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Pennies for Heaven - The History of American Synagogues and Money (Paperback)
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Pennies for Heaven - The History of American Synagogues and Money (Paperback)
Series: Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life
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In the annals of American Jewish history, synagogue financial
records have been largely overlooked. But as Daniel Judson shows in
his examination of synagogue ledgers from 1728 to the present,
these records provide an array of new insights into the development
of American synagogues and the values of the Jews who worshipped in
them. Looking at the history of American synagogues through an
economic lens, Judson examines how synagogues raised funds,
financed buildings, and paid clergy. By "following the money," he
reveals the priorities of the Jewish community at a given time.
Throughout the book, Judson traces the history of capital campaigns
and expenditures for buildings. He also explores synagogue
competition and debates over previously sold seats, what to do
about wealthy widows, the breaking down of gender norms, the hazan
"bubble" (which saw dozens of overpaid cantors come to the United
States from Europe), the successful move to outlaw "mushroom
synagogues," and the nascent synagogue-sharing economy of the
twenty-first century. Judson shows as well the ongoing relationship
of synagogue and church financing as well as the ways in which the
American embrace of the free market in all things meant that the
basic rules of supply and demand ultimately prevailed in the
religious as well as the commercial realm.
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