The heroes of this book are the rabbis of small and medium-sized communities in eastern Europe. Who were these rabbis? What were their training processes? Did they get their job because of their scholastic or rhetorical skills, because of their family ties, or because they had the capital to buy this position? Did they win “permanence” or was the threat of dismissal constantly hovering over their heads? How were their terms of employment and wages determined, and what was their economic situation? Were they perceived as spiritual leaders? What was their relationship with the community’s power centers? How did they navigate between their duties as halakhic authorities and their desire to engage in learning and teaching? The book attempts to answer these questions based on an examination of the world of over a thousand rabbis.

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2016 年和 2017 年希伯来语语言列表

本书的主人公是东欧中小社区的拉比们。这些拉比是谁？他们的培训流程是怎样的？他们得到这份工作是因为他们的学术或修辞技巧，因为他们的家庭关系，还是因为他们有足够的资金购买这个职位？他们是赢得了“永久”还是被解雇的威胁一直在他们头上徘徊？他们的雇佣条件和工资是如何确定的，他们的经济状况如何？他们被视为精神领袖吗？他们与社区的权力中心有什么关系？他们如何在他们作为哈拉克权威的职责和他们参与学习和教学的愿望之间导航？这本书试图根据对一千多名拉比的世界的考察来回答这些问题。