Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University / This investigation into Israel's religion has been based on canonical and deutero-canonical literature, as well as archaeological evidences. The investigation of the religions of Israel's neighbors has been based on their literary records and relevant archaeological data.

abstract: Conversion to Judaism has a long history, and changes in Jewish law for converts over the centuries have reflected changes in the relationship between the Jewish community and the larger societies within which Jews have lived. As American Jews now live in the most open society they have encountered, a split is developing between Orthodox and liberal Jewish rabbinic authorities in how they deal with potential converts. This split is evident in books written to advice potential converts and in conversion narratives by people who have converted to Judaism. For this project over 30 people who were in the process of converting to Judaism were interviewed. Their stories reflect the ways in which liberal Judaism has been affected by American ideals and values, including feminism and an emphasis on spiritual individuality. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Religious Studies 2013

This thesis explores journeys of faith and survival in three Jewish graphic novels: A Contract with God by Will Eisner, The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar, and We Are On Our Own by Miriam Katin. In each of these texts, the protagonists struggle with their faith and relationship with God, as they negotiate challenges as Jews living in largely unreceptive spaces. Along their journeys, the protagonists confront God in their own ways to try to make sense of the role that faith and Judaism plays in their lives. Drawing on basic principles of the relationship between Jew and God, as well as terms and concepts concerning the aesthetic construction of comics, this thesis probes into the nature of these journeys and the impact they have on the protagonists' physical and spiritual survival. / Arts, Faculty of / Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of / Graduate

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Lau, Sze Wing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-108). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese --- p.iii / Acknowledgments --- p.iv / Table Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Examples --- p.ix / List of Excerpts --- p.X / A Note on Transliteration --- p.xi / Chapter 1. --- Introduction: A Study of the Reform Jewish Cantorate in Hong Kong --- p.1 / The Call for a Jew to go to Hong Kong --- p.1 / Literature Review --- p.4 / Research Goal --- p.8 / Methodology and Fieldwork --- p.11 / Thesis Outline --- p.15 / Limitations --- p.16 / Chapter 2. --- The United Jewish Congregation of Hong Kong: A Historical and Social Context --- p.18 / The Jewish Community in Hong Kong --- p.18 / The United Jewish Congregation of Hong Kong and its Cantors --- p.25 / Summary --- p.41 / Chapter 3. --- Shani Ben Or: An Individual in the Building of the Cantorate from 2008 to 2010 --- p.44 / Shani's Childhood and Education --- p.45 / Coming to Hong Kong --- p.50 / Working as a Prayer Leader --- p.52 / Working as an Educator --- p.69 / Working as a Youth Director --- p.76 / Working as a Program Designer --- p.80 / Being a Performer --- p.81 / Summary --- p.84 / Chapter 4. --- Conclusion: The Building of the Reform Jewish Cantorate of Hong Kong --- p.86 / The Search for a New Cantor --- p.86 / The Historical and Social Context --- p.89 / The Individual Creator --- p.91 / Reconsidering Timothy Rice's Model --- p.93 / A Reform Jewish Cantor as an Expatriate in Hong Kong --- p.99 / Bibliography --- p.101 / Appendix I --- p.109 / Appendix II --- p.110 / Appendix III --- p.112 / Glossary --- p.114

Thesis (M.A.)--Brandeis University, 2008. / Title from IR (viewed on May 29, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.