John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.

• PrefaceList of AbbreviationsGlossaryPART I: THE JEWISH WORLDChapter 1. Jewish ContinuityChapter 2. The Chain of TraditionChapter 3. Progressive JudaismChapter 4. Zionism and the State of IsraelPART II: THE WIDER WORLDChapter 5. World EventsChapter 6. Social IssuesChapter 7. Judaism and Christianity

John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.

• PrefaceList of AbbreviationsGlossaryPART I: THE JEWISH WORLDChapter 1. Jewish ContinuityChapter 2. The Chain of TraditionChapter 3. Progressive JudaismChapter 4. Zionism and the State of IsraelPART II: THE WIDER WORLDChapter 5. World EventsChapter 6. Social IssuesChapter 7. Judaism and Christianity

John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.

• PrefaceList of AbbreviationsGlossaryPART I: THE JEWISH WORLDChapter 1. Jewish ContinuityChapter 2. The Chain of TraditionChapter 3. Progressive JudaismChapter 4. Zionism and the State of IsraelPART II: THE WIDER WORLDChapter 5. World EventsChapter 6. Social IssuesChapter 7. Judaism and Christianity