Modern Jewish Denominationalism
Moses Sofer
Austro-Hungarian rabbi who fought against the influence of Reform.
What Are Post-Denominational, Trans-Denominational and Non-Denominational Judaism?
These organized Jewish communities exist outside the major movements.
Humanistic Judaism
The origins of a small Jewish movement that embraces a cultural identity while rejecting a belief in God.
The Pittsburgh Platform, 1885
Principles of Reform Judaism: A primary historical document.
Samson Raphael Hirsch: The Father of Neo-Orthodoxy
The 19th-century rabbi who shaped a modern Orthodox community in bridging traditional practice and Enlightenment thinking.
A Short History of Orthodox Judaism in America
A history from colonial times to World War II.
Orthodox Judaism
An introduction to the roots and wings of Judaism's most traditional branch.
History of Reconstructionist Judaism
This movement originated in the philosophy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan.
Who Was Solomon Schechter?
The namesake for the Conservative day school network was a key scholar who became president of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.