Rebecca T. Alpert
Author of Exploring Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach
About the Author
Rebecca T. Alpert is Professor of Religion at Temple University and the author of Whose Torah?: A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism.
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Works by Rebecca T. Alpert
Associated Works
The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics (1999) — Contributor — 86 copies
Devotions and Desires: Histories of Sexuality and Religion in the Twentieth-Century United States (2018) — Contributor — 14 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg
- Other names
- Trachtenberg, Rebecca (birth)
- Birthdate
- 1950-04-12
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Barnard College
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (1976)
Temple University (PhD|1978) - Occupations
- rabbi
professor - Organizations
- Temple University
- Relationships
- Alpert, Joel (husband, divorced)
Lynn (daughter), Avi (son)
Christie (partner) - Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
I mostly enjoyed this. It was a quick read and while it is a little dated now, I thought it did a good job talking about how things have gotten more progressive and how each movement has evolved.
But.
There is a single line of semi-acknowledgement in it that I think is probably going to make people throw it in the trash. And maybe that’s why I don’t see this book on any reading lists when it otherwise was great?
Hint: It’s aboutMessianics.
But.
There is a single line of semi-acknowledgement in it that I think is probably going to make people throw it in the trash. And maybe that’s why I don’t see this book on any reading lists when it otherwise was great?
Hint: It’s about
Description and discussion of the practice of Jewish religious sect
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Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 400
- Popularity
- #60,684
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 19












