Jewish choices : American Jewish denominationalism

Jewish choices : American Jewish denominationalism / Bernard Lazerwitz [and others].

Illustrates how and why Jewish denominational preferences are more a matter of individual choice than family heritage.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lazerwitz, Bernard Melvin, 1926-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Series:SUNY series in American Jewish society in the 1990s.
Subjects:
Jews > United States > Social conditions.
Orthodox Judaism > United States.
Conservative Judaism > United States.
Reform Judaism > United States.
Judaism > United States.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Conservative Judaism
Jews > Social conditions
Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Reform Judaism
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Front Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Table Of Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • American Jewish Society in the 1990s An Introduction
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • PART: I
  • Denominations in American Religious Life
  • A Sociohistorical Overview of American Jewish Denominations
  • PART: II
  • A General Description of the Adherents of American Jewish Denominations
  • The Components and Consequences of Jewish Involvement
  • Jewish Denominational Switching
  • Denominational Preferences and IntermarriagePART: III
  • A Look Toward the Future
  • Summation, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • Back Matter
  • Appendix A: Methodology of CJF 1990 National Jewish Population Survey
  • Appendix B: Total Survey Errors and the Comparison of the 1971 and 1990 Surveys
  • Appendix C: Model Indices Cited in Chapter 4
  • Appendix D: Computation of the Projections in Chapter 7, Table 7.2
  • Notes
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index
  • Back Cover

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