CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

1 The Puzzling Nature of Jewish Identity

2 The Matrilineal Principle

3 Must a Jew Practice Judaism?

4 The Puzzle of “Jewish Blood”

5 Peoplehood

6 Who Is a Jew in Israel?

7 Who Is a Jew in America? A Twenty-First-Century Standard

8 Can We Survive Acceptance?

9 The Challenge of Israel

10 The Challenge of Intermarriage

11 Raising a Jewish Child

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by Robert H. Mnookin

Praise for The Jewish American Paradox

Notes

Index