Orthodox Judaism – New Perspectives

This important book, dedicated to the memory of Prof. Jacob Katz, follows Katz's historical-critical approach of understanding Orthodoxy as a modern phenomenon. The first half of the book focuses on seeks to define the characteristics and borders of Orthodoxy. Some of the articles focus on philosophical definitions - including articles by Avi Ravitsky, Avi Sagi, and Shalom Rosenberg - while others highlight cases of borderline acceptance or exclusion (traditional Conservative Judaism, feminism, etc...) The second half of the book uses case examples from different geographic reasons: David Ellenson focuses on German Orthodoxy, Chaim Berkowitz on French Orthodoxy, etc... Taken together, the book gives many different perspectives on the various strands and nuances of Orthodoxy. It will clearly be a well-referenced book for many years to come.