Rabbis and their community [electronic resource] : studies in the Eastern European Orthodox rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930 / Ira Robinson.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Ira, 1951- (Author)
Corporate Author: Concordia University (Montréal, Québec). Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies
Language:English
Published: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Rabbis > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Biography.
Orthodox Judaism > Québec (Province) > Montréal > History > 20th century.
Jews, East European > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Biography.
Jews > Québec (Province) > Montréal > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
Open Research Library (ORL): 2007 (Open Research Library)
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks): 2007 (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2007 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Variant Title:
Rabbis and Their Community: Studies in the Eastern European Orthodox Rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Rabbinate in North America and its importance
  • "Pa is a Mussolini" : a portrait of Rabbi Hirsh Cohen
  • Rabbi Simon Glazer : a rival for the Chief Rabbinate
  • Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg : Kabbalist and communal leader
  • Rabbis and Shoh̲tim : the cases of Getsel Laxer and Hyman Crestohl
  • The founding of the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (Vaʹad ha-ʹIr)
  • The Kosher meat wars of the 1920s and their aftermath
  • New thoughts from an ancient source : Hirsh Wolofsky's commentary on the Torah.