The “Hebrew Law Society” and the emergence of Hebrew-nationalism in the early 20th-century Russian Empire

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Abstract

On Saturday evening, December 29, 1917, about two months after the political, social, and cultural “earthquake” that the Bolshevik revolution brought about, the “Jewish Law society” was founded in Moscow. In a hall next to the local synagogue, a small group of lawyers, rabbis, intellectuals, and Jewish public figures, who saw the study of Jewish law as a crucial stage in the process of the cultural-national revival of the Jewish people, took advantage of this unexpected historic moment and made the first step in order to realize their vision. However, despite the many years since the founding of this association, and the growing interest in the study of Jewish law, this society has not received appropriate attention in historical research. Yet, in this article I do not intend to review the history of this association at length but rather to examine the background and reasons for its appearance and establishment at that time and place.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-148
Number of pages12
Journalדיני ישראל
Volume33
StatePublished - 2019

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