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Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy.

Publication: American Jewish History
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy. By Samuel C. Heilman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. ix + 363 pp.

The changing character and direction of Orthodox Judaism in America is a frequent topic of Sabbath-table conversation among Orthodox Jews. Few Orthodox Jews lack an opinion or explanation for the many issues that are addressed in this book. How and why has the Orthodox community transformed itself during the past fifty years? How can we best characterize the nuances of belief, practice, and attitude of an increasingly diverse group of Orthodox Jews? What issues and factors explain the religious shift in contemporary Orthodoxy? In what way has the balance of power shifted within Orthodoxy, and what are the consequences of that change? These and many other questions are addressed in this superb book by the distinguished scholar of American...

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