Jewish Studies

Thought

The Memoirs of Nahum N. Glatzer

Edited and Presented by Michael Fishbane and Judith Glatzer Wechsler

This collection of seventy-eight memoir entries offers personal glimpses of Glatzer—prolific scholar, Brandeis University professor, and editor of the Schocken publishing house.

To Worship God Properly: Tensions Between Liturgical Custom and Halakhah in Judaism

Ruth Langer

Examines some of the dynamics that have shaped rabbinic decisions about prayer, illuminating both the history of Jewish liturgy and the general history of rabbinic leadership and law.

The Jewish Mind

Raphael Patai

First published in 1977, The Jewish Mind is a sweeping intellectual history of the Jews that concludes with a fascinating exploration of the contemporary Jewish mind.

Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism

Lance J. Sussman

This comprehensive study of an important ninetenth century Jewish leader reconstructs his personal struggles, pioneer efforts on behalf of American Judaism, and visions of a viable American-Jewish synthesis.

Identity or History?: Marcus Herz and the End of the Enlightenment

Martin L. Davies

Davies illuminates an important period in German intellectual history by drawing parallels between the life of Jewish philosopher and doctor Marcus Herz and Prussian politics and culture of the late eighteenth century.

The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion

Mordecai M. Kaplan  •  Introduction by Mel Scult

Originally published in 1937, this classic in modern Jewish thought remains a central text for the Reconstructionist movement.