TY - BOOK AU - Ellenson,David Harry AU - Gordis,Daniel TI - Pledges of Jewish allegiance: conversion, law, and policymaking in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox responsa T2 - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture SN - 9780804781039 AV - BM645.C6 E45 2012eb U1 - 296.1/85 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Stanford, CA PB - Stanford University Press KW - Conversion KW - Judaism KW - Responsa KW - History and criticism KW - Jewish law KW - Jews KW - Identity KW - Orthodox Judaism KW - History KW - Modern period, 1750- KW - Judaïsme KW - Histoire et critique KW - Droit juif KW - Juifs KW - Identité KW - Judaïsme orthodoxe KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Modern period KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Who Is a Jew? What Is a Jew? : Jewish Identity, Jewish Status, and the Challenge of Conversion; 1. Conversion in Jewish Tradition: An Introduction to the Classical Sources; 2. Trends in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage; 3. Hungarian and Central European Writings on Conversion and Intermarriage; 4. Europe and the United States in the Modern Period; 5. Israel: Conversion to Judaism in a Jewish Socie; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index N2 - Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions-based on the same legal precedents-demonstr UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=713487 ER -