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Title

Judaism in North America : an introduction

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  • Text
  • Monograph

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Subject

  • Judaism--United States--21st century (LCSH)
  • Jews--United States--Identity (LCSH)

Language

Illustrative Content

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Content

Supplementary content

Summary

"Beginning with an overview of the history of Judaism, this book covers key topics in the study of Judaism including the major texts of Judaism, the Jewish Life Cycle, Rabbinic Literature, and the Jewish calendar. The book is illustrated with over 50 illustrations and each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Judaism in North America / Gary Porton and Alan Avery Peck -- 2. How Judaism Constructs Its History / Alan Avery Peck -- 3. Major Texts of Judaism / Paul Flesher -- 4. The Jewish Library / Barry Scott Wimpfheimer -- 5. The Jewish Life Cycle / Elizabeth S. Berke -- 6. The Jewish Calendar / Alyssa Henning -- 7. How Americans View Jews / Ellie Ash -- 8. How American Jews think About Themselves / Ellen LeVee -- 9. Jewish Diversity / Lewis Gordon -- 10. Shifting Identities: The Rise of Jewish GenZ / William Green and Ronen Dar Pink.

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Judaism in North America : an introduction

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:20.261658+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23464724

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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