TY - BOOK AU - Eleff,Zev TI - Who rules the synagogue: religious authority and the formation of American Judaism SN - 978-0-19-049027-0 U1 - 296.61097309034 23E PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Judaism--United States--History--19th century KW - Rabbis--Office--History--19th century N1 - Bibliogr. p. [287]-316; Part I. The laity (1816-1845) -- Chapter 1. A great aversion to priestly domination -- Part II. Intruders (1845-1860) -- Chapter 2. Clericalism -- Chapter 3. Textualism -- Part III. Interlude (1860-1869) -- Chapter 4. Changing currents -- Part IV. The rabbinate (1870-1885) -- Chapter V. Clericalism -- Chapter 6. Textualism ER -