At a time when Jewish communities have become increasingly anxious about weakening Jewish identity, one response strategy is to engage with the concept of Jewish Peoplehood as a social phenomenon, in its varied contexts and processes. This volume represents the first in-depth effort to address the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals, Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. Indeed, its substance goes far beyond the range of a contemporary academic anthology - constituting, rather, a dynamic think tank on the concept of Jewish peoplehood through bringing together intellectuals from France, Israel, the UK, and the United States.This collection offers both intellectual and practical frameworks for grappling with the policy outcomes of different understandings of the peoplehood concept, and contributors to this volume include noted figures from diverse walks of life: academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, a rabbi, a literary figure, and communal leaders.

Understanding and nurturing Jewish Peoplehood is an enterprise that seeks to generate involvement and communication between Jews the world-over - a principle which is the basis of this book. Authors include Jews from different corners of the planet, each of whom brings a unique perspective to the larger project of building Jewish Peoplehood. While each chapter of this book offers a distinctive looking glass into Jewish Peoplehood, they are also intended to complement each other, providing the reader with a deeper under standing of nature of the contemporary collective Jewish experience.