The Havurah in American Judaism
Riv-Ellen Prell
"A pathbreaking work on Havurot and their implications for a Jewish religious revival in contemporary America."
—Jack Wertheimer, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
336 pages
Illustrated
1989
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Prayer & Community The Havurah in American Judaism Riv-Ellen Prell |
Riv-Ellen Prell spent eighteen months of participant observation field research studying a countercultural havurah to determine why these groups emerged in the United States during the 1970s. In her book, she explores the central questions posed by the early havurot and their founders. She also examines the havurah as a development of American Judaism, continuing—rather than rejecting—many of the previous generations' ideas about religion. Combining history and ethnography, Prell uses current theories about ritual and prayer to understand men's and women's struggles with their religious tradition and their desire to create community. | "The
best single study of the phenomenon we call the Havurah, an insightful analysis
of religious worship, and a superior multi-disciplinary synthesis of theory." —Religious
Studies Review "A pathbreaking work on Havurot and their implications for a Jewish religious revival in contemporary America." —Jack Wertheimer, Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
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| $24.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-1935-1 336 pages Illustrated 1989 |
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