Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition by Howard A. Berman
Foreword by Jacob K. Shankman
Preface
Introduction
PART 1--REFORM IN TWO WORLDS
CHAPTER 1: AMERICAN BEGINNINGS
1. Five Cities
2. Two Journals: The Israelite--Sinai (I. M. Wise, D. Einhorn)
3. Two Rabbis in the Civil War (D. Einhorn, J. K. Gutheim)
CHAPTER II: CONGREGATIONAL UNION IN AMERICA
1. Call for an American Synod (I. M. Wise)
2. Cleveland: Invitation--Articles of Union--To Unite the Most Divergent
(M. Lilienthal)--Conservative Evaluation (I. Leeser)--A Reformer Protests
(D. Einhorn)
3. The Board of Delegates: An Editorial (Jewish Messenger)
4. Cincinnati Conference, 1871
5. Union of American Hebrew Congregations: Three Reasons (M.
Loth)--Objectives (From the Constitution)
CHAPTER III: RABBINIC UNION IN AMERICA
1. Philadelphia: Call--Resolutions
2. Pittsburgh: Proceedings--Preparing our Platform (K. Kohler)--The
Platform--Discussion--Conservative Comment--Challenge of Ethical Culture
(F. Adler)--Defense (G. Gottheil)
3. Founding the CCAR (I. M. Wise)
CHAPTER IV: SEMINARIES
1. Breslau: Invitation to Frankel--Questions Left Unanswered (S. R.
Hirsch)--Progressive Tendencies in Judaism (Z. Frankel)
2. Berlin: Fundamental Principles (I. Elbogen)
3. Budapest: Why the Orthodox Opposed the Seminary (L. Löw)--A Choice
Faculty (J. Bergl)
4. Cincinnati: Needed, Our Own College (I. M. Wise)--Zion College (I. M.
Wise)--Opening of Hebrew Union College (D. Philipson)--Commencement, 1883
(B. Szold)--Ill-fated Banquet (F. de Sola Mendes)
5. New York: Jewish Theological Seminary (American Hebrew--L. Marshall)
CHAPTER V: REALIGNMENT IN EUROPE
1. france: The Paris Conference--Pastoral Letter (S. Ulmann)--The Dreyfus
Affair (H. Prague)--L'Union Libérale Israélite
2. England: The Jewish Religious Union (I. Abrahams)
3. Germany: Program for Union--The Guide Lines--Declaration of Liberal
Rabbis--French Comment
PART 2--THE AGE OF CRISES
CHAPTER VI: THE FIRST WAR
1. The Battle
2. The Aftermath
CHAPTER VII: THE CHANGING MOVEMENT
1. New Vistas for the Seminaries
2. World Union
3. The Columbus Platform
4. Frontiers and Failures
CHAPTER VIII: THE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE
1. The German Voice
2. The American Voice
CHAPTER IX: GERMANY: DREAM AND NIGHTMARE
1. Tortured Dream
2. Nightmare
3. Reaction
CHAPTER X: ZION: THE GREAT DEBATE
1. Nationalism vs. Universalism
2. Reality and Principle
CHAPTER XI: THE SECOND WAR
CHAPTER XII: THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
1. The Jewish People
2. Chosenness and Mission
3. Jew and Christian
4. Our Jewish Neighbor
PART 3--REFORM IN TRANSITION
CHAPTER XIII: THEOLOGY IN TRANSITION
1. Theology for a New Age
2. Revelation
3. The Nature of God
4. The Reach of Man
5. Faith and Reason
6. The Bible
CHAPTER XIV: PRACTIVE IN TRANSITION
1. Reform and Halakhah
2. Life and Death
3. Marriage
4. Of Food and Fasting
5. The Sabbath
6. Proselytes and Apostates
CHAPTER XV: SYNAGOGUE IN TRANSITION
1. Liturgy
2. Worship Practices
3. Bar Mitzvah and Confirmation
4. Jewish Education
5. The Rabbinic Office
6. The Congregation
Epilogue--Reform Judaism After 1948
Epilogue to the 50th Anniversary Edition by David Ellenson
Select Documents, 1975-2008
Bibliography
Index
