Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-213) and index.
Contents:
1. Group size, social class, religion, and politics -- 2. The contemporary orthodox Jewish family in America -- 3. It's kosher to be Orthodox in America -- 4. American Orthodoxy adopts stringency -- 5. Tensions within modern Orthodoxy -- 6. Halakhic change and meta-halakhah -- 7. Revival of the Bible.
Summary:
"Chaim Waxman, the pre-eminent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewry. Having written on various aspects of this subject over the past forty years, he now revisits his earlier work in the light of recent developments. His familiarity with the entire spectrum of the Orthodox world combined with his deep knowledge of halakhah and his rigorous command of statistical and demographic data enables him to articulate distinctive perspectives on the issues that he addresses. His focus is not only on the various directions in which Orthodox practice is moving but also on how this affects the community as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
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