The New American Judaism: The Way Forward on Challenging Issues from Intermarriage to Jewish Identity

by Arthur Blecher

Popular Washington, D.C. rabbi and psychotherapist Arthur Blecher believes that the American Jewish community is actually flourishing amidst fears of dying out. He shows us that intermarriage strengthens Judaism--a concept that many Jews continue to debate. In straightforward and engaging chapters, he provides a progressive and positive outline of how this religion has changed over the years, and why American Jewish culture must be embraced and discussed in depth in Jewish families. This is a fascinating exploration of the ways in which social and psychological forces created a new and quite different form of Judaism in America more than one hundred years ago.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 16, 2007

Reviews

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting analysis of Jewish psychosis about intermarriage.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the non-Jewish mother raising Jewish children, this was a fascinating book for me that resonated with me. Bought a copy for my in-laws!