Early Modern Scholarship in a Postmodern Climate: The Relevance of Early Modern Scholarship in a Jewish Political, Cultural, and Communal Context.

Thee author discusses the relationship of early modern studies and Jewish history and society. He mentions the lack of awareness of early modern Judaism even at the end of his classes, his new approach to teaching topics that have both a contemporary and early modern viewpoint, and the subject of relations between rabbis and the lay community leaders.