Alongside the ongoing dominance of Orthodox Judaism in Israel, novel liberal religious frameworks have emerged that seek to address the needs of various constituencies through innovative approaches to synagogue life. One of the most active and successful is the Reform “Beit-Daniel” in Tel- Aviv, Israel's urban epicenter. In this article, the institutional structure that emerged in Beit-Daniel is compared with another neighboring synagogue, the Conservative/Masorti, Tiferet Shalom. Both adapted two well-established elements of the American Jewish experience—the synagogue-center and the “Rabbi as CEO”—and applied them to the Tel-Aviv environment. Yet Beit-Daniel has been more impactful. We examine its unique formula in the context of broader trends relating to religion in Israeli society since the late twentieth century, along with the particular features of Tel Aviv's urban environment. Tel-Aviv is a predominantly secular milieu with a strong consumerist orientation. By homing in on these features, Beit-Daniel's leadership facilitated a novel Israeli framework that operates as a religious, educational, and cultural service provider for a heterogeneous spectrum of target populations, a “community of communities” grounded on its diverse network. The data provided in this article was collected during four years of ethnographic fieldwork at Tel-Aviv's liberal congregations.

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特拉维夫的犹太教堂中心成长：关于全球本地化、消费主义和宗教

除了正统犹太教在以色列的持续主导地位之外，新的自由宗教框架已经出现，旨在通过创新的犹太教堂生活方法来满足各种选区的需求。其中最积极和最成功的一项是在以色列城市中心特拉维夫的“Beit-Daniel”改革。在这篇文章中，Beit-Daniel 出现的制度结构与另一个邻近的犹太教堂，保守党/马索尔蒂，Tiferet Shalom 进行了比较。两者都改编了美国犹太人经验中两个成熟的元素——犹太教堂中心和“拉比作为首席执行官”——并将它们应用于特拉维夫的环境。然而，Beit-Daniel 的影响力更大。我们在 20 世纪末以来以色列社会与宗教有关的更广泛趋势的背景下研究其独特的公式，以及特拉维夫城市环境的特殊特征。特拉维夫是一个以世俗为主的环境，具有强烈的消费主义倾向。通过关注这些特征，Beit-Daniel 的领导层促进了一个新颖的以色列框架，该框架作为一个宗教、教育和文化服务提供商，为不同的目标人群，一个基于其多样化网络的“社区社区”。本文中提供的数据是在特拉维夫自由派教会四年的民族志实地考察期间收集的。为不同的目标人群提供文化服务，一个基于其多样化网络的“社区社区”。本文中提供的数据是在特拉维夫自由派教会四年的民族志实地考察期间收集的。为不同的目标人群提供文化服务，一个基于其多样化网络的“社区社区”。本文中提供的数据是在特拉维夫自由派教会四年的民族志实地考察期间收集的。