1900's Religion | Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology

Theological work

By: Solomon Schechter

Date: 1909

Source: Schechter, Solomon. Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Reprint, Aspects of Rabbinic Theology. New York: Schocken Books, 1961.

About the Author: Solomon Schechter (1847–1915) was born in Focsani, Romania. Educated in Austria and Germany, he lectured in Jewish studies in 1890 at Cambridge University in England. In 1901, he joined the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City, where he was regarded as a major scholar of Conservative Judaism.

Introduction

Solomon Schechter, one of the twentieth century's greatest Jewish scholars, once noted that "Conservative Judaism united what is desirable in modern life with the precious heritage of our faith … that has come down to us from ancient times." His goal in writing Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology...