Jews in the Center

Book Overview

Why do well-educated, highly Americanized, and financially secure Jews join a synagogue and participate in its religious life? This study of Conservative Jews examines the largest movement of synagogue-affiliated Jews in the United States, a group that outnumbers the combined membership of Reform and Orthodox congregations and a population that adheres to a centrist version of Judaism. The scholars who contribute to this study ask a series of provocative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081353206X
• ISBN13: 9780813532066
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.4"