Americans in the Israeli Reform and Conservative Denominations: Religiosity under an Ethnic Shield?

Most American Jews migrate to Israel because of a personal desire to lead a fuller Jewish life. Only a small percentage of them join a Reform or Conservative congregation in their new society. To some extent, the Jewish nature of Israel supplants the need for affiliation with these religious movemen...

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Auteurs: Tabory, Ephraim (Auteur) ; Lazerwitz, Bernard (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer 1983
Dans: Review of religious research
Année: 1983, Volume: 24, Numéro: 3, Pages: 177-187
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Résumé:Most American Jews migrate to Israel because of a personal desire to lead a fuller Jewish life. Only a small percentage of them join a Reform or Conservative congregation in their new society. To some extent, the Jewish nature of Israel supplants the need for affiliation with these religious movements. Those persons who join these religious denominations are committed to a liberal religious orientation that they feel is lacking in Orthodoxy. Seeking acceptance by Israeli society, these persons do not justify their religious "deviance" from what is in Israel the "legitimate" Orthodox denomination by adopting a "foreign" ethnic group identity. However, they do take pride in their American ethnic cultural identity that they see as innovative and progressive and as a forerunner of religious change in Israel.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contient:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3511813