TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chiswick,Carmel U.
TI  - Judaism in transition: how economic choices shape religious tradition 
SN  - 0804791414
AV  - BM205 .C495 2014eb
U1  - 296.0973 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Stanford, California
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Jews
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Judaïsme
KW  - Aspect économique
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Juifs
KW  - Conditions économiques
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - 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?
N2  - 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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