Building Communities: A History of the Eruv in America

Jewish law forbids carrying objects between private or public areas on the Sabbath. However, rabbinic authorities deemed carrying permissible within a physical enclosure called an eruv. This book explores the rabbinic debates surrounding the creation of such enclosures in North American cities and examines the evolution of American Orthodox communities from the late-nineteenth century through the 1960s.

Author: Adam Mintz
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 01/24/2023
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9798887190839
ISBN10: 8887190836
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Jewish Studies
- Religion | Judaism | Orthodox
- Religion | Judaism | Rituals & Practice

About the Author

Rabbi Adam Mintz is a Jewish communal leader with a passion for Jewish scholarship. Rabbi Mintz has served for 30 years as a community rabbi in Manhattan. He is currently the rabbi of Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim, a Modern Orthodox synagogue he founded on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 2004. He is also the Director of 929 English, an organization that promotes the daily study of Tanakh. In addition, Rabbi Mintz is a member of the Talmud faculty at Yeshivat Maharat and has taught as an Adjunct Professor at City College, New York. Rabbi Mintz received Rabbinical Ordination (Semicha) from Yeshiva University and a PhD in Jewish History from New York University. Rabbi Mintz lives in Manhattan with his wife Sharon. They have three children and two grandchildren.