California Jews by Ava F. Kahn and Marc Dollinger Discount Jewish Review of Books

Jewish Review of Books

Introductory essays help you understand the historical roots of Passover

He rounds off his story by remembering how the political and cultural upheavals that accompanied the founding of Israel

revives and reimagines the Book of Isaiah in an intimate conversation between woman and prophet

and her kavanot—meditative directions for prayer—introduce a genre new to the seder ritual

California Jews by Ava F. Kahn and Marc Dollinger Discount Jewish Review of BooksThe nations thirty first state emerged early as one of its most diverse as people immigrated to the west. Californias indigenous tribes were forced off their lands first by Spanish settlers, then by the arrival of gold miners from every corner of the world. Because of its Catholic missionary history, Gold Rush California did not experience a more exclusive eastern style Protestantism. This permitted more rapid and inclusive acculturation. California