Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal

Dana Evan Kaplan

July, 2009
Cloth, 446 pages, 42 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-13728-7
$34.50 / £24.00

Foreword, by Rabbi David Ellenson

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chronology of Events

Introduction

1. A Historical Overview from 1945

2. The Reengagement with Spirituality

3. The Rise and Fall of American Jewish Denominationalism

4. Facing the Collapse of the Intermarriage Stigma

5. Inclusivity as a Social Value

6. Radical Responses to the Suburban Experience

7. The Popularization of Jewish Mystical Outreach

8. Herculean Efforts at Synagogue Renewal

Conclusion: The Future of Judaism in America

Afterword, by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Notes

Glossary

Index

Related Subjects

• American Religion
• Judaism

About the Author

Dana Evan Kaplan is the rabbi of Temple B'nai Israel in Albany, Georgia and an adjunct associate professor at the Siegal College of Jewish Studies. He received his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University and his rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem. His books include The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism, American Reform Judaism: An Introduction, Platforms and Prayer Books: Theological and Liturgical Perspectives on Reform Judaism, and Contemporary Debates on Reform Judaism: Conflicting Visions. Many of his publications can be found at www.DanaKaplan.com.

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