ISBN:
9780691181295
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 379 Seiten
,
25 cm
Year of publication:
2018
DDC:
296.09730905
Keywords:
Judaism 21st century
;
United States
;
Jews Identity
;
United States
;
Jews Identity
;
Judaism United States
;
USA
;
Juden
;
Religiöses Leben
;
USA
;
Judentum
;
Religiöse Identität
Abstract:
A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism today-American Judaism has been buffeted by massive social upheavals in recent decades. Like other religions in the United States, it has witnessed a decline in the number of participants over the past forty years, and many who remain active struggle to reconcile their hallowed traditions with new perspectives--from feminism and the LGBTQ movement to "do-it-yourself religion" and personally defined spirituality. Taking a fresh look at American Judaism today, Jack Wertheimer, a leading authority on the subject, sets out to discover how Jews of various orientations practice their religion in this radically altered landscape. Which observances still resonate, and which ones have been given new meaning? What options are available for seekers or those dissatisfied with conventional forms of Judaism? And how are synagogues responding? Wertheimer provides new and often-surprising answers to these questions by drawing on a wide range of sources, including survey data, visits to countless synagogues, and revealing interviews with more than two hundred rabbis and other informed observers
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 273-365
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