New publication: Judaism Mediated: Learning About Jewishness Through the Cultural Arts
By Sharon Avni and Laura Yares
New York University Press
Explores how Jews and non-Jews learn about Judaism through participation in cultural, digital, and leisurely spaces. Most work on religious education has focused on institutional learning, like religious classrooms and houses of worship, or on the transmission of religious values at home. And most studies focus on youth and how they become socialized into their religious traditions. But, looking specifically at Judaism, Judaism Mediated argues that this focus overlooks how engagement with the arts, such as theatre or museums or music, influences how adults learn about religion.
Paperback: 9781479838561
04-Aug-2026| 256 pages | 26.99