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Jewish megatrends : charting the course of the American Jewish future / [edited by] Rabbi Sidney Schwarz ; foreword by Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat.

Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2013.

xx, 256 pages ; 24 cm

A collection of essays detailing the challenges the American Jewish community faces as it tries to adapt to a new social landscape and a new generation.

Judaism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Jews -- United States -- Identity.

Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes.

Schwarz, Sid, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jewish megatrends : charting the course of the American Jewish future / Rabbi Sidney Schwarz -- Jewish culture : what really counts / Elise Bernhardt -- Synagogues : reimagined / Rabbi Sharon Brous -- Jewish family foundations : "Come together, right now" / Sandy Cardin -- Israel and Jewish life / Dr. Barry Chazan and Anne Lanski -- Denomination : history and hopes / Dr. David Ellenson -- "Getting" the next generation : young adults and the Jewish future / Wayne L. Firestone -- Jewish social justice : looking beyond ourselves / Rabbi Jill Jacobs -- Jewish community centers : not just a gym and a pool / Rabbi Joy Levitt -- The Orthodox difference / Rabbi Asher Lopatin -- Interreligious collaboration : American Judaism and religious pluralism / Rabbi Or N. Rose -- On tribes, food, and community / Nigel Savage -- The Federation System : loving humanity and the Jewish people / Barry Shrage -- Jewish education : from continuity to meaning / Dr. Jonathan S. Woocher -- Toward a Jewish renaissance / Rabbi Sidney Schwarz.

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