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Contemporary American Judaism [electronic resource] : transformation and renewal / Dana Evan Kaplan.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.Description: xxxiv, 446 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780231137287 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 296/.0973 22
LOC classification:
  • BM205 .K365 2009eb
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Contents:
A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

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