American Reform Judaism An Introduction |
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| Author:
| Kaplan, Dana Evan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3219-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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Addressing the issues that have confronted the movement--including the ordination of women, acceptance of homosexuality, the problem of assimilation, the question of rabbinic officiation at intermarriages, the struggle for acceptance in Israel, and Jewish education and others--Kaplan sheds light on the connection between Reform ideology and cultural realities. He unflinchingly, yet optimistically, assesses the movement's future and cautions that stormy weather may be...
More Description Addressing the issues that have confronted the movement--including the ordination of women, acceptance of homosexuality, the problem of assimilation, the question of rabbinic officiation at intermarriages, the struggle for acceptance in Israel, and Jewish education and others--Kaplan sheds light on the connection between Reform ideology and cultural realities. He unflinchingly, yet optimistically, assesses the movement's future and cautions that stormy weather may be ahead.