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Synagogues in a time of change : fragmentation and diversity in Jewish religious movements / Zachary I. Heller, editor.

Contributor(s): Heller, Zachary I
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Herndon, Va. : The Alban Institute, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: x, 266 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781566993890 (pbk. : alk. paper); 156699389X (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Judaism -- United States -- History | Jewish sects -- United States -- History | Synagogues -- United States -- History | Intergroup relations -- United States -- History | Jews -- United States -- IdentityDDC classification: 296/.0973 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
History as prophecy : narrating the American synagogue / David B. Starr -- Denominations in American Judaism : the dynamics of their relationships / Lawrence Grossman -- Denominationalism and its discontents : the changing face of synagogue affiliation / Sanford Seltzer -- American dissonance : Christian communities in the United States and their cultural context / Rodney L. Petersen -- Fragmentation or diversity? -- Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : culture and identity / David Ellenson -- Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : a tradition of unity and diversity / Arnold M. Eisen -- Jewish denominations : transformation or demise? / David M. Gordis -- Postdenominational American Judaism : reality or illusion? / Rela Mintz Geffen --
Synagogue renewal in an age of extreme choice : anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere / Hayim Herring -- Jewish education : postdenominationalism and the continuing influence of denominations / Jonathan Woocher -- Rabbinic training and transdenominationalism : some personal perspectives / Arthur Green -- Reconciling individualism and community : a common challenge / Carl A. Sheingold -- A personal reflection on contemporary trends in American Judaism / Sanford (Sandy) Cardin -- Challenges to Jewish community / Judy Beck -- Does a synagogue need a denomination? / Clifford Kulwin -- Same shul, new shul : affiliation and focus / Cheri Scheff Levitan -- The TBZ story / Moshe Waldoks -- Independents and the transitional generation -- A new generation of seekers / Zachary I. Heller -- On independent Jewish communities and the movements / Gordon Tucker -- The Riverway Project : one model for reaching a new generation of young adults / Jeremy S. Morrison.

"Published by the Alban Institute in cooperation with the National Center for Jewish Policy Studies and STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal)."

Includes bibliographical references.

History as prophecy : narrating the American synagogue / David B. Starr -- Denominations in American Judaism : the dynamics of their relationships / Lawrence Grossman -- Denominationalism and its discontents : the changing face of synagogue affiliation / Sanford Seltzer -- American dissonance : Christian communities in the United States and their cultural context / Rodney L. Petersen -- Fragmentation or diversity? -- Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : culture and identity / David Ellenson -- Thoughts on American Jewish denominationalism today : a tradition of unity and diversity / Arnold M. Eisen -- Jewish denominations : transformation or demise? / David M. Gordis -- Postdenominational American Judaism : reality or illusion? / Rela Mintz Geffen --

Synagogue renewal in an age of extreme choice : anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere / Hayim Herring -- Jewish education : postdenominationalism and the continuing influence of denominations / Jonathan Woocher -- Rabbinic training and transdenominationalism : some personal perspectives / Arthur Green -- Reconciling individualism and community : a common challenge / Carl A. Sheingold -- A personal reflection on contemporary trends in American Judaism / Sanford (Sandy) Cardin -- Challenges to Jewish community / Judy Beck -- Does a synagogue need a denomination? / Clifford Kulwin -- Same shul, new shul : affiliation and focus / Cheri Scheff Levitan -- The TBZ story / Moshe Waldoks -- Independents and the transitional generation -- A new generation of seekers / Zachary I. Heller -- On independent Jewish communities and the movements / Gordon Tucker -- The Riverway Project : one model for reaching a new generation of young adults / Jeremy S. Morrison.

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