Synagogues in a time of change : fragmentation and diversity in Jewish religious movements /

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 c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Heller, Zachary I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Herndon, Va. : The Alban Institute, c2009.
Temas:
Judaism > United States > History.
Jewish sects > United States > History.
Synagogues > United States > History.
Intergroup relations > United States > History.
Jews > United States > Identity.
Jewish sects > History.
Judaïsme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sectes juives > Histoire.
Relations intergroupes > États-Unis > Histoire.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Intergroup relations
Jewish sects
Jews > Identity
Judaism
Synagogues
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:"Published by the Alban Insitute in cooperation with the National Center for Jewish Policy Studies and STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal)."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 266 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781566996433
1566996430

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