02560nam 22004694a 450 991082602250332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000315768(EBL)909498(OCoLC)818857123(MiAaPQ)EBC909498(EXLCZ)99267000000031576820030108d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJudaism in America /Marc Lee RaphaelNew York Columbia University Pressc20031 online resource (414 p.)Columbia contemporary American religion seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-12061-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-198) and index.Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. What is American Judaism?; Chapter Two. Beliefs, Festivals, and Life-cycle Events; Chapter Three. A History of Judaism in America; Chapter Four. Institutions, Organizations, and American Jewish Religious Activity; Chapter Five. The Synagogue; Illustrations; Chapter Six. The Future of American Judaism; Chapter Seven. Select Profiles of Judaic Thinkers in America; Chapter Eight. The Retrieval of Tradition; Notes; Glossary; Selected Further Reading; Electronic Resources; IndexJews have been a religious and cultural presence in America since the colonial era, and the community of Jews in the United States today?some six million people?continues to make a significant contribution to the American religious landscape. Emphasizing developments in American Judaism in the last quarter century among active participants in Jewish worship, this book provides both a look back into the 350-year history of Judaic life and a well-crafted portrait of a multifaceted tradition today. Combining extensive research into synagogue archival records and secondary sources as well asColumbia contemporary American religion series.JudaismUnited StatesHistoryJewsUnited StatesIdentityUnited StatesReligionJudaismHistory.JewsIdentity.296/.0973Raphael Marc Lee484633MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826022503321Judaism in America1037099UNINA