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The Jews in Our Time
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They [the hasidim] study Kabbalah and Talmud diligently and successfully, and consequently they have among them excellent Talmud scholars. They also comprise three groups, each of them under one chief…

Contributor:

Bonaventura Mayer

Places:

Regensburg, German Confederation (Regensburg, Germany)

Date:

1842

Subjects:

Talmud, Rabbis, Halakhah, Hasidism, Justice system, Travel

Categories:

Historical writing, Firsthand accounts, Travel Writing
The Symptoms of the Time
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By emphasizing religious activity, Judaism is completely tied to life and becomes the property of every individual Jew. A religion of pure ideas belongs primarily to the theologians; the masses who…

Contributor:

Zechariah Fraenkel

Places:

Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (Dresden, Germany)

Date:

1845

Subjects:

Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism, Jewish movements, Halakhah, Scholarship, Theology

Categories:

Theology, Historical writing