Making Choices for a Vital Future Olitzky, Kerry. creator text Electronic books. xx Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (204 p.) ""Every Jewish institution,"" writes Kerry Olitzky, ""is undergoing significant change and is in danger of becoming irrelevant to the majority of North American Jews. All these institutions will have to reimagine themselves if they are to survive and grow. And the most numerous of these institutes is also the most vulnerable: the synagogue."" The synagogue as we know it developed in response to a variety of needs, often in an attempt to create new communities for education and assembly as populations moved from urban centers to the suburbs. These needs have changed, and the synagogue is no lon. Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Ron Wolfson; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Playlist Judaism; Chapter 2: Turning the Synagogue Inside Out; Chapter 3: The Marketplace of Ideas; Chapter 4: Intermarriage as an Opportunity, Not a Problem; Chapter 5: Don't Forget the Boomers; Chapter 6: The Dream of Israel; Chapter 7: Why Be Jewish?; Chapter 8: Leading the Jewish Community into the Future; Chapter 9: Big Tent Judaism; Notes Description based upon print version of record. Judaism United States Judaism 21st century Jews United States Identity United States Religion RELIGION / Judaism / General BM205 .O453 2013 296.0973/09051 Olitzky, Kerry Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2013 9781566996037 (electronic bk.) 1566996031 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1609522 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=694433 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1609522 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=694433 EBLCP 140208 20200709060055.0 ocn870245601 eng