Die Autonomie der Rabbinen

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Die Autonomie der Rabbinen is a 19th-century work by reform rabbi Samuel Holdheim that critically examines traditional rabbinic authority and advocates for modernizing Jewish law and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
theological work
advocates adaptation of halakha to modern conditions
modernization of Jewish law
aimsTo redefine rabbinic authority in modern society
associatedWith Reform Judaism NERFINISHED
author Samuel Holdheim NERFINISHED
challenges binding nature of traditional halakhic authority
countryOfOrigin Germany
critiques traditional halakhic decision-making
traditional rabbinic authority
field Jewish law (halakha) NERFINISHED
Jewish studies
religious studies
genre rabbinic legal critique
religious polemic
hasAuthorRole Reform rabbi Samuel Holdheim NERFINISHED
hasPerspective historical-critical approach to rabbinic authority
historicalContext 19th-century German Jewry
influenced subsequent Reform Jewish legal thought
influencedBy 19th-century liberal thought
intendedAudience Jewish intellectuals
rabbis
language German
literaryForm prose
mainTopic Jewish law NERFINISHED
rabbinic authority
religious reform
movementContext Jewish Reform movement NERFINISHED
philosophicalStance liberal Judaism
positionOnTradition critical yet engaged
proposes greater role for ethical principles in Jewish law
publicationCentury 19th century
questions scope of rabbinic autonomy
religiousTradition Judaism
theologicalPerspective emphasis on prophetic ethics over ritual law
timePeriodDiscussed post-Talmudic rabbinic tradition
workOf Reform rabbi

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Samuel Holdheim notableWork Die Autonomie der Rabbinen