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List of Figures and Tables vii

List of Maps x

Contributors xi

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction Judith R. Baskin Kenneth Seeskin 1

1 The Hebrew Bible and the Early History of Israel Marc Zvi Brettler 6

2 The Second Temple Period Alan F. Segal 34

3 The Rabbinic Movement Hayim Lapin 58

4 The Jewish Experience in the Muslim World Norman A. Stillman 85

5 Jewish Life in Western Christendom Robert Chazan 113

6 Jewish and Judaism in Early Modern Europe Adam Shear 140

7 European Jewry: 1800-1933 Marsha L. Rozenblit 169

8 Jews and Judaism in the United States Pamela S. Nadell 208

9 The Shoah and Its Legacies Peter Hayes 233

10 The Founding of Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Bernard Reich 258

11 Judaism as a Religious System Harvey E. Goldberg 288

12 The Centrality of Talmud Michael S. Berger 311

13 Jewish Worship and Liturgy Ruth Langer 337

14 Jewish Private Life: Gender, Marriage, and the Lives of Women Judith R. Baskin 357

15 Jewish Philosophy Kenneth Seeskin 381

16 Jewish Mysticism Hava Tirosh-Samuelson 399

17 Modern Jewish Thought Leora Batnitzky 424

18 Contemporary Forms of Judaism Dana Evan Kaplan 445

19 Jewish Popular Culture Jeffrey Shandler 465

20 Aspects of Israeli Society Judith R. Baskin 486

21 The Future of World Jewish Communities Calvin Goldscheider 494

Glossary 511

Timeline 519

Index 523