Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Muzzled Rabbi; From the Words of Sabato Morais; Heroes and Villains; Meant for Children; Rabbi versus Rabbi; Restoration to Palestine; Rabbis under Attack; The New Antisemitism; The World's Parliament of Religions; Building a Profession; Notes; Index; About the Author
Summary
What the Rabbis Said examines a relatively unexplored facet of the rich social history of nineteenth-century American Jews. Based on sources that have heretofore been largely neglected, it traces the sermons and other public statements of rabbis, both Traditionalists and Reformers, on a host of matters that engaged the Jewish community before 1900. Reminding the reader of the complexities and diversity that characterized the religious congregations in nineteenth-century America, Cohen offers insight into the primary concerns of both the religious leaders and the laity--full acculturation to Ame