Provides historical background and explains the meaning of rituals in the American Jewish community.
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Index
KERRY M. OLITZKY is the Executive Director of the Jewish Outreach Institute in New York City. He is the author of numerous books and journal articles, and has written extensively in the field of American Jewish History. His previous publications include Reform Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook (Greenwood, 1993), which he coauthored with Lance J. Sussman and Malcolm H. Stern and The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook (Greenwood, 1996).
?A fascinating and well-written book, An Encyclopedia of American
Synagogue Ritual is equally accessible to the scholar and the
general reader.?-American Reference Books Annual
?An A-Z survey of the rituals that are part of Jewish life in
America--how they evolved, what they mean, and how they are
practiced in different Jewish communities.?-Booklist/Reference
Books Bulletin
?The volume brings together a wealth of information about often
complex rituals will like the mixture of historical and practical
concerns found in each entry....Well organized, easy to use, and
highly recommended for academic reference collections as well as
public and theological libraries.?-Choice
"A fascinating and well-written book, An Encyclopedia of American
Synagogue Ritual is equally accessible to the scholar and the
general reader."-American Reference Books Annual
"An A-Z survey of the rituals that are part of Jewish life in
America--how they evolved, what they mean, and how they are
practiced in different Jewish communities."-Booklist/Reference
Books Bulletin
"The volume brings together a wealth of information about often
complex rituals will like the mixture of historical and practical
concerns found in each entry....Well organized, easy to use, and
highly recommended for academic reference collections as well as
public and theological libraries."-Choice
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