counterparts, and laboring for the preservation of the Jewish faith
and heritage in an unfamiliar environment.
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