Judaism in America

Columbia University Press

2003

viii, 234 p., [20] p. of plates

Columbia contemporary American religion

Bibliogr.: p. 207-218

9780231120609

Contents: What is American Judaism? ; Beliefs, festivals, and life-cycle events ; A history of Judaism in America ; Institutions, organizations, and American Jewish religious activity ; The synagogue ; The future of American Judaism ; Select profiles of Judaic thinkers in America ; The retrieval of tradition

This book is about the beliefs, doctrines, history, institutions, and leaders of the Jewish religious community. It is based on historical evidence as well as interviews and direct observation of about 100 synagogues in the country and presents a full portrait of a religious tradition that comprises only two percent of America's population but has a large influence on American culture.

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