Crisis & Hope

Why is it that so many who study the contemporary American Jewish community sense that we are living in a period of Orthodox Triumphal Why do so many view the day school as one of the most important institutions in Jewish America? What of Reform compromises and resolutions? Have they helped or hindered the furtherance of American Jewish life? What are the ingredients that create hope in todays Jewish community and what elements create a sense of crisis? In this penetrating analysis, Rabbi Eliyahu Safran studies not only communal needs and concerns, but simultaneously focuses on the individual Jews priorities. He challenges the thinking Jew to grapple, battle and struggle with the Jewish self, and reach conclu- sions that will lead towards greater Jewish awareness. The volume is filled with history, sociology, theology, commentary and challenge.