Jewish Choices: American Jewish Denominationalism
- ISBN-10
- 0791435814
- ISBN-13
- 9780791435816
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 215
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Authors
- Arnold Dashefsky, J. Alan Winter, Ephraim Tabory
Description
Illustrates how and why Jewish denominational preferences are more a matter of individual choice than family heritage.
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