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Judaism in transition : how economic choices shape religious tradition / Carmel U. Chiswick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0804791414
  • 9780804791410
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Judaism in transitionDDC classification:
  • 296.0973 23
LOC classification:
  • BM205 .C495 2014eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The economic context -- The cost of being Jewish in America -- Jewish education and human capital -- Jewish families in America -- American Jewish immigrants -- Israel and American Judaism -- Whither American Judaism?
Summary: At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia. Yet, the practice of these rituals has varied widely across historical and cultural contexts. In Judaism in Transition, Carmel U. Chiswick draws on her Jewish upbringing, her journey as a Jewish parent, and her perspective as an economist to consider how incentives affect the ways that mainstream American Jews have navigated and continue to manage the conflicting demands of everyday life and religious observance. Arguing that economics is a blind spot in our understanding of religion, C.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)753945

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The economic context -- The cost of being Jewish in America -- Jewish education and human capital -- Jewish families in America -- American Jewish immigrants -- Israel and American Judaism -- Whither American Judaism?

Print version record.

At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia. Yet, the practice of these rituals has varied widely across historical and cultural contexts. In Judaism in Transition, Carmel U. Chiswick draws on her Jewish upbringing, her journey as a Jewish parent, and her perspective as an economist to consider how incentives affect the ways that mainstream American Jews have navigated and continue to manage the conflicting demands of everyday life and religious observance. Arguing that economics is a blind spot in our understanding of religion, C.