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Isaac M. Wise. Judaism: Its Doctrines and Duties.
FIRST EDITION. English interspersed with Hebrew. 83 (pp). Original baords, inner joints starting. 12mo. Singerman 2374.
Office of The Israelite, Cincinnatti: 1872.
Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900) was the dominant force behind the creation of American Reform Judaism. From his arrival in America in 1846, Wise was devoted to modernizing and Americanizing Judaism. His most enduring contributions lie in the institutions he established, which included the major institutions that fostered Reform Judaism — the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and Hebrew Union College. Through their creation, Wise advanced his aim of drawing American Jews together around a modern brand of the religion suited for the New World.
The present volume is a conscious reworking and expansion of Wise’s earlier “The Essence of Judaism” (1861) into a format more suitable for use as a catechism for students and teachers. Among the added improvements are Scriptural citations and guided questions on each page. One of the more interesting pedagogical innovations called for by Wise is his insistence that two thirds of all instruction time be devoted to the study of the Hebrew language.
