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Jewish Choices: American Jewish Denominationalism Paperback - 1998

Name: Jewish Choices: American Jewish Denominationalism (Suny Series in American Jewish Society in the 1990s)
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Author: J. Alan Winter, Arnold Dashefsky, Ephram Tabory, Bernard Lazerwitz, Bernard Lazerwitz (Editor)
ISBN: 9780791435816

by Bernard Lazerwitz; J. Alan Winter; Arnold Dashefsky

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Having a religious preference and expressing it via a denominational choice is a fundamental way Americans relate to their society. Similarly, American Jews have divided their religion into four parts--Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and no preference Jews. This book focuses on how Jewish lifestyles are expressed through denominational affiliation. The development of American Jewish denominations is viewed as more a matter of individual choice than family heritage. The characteristics of individual adherents of the three major denominations vary systematically as does one's involvement both in local Jewish communities and in the community-at-large. The authors show that as one goes from Orthodox to no preference Jews, the extent of religious expression, ethnic attachments, and Jewish community involvement declines. They project the distribution of denominational preference in 2010 and conclude with recommendations for those who wish to see Jewish identity survive and thrive in America.

Details

Title Jewish Choices: American Jewish Denominationalism
Author Bernard Lazerwitz; J. Alan Winter; Arnold Dashefsky
Binding Paperback
Pages 215
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher State University of New York Press
Date February 1998
ISBN 9780791435816 / 0791435814
Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
Dimensions 9.29 x 6.26 x 0.75 in (23.60 x 15.90 x 1.91 cm)
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
Library of Congress subjects Judaism - United States, Orthodox Judaism - United States
Library of Congress Catalog Number 97003079
Dewey Decimal Code 296.830

About the author

Bernard Lazerwitz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Bar Ilan University, Israel. His previous work includes Pathways to Suicide: A Survey of Self-Destructive Behaviors (with Ronald Maris) and Americans Abroad: A Comparative Study of Emigrants from the United States (with Arnold Dashefsky, Jan DeAmicis, and Ephraim Tabory).

J. Alan Winter is Professor of Sociology at Connecticut College. He is the author of Continuities in the Sociology of Religion: Creed, Congregation and Community; Clergy in Action Training (with Edgard W. Mills and Polly S. Hendrick); and is the editor of The Poor and Vital Problems for American Society (with Jerome Rabow and Marc Chesler).

Arnold Dashefsky is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut. His previous work includes Ethnic Identification Among American Jews (with H. M. Shapiro), among others.