Synagogues in a time of change :fragmentation and diversity in Jewish religious movements /Zachary I. Heller, editor.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Synagogues in a time of change :fragmentation and diversity in Jewish religious movements /Zachary I. Heller, editor.

Description

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 -- 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 -- Prescriptions -- Synagogue renewal in an age of extreme choice : anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere / Hayim Herring -- Jewish education : postdenominationalism and the continuing influence of denominations / Jonathan Woocher -- Rabbinic training and transdenominationalism : some personal perspectives / Arthur Green -- 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 (Sandy) 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 -- Independents and the transitional generation -- A new generation of seekers / Zachary 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. x, 266 p. ;23 cm.

Book Details

Place Published

City

Herndon, Va.

Date Published

circa 2009

Publication Subjects

Judaism--United States--History. Jewish sects--United States--History. Synagogues--United States--History. Intergroup relations--United States--History. Jews--United States--Identity.

Call No.

BM205.S955 2009

ISBN

9781566993890 (pbk.), 156699389X (pbk.)

LCCN

2009014388

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references.