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Paperback / softback. New. The book begins with an overview of the historical transformation and denominational differentiation of American synagogues. The essays in the second section offer in-depth analyses of the critical challenges to and changes in synagogue life through innovative studies of representative congregations. ISBN 0521534542 9780521534543 [GB]
ISBN10: 0521534542, ISBN13: 9780521534543, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Wertheimer's is the first study to chart the course of American synagogue history from colonial times to the present. Fourteen commissioned essays written by prominent scholars of Jewish American history offer a penetrating examination of synagogue development. Through case studies of individual congregations across the country, the authors investigate a wide range of isssues, posing such questions as: What roles have been assigned to the synagogue in various eras in American history How have the synagogues of the three major denominations--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--differed How have immigrant congregations become Americanized And by what processes have innovations in synagogue ritual been introduced The resulting analyses illustrate the richness and diversity of the American synagogue and provide a valuable framework for further study of the significance of the congregation in American religious life. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2003]
ISBN10: 0521534542, ISBN13: 9780521534543, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Wertheimer's is the first study to chart the course of American synagogue history from colonial times to the present. Fourteen commissioned essays written by prominent scholars of Jewish American history offer a penetrating examination of synagogue development. Through case studies of individual congregations across the country, the authors investigate a wide range of isssues, posing such questions as: What roles have been assigned to the synagogue in various eras in American history How have the synagogues of the three major denominations--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--differed How have immigrant congregations become Americanized And by what processes have innovations in synagogue ritual been introduced The resulting analyses illustrate the richness and diversity of the American synagogue and provide a valuable framework for further study of the significance of the congregation in American religious life. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2003]
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