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Toleration within Judaism, Martin Goodman, Joseph E. David, Corinna R. Kaiser, and Simon Levis Sullam

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-224) and index

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non fiction

Toleration within Judaism

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Martin Goodman, Joseph E. David, Corinna R. Kaiser, and Simon Levis Sullam

The Littman library of Jewish civilization

The Bible itself calls the Jewish people 'a company of nations', suggesting that difference within Judaism is not a new phenomenon. It has continued throughout Jewish history, and this volume investigates how and why such difference has been tolerated. Drawing on examples from different geographical areas and from ancient times to the present, the contributors consider why Jews sometimes attempt to impose constraints on other Jews or relate to them as if they were not Jews at all, but at other times recognize differences of practice and belief and develop ways of handling them. In doing so, they provide an insight into a history of Judaism as a complex web of interactions between groups of Jews despite grounds for mutual antagonism.--, Provided by Publisher

Introduction: The Study of Toleration 2 Toleration within Judaism from the Second Temple to the Present 3 Sadduccees and Pharisees in the Temple MARTIN GOODMAN 4 The Houses of Hillel and Shammai in the Mishnah MARTIN GOODMAN 5 The Notion of Tolerable Error from the Mishnah to Maimonides JOSEPH E. DAVID 6 Talmudic Controversies in Post-Talmudic Eyes JOSEPH E. DAVID 7 Toleration in the Ghetto of Venice: Evidence from Leon Modena's Historia de Riti Hebraici SIMON LEVIS SULLAM 8 Prescribing Toleration in the Paris Sanhedrin (1806<U+0127> 1807) SIMON LEVIS SULLAM 9 Islets of Toleration among the Jews of Curaçao CORINNA R. KAISER 10 Sitting on Fences: The Toleration of Compromise and Mixed Seating in Orthodox Synagogues in the USA CORINNA R. KAISER 11 Conclusion: Causes of Toleration