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1 online resource (x, 266 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257). |
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pt. 1. The history and context of Jewish religious life in America. History as prophecy : narrating the American synagogue / David B. Starr -- Denominations in American Judaism : the dynamics of their relationships / Lawrence Grossman -- Denominationalism and its discontents : the changing face of synagogue affiliation / Sanford Seltzer -- American dissonance : Christian communities in the United States and their cultural context / Rodney L. Petersen -- pt. 2. Fragmentation or diversity? Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : culture and identity / David Ellenson -- Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : a tradition of unity and diversity / Arnold M. Eisen -- Jewish denominations : transformation or demise? / David M. Gordis -- Postdenominational American Judaism : reality or illusion? / Rela Mintz Geffen -- pt. 3. Prescriptions. Synagogue renewal in an age of extreme choice : anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere / Hayim Herring. |
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Jewish education : postdenominationalism and the continuing influence of denominations / Jonathan Woocher -- Rabbinic training and transdenominationalism : some personal perspectives / Arthur Green -- pt. 4. Personal reflections and community stories. Reconciling individualism and community : a common challenge / Carl A. Sheingold -- A personal reflection on contemporary trends in American Judaism / Sanford Cardin -- Challenges to Jewish community / Judy Beck -- Does a synagogue need a denomination? / Clifford Kulwin -- Same shul, new shul : affiliation and focus / Cheri Scheff Levitan -- The TBZ story / Moshe Waldoks -- pt. 5. Independents and the transitional generation. A new generation of seekers / Zacharie I. Heller -- On independent Jewish communities and the movements / Gordon Tucker -- The Riverway Project : one model for reaching a new generation of young adults / Jeremy S. Morrison. |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong -- Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist. Jewish religious communities today share a number of challenges, from the increase in secular or unaffiliated Jews to emerging Jewish spiritual communities forming outside the synagogue. There has never been a more compelling need for a wide-ranging discussion of the diverse issues facing American Judaism. Brought to. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Judaism -- United States -- History.
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Judaism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Jewish sects -- United States -- History.
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Jewish sects. |
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Synagogues -- United States -- History.
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Synagogues. |
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Intergroup relations -- United States -- History.
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Intergroup relations. |
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Jews -- United States -- Identity.
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Jews. |
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Heller, Zachary I.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Synagogues in a time of change. Herndon, Va. : Alban Institute, ©2009 9781566993890 (DLC) 2009014388 (OCoLC)318716105 |
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9781566996433 (electronic book) |
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1566996430 (electronic book) |
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9781566993890 (paperback) |
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156699389X (paperback) |
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