Judith Bleich (born 1938) is a professor of Judaic studies at Touro College in Manhattan.[1] She specializes in the nineteenth-century development of Reform and neo-Orthodoxy in the wake of the enlightenment and emancipation, and has written extensively on modern Jewish history.[1] She is also a member of the steering committee for the Orthodox Forum organized by Yeshiva University.[2]
Judith Bleich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Judith Ochs 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University Stern College |
| Spouse | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Judaic studies |
| Institutions | Touro College |
Biography
editShe was born Judith Ochs.[3] In June 1961 she married Rabbi J. David Bleich.[3] They have three children together.
Academic credentials
editBleich earned her bachelor's degree and Bachelor of Religious Education from Stern College. She earned her master's degree from Yeshiva University.[4] She earned her doctorate from New York University in 1974 with her dissertation Jacob Ettlinger, His Life and Works: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy in Germany.[5]
Selected bibliography
editA full list of Bleich's articles appears here[permanent dead link].
Articles
edit- "A symposium on divided and distinguished worlds". Tradition 26,2 (1992) 4-62[6]
- "Between East and West: modernity and traditionalism in the writings of Rabbi Yehi’el Ya’akov Weinberg". Engaging Modernity (1997) 169-273
- "The Emergence of an Orthodox Press in Nineteenth-Century Germany". Jewish Social Studies 42 3/4 (1980), 323-344[7]
- "Liturgical innovation and spirituality: Trends and trendiness". Jewish Spirituality and Divine Law (2005) 315-405[6]
- "Rabbi Akiva Eger and the Nascent Reform Movement", in Proceedings of the World Congress of Jewish Studies 9.B3 (1986)[8]
- "Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Ish al Ha’edah". Jewish Action 56.4: 28
- "Rabbinic responses to nonobservance in the modern era". Jewish Tradition and the Non-Traditional Jew (1992) 37-115[6]
- "The Testament of a Halakhist". Tradition 20.3 (1982)
Book chapters
edit- "The Circumcision Controversy in Classical Reform in Historical Context" in Turim: Studies in Jewish history and literature presented to Dr. Bernard Lander (Volume 1) (2007).[9]
- "Greater Resources, Greater Accountability" in The Ethical Imperative: Torah perspectives on ethics and values (2000)[10]
- "Military service: Ambivalence and contradiction" in War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition (2007), 415-476[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Bleich, Judith (2008). "Ish Yehudi: The Life and the Legacy of a Torah Great, Rav Joseph Tzvi Carlebach". Jewish Action. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Ziring, Jonathan (22 October 2010). "An Interview with Rabbi Robert Hirt". Kol Hamevaser. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series". highbeam.com. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Touro College 2005-2007 Bulletin" (PDF). Touro College. p. 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Myers, Jody (February 1987). "Attitudes Toward a Resumption of Sacrificial Worship in the Nineteenth Century". Modern Judaism. 7 (1). Oxford University Press: 48 (note 48). doi:10.1093/mj/7.1.29.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Judith Bleich". Touro College. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Bleich, Judith (Summer–Autumn 1980). "The Emergence of an Orthodox Press in Nineteenth-Century Germany". Jewish Social Studies. 42 (3/4). Indiana University Press: 323–344. JSTOR 4467098.
- ^ Ferziger, Adam S. (2010). "Eger, Akiva ben Mosheh — Suggested Reading". YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Shmidman, Michael A. Turim: Studies in Jewish history and literature presented to Dr. Bernard Lander. Touro College Press. pp. 1–28. ISBN 9780881259599.
- ^ Wolpin, Nisson (2000). The Ethical Imperative: Torah perspectives on ethics and values. Mesorah Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-57819-508-X.
- ^ Schiffman, Lawrence; Wolowelsky, Joel B. (2007). War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition. Yeshiva University Press. ISBN 0-88125-945-4.