Jewish Choices: American Jewish Denominationalism

by Bernard Lazerwitz and Arnold Dashefsky

Having a religious preference and expressing it via a denominational choice is a fundamental way Americans relate to their society. Similarly, American Jews have divided their religion into four parts--Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and no preference Jews. This book focuses on how Jewish lifestyles are expressed through denominational affiliation.

The development of American Jewish denominations is viewed as more a matter of individual choice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791435814
• ISBN13: 9780791435816
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"