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  • Back to School

    Jewish Day School in the Lives of Adult Jews

    by Alex Pomson, Randal F. Schnoor ...
    A groundbreaking study on the impact of Jewish day schools in the lives of parents and children.Beyond the walls of their synagogues, Jewish adults are creating religious meaning in new and diverse ways in a range of unconventional sites. In Back to School, authors Alex Pomson and Randal F. Schnoor argue that the Jewish day school serves as one such site by bringing adults and children together ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New American Judaism

    How Jews Practice Their Religion Today

    by Jack Wertheimer ...
    A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism todayAmerican Judaism has been buffeted by massive social upheavals in recent decades. Like other religions in the United States, it has witnessed a decline in the number of participants over the past forty years, and many who remain active struggle to reconcile their hallowed traditions with new perspectives—from ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Jewish Giving

    Philanthropy and the Shaping of American Jewish Life

    by Jack Wertheimer ...
    Evaluating Jewish donors over timeThe American Jewish philanthropic enterprise is unparalleled in scope, dynamism, and the diversity of funders and the causes they support. Yet even as Jewish giving has been largely successful in responding with alacrity to emergencies, it has been subjected to severe criticism. What once was regarded as a point of pride has become the object of scorn and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Inside Jewish Day Schools

    Leadership, Learning, and Community

    by Alex Pomson, Jack Wertheimer ...
    Series series Mandel-Brandeis Series in Jewish Education
    A perfect guide to those wishing to understand the contemporary Jewish day school.This book takes readers inside Jewish day schools to observe what happens day to day, as well as what the schools mean to their students, families, and communities. Many different types of Jewish day schools exist, and the variations are not well understood, nor is much information available about how day schools ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The New Jewish Leaders

    Reshaping the American Jewish Landscape

    Edited by Jack Wertheimer ...
    By the end of the twentieth century, a new generation of leaders had begun to assume positions of influence within established organizations. They quickly launched a slew of new initiatives directed at their age peers. Born during the last quarter of the twentieth century, these leaders came of age in a very different America and a different Jewish world than earlier generations. Not surprisingly, ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Religion and Politics in America

    A Conversation

    by David Brooks, Stephen Carter, John C. Green, Nathan Hatch, Charles Krauthammer, William McGurn, Leo Ribuffo, Jeffrey Rosen, Hanna Rosin, David Shribman, Grant Wacker, George Weigel, Kenneth L. Woodward, John J. DiIulio Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, Jack Wertheimer ...
    As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often worked to distort the public discourse on important policy issues. Pope John Paul II's pronouncements ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Marriage, Sex and Family in Judaism

    by Michael S. Berger, David Blumenthal, Elliot Dorff, David Novak, Angela Riccett, Jack Wertheimer ...
    Marriage, Sex and Family in Judaism explores Jewish marriage from historical and contemporary perspectives, focusing on the religious and legal concepts of marriage, and the social impact of family in the Jewish community. The book does not advocate one perspective or another; instead, the essays range from conservative to liberal viewpoints, offering readers a well-balanced mixture of ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • Jewish Megatrends

    Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future

    by Rabbi Sidney Schwarz ...
    Visionary solutions for a community ripe for transformational change—from fourteen leading innovators of Jewish life. A challenging yet hopeful call for transformational change that looks at the social norms that are shaping the habits and lifestyles of younger American Jews and shows how, on the margins of the Jewish community, core Jewish principles are already generating enthusiasm and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Case for Jewish Peoplehood

    Can We Be One?

    by Dr. Erica Brown, Dr. Misha Galperin ...
    Peoplehood—everyone’s talking about it. But what does it actually mean and why is it important to the future of Judaism?“Why is this conversation important? Why does it merit your attention? If you care about Jewish identity and community, then you know that we have no trouble identifying the problems that fragmentize us as a people but have far less success identifying that which unites us. ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Where Justice Dwells

    A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community

    by Rabbi Jill Jacobs ...
    How can Jewish values inform our work to create a just world—and help us work together for the good of all communities?"Somehow, most Jews have decided that being a 'good Jew' means adhering to rituals such as Shabbat, kashrut, and prayer. But the word halakhah, generally translated as 'Jewish law,' literally means ‘the way to walk.’ Rather than a limited set of ritual laws, halakhah represents an ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Conservative Judaism

    Evolving Thought and Practice

    by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff ...
    Series series JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
    A major Conservative movement leader of our time, Elliot N. Dorff provides a personal, behind-the-scenes guide to the evolution of Conservative Jewish thought and practice over the last half century. His candid observations concerning the movement’s ongoing tension between constancy and change shed light on the sometimes unified, sometimes diverse, and occasionally contentious reasoning behind the ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Safety through Solidarity

    A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism

    by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber ...
    Series series Activist Citizens Library
    Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism?Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white nationalists, to right-wing politicians and media figures pushing George Soros conspiracy theories, it’s clear that exclusionary nationalist movements are growing. By spreading division and fear, they ... Read more

    $12.99 USD