Is the Y Becoming an Alternative to the Synagogue?


 

Publication Date: December 1978

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America)

Author(s): Carl Urbont

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Community Centers; Congregations

Type: Report

Coverage: New York United States

Abstract:

The author reviews the results of a survey of synagogues and YMCA/YMHAs in the greater New York area, addressing the issue of competition between the Y and the synagogue. He finds that while some tensions persist around issues such as education and youth programming, by and large the institutions regard one another as valued partners rather than competitors.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.55 no.2, Winter 1978.