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An analysis of how the fundamental changes in society have affected Jewish religious and communal life reveals the profound effects of suburbanization, population growth, feminism, Jewish fundamentalism, and other social changes
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Studies American Jews as a religious group, rather than an ethnic group, discussing the history, philosophy, and vital statistics of each of the major branches Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reconstructionist; the conflicts among rival groups; patterns of religious behavior and how they correlate with broader trends in American life; and such issues as rampant intermarriage and declining rates of affiliation among younger Jews. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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