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Changes are taking place in the leadership, participation, melodies, and instruments that are found in the synagogue.

Traditionalists as well as modernists opposed Hasidism on social, theological and cultural grounds.

What prompted Jewish messianic zeal in the 16th and 17th centuries?

When did the modern era begin for Jews?

A snapshot of American Jewry.

Jewish communities from Boston to Berlin are growing and succeeding despite facing challenges.

Seeking to resolve questions and doubts, the author is led to the Secular Humanist Jewish rabbinate.

The writings of Ashkenazic Jewry spans several languages and centuries.

The magic and zest of Ladino---the Judeo-Spanish Dialect--enliven the novels of Rosa Nissan.

As the Jewish community ages, younger generations face difficult decisions regarding their parents' and grandparents' care.

Jewish families today tend not to conform to the image of two married parents living with their kids.

Adjusting communal structures to match the new realities of the Jewish family will require letting go of a romanticized version of familial reality.