LEADER 02462nam 22004333u 450 001 9910462719703321 005 20210907070517.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000315768 035 $a(EBL)909498 035 $a(OCoLC)818857123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC909498 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315768 100 $a20130418d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aJudaism in America$b[electronic resource] 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (414 p.) 225 1 $aColumbia Contemporary American Religion Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-12061-3 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aJews have been a religious and cultural presence in America since the colonial era, and the community of Jews in the United States today?some six million people?continues to make a significant contribution to the American religious landscape. Emphasizing developments in American Judaism in the last quarter century among active participants in Jewish worship, this book provides both a look back into the 350-year history of Judaic life and a well-crafted portrait of a multifaceted tradition today. Combining extensive research into synagogue archival records and secondary sources as well as 410 0$aColumbia Contemporary American Religion Series 606 $aJews -- United States -- History 606 $aJudaism -- United States -- History 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aJews -- United States -- History. 615 4$aJudaism -- United States -- History. 676 $a296.0973 676 $a973.04924 700 $aRaphael$b Marc Lee$0484633 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462719703321 996 $aJudaism in America$91037099 997 $aUNINA