There is no interest in precious stones in a vegetable market: the life and sermons of Rabbi Jacob Gordon of Toronto

A preliminary examination of Rabbi Jacob Gordon’s sermons within their biographical, communal, religious, historical, social, and cultural contexts, offers insight into the challenges Jewish immigrants faced in early twentieth century Toronto—as this Orthodox immigrant rabbi perceived them. These se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kimmy Caplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries 2006-12-01
Series:Canadian Jewish Studies
Online Access:https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/23194