Mishpachah: The Jewish Family in Tradition and in Transition

Dictionary definitions of the term mishpachah are seemingly straightforward: "A Jewish family or social unit including close and distant relatives-sometimes also close friends." As accurate as such definitions are, they fail to capture the diversity and vitality of real, flesh-and-blood Jewish families. Families have been part of Jewish life for as long as there have been Jews. It is useful to recall that the family is the basic narrative building...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557537577
• ISBN13: 9781557537577
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"