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rschnoor@yorku.ca

Dr. Randal F. Schnoor (PhD 2003, McGill University), a sociologist, has been teaching Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at 91��ɫ since 2004. He specializes in the qualitative study of contemporary Canadian Jewish life. He has published sociological works on Jewish identity, Jewish day schools, Hasidic Jews, gay Jews among other contemporary topics.  His recent policy research includes a large community study on Jewish poverty in Toronto, a study on approaches to engaging interfaith families, a study on South African Jews in Toronto and a report for Toronto’s Jewish community High School to address its enrolment challenges. He co-authored the book: “Jewish Family: Identity and Self-Formation at Home” (Indiana University Press) which was published in 2018. Recent courses taught in the department of Humanities include: “Contemporary Jewish Life in North America”, “Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Canada” and “Jews, Christians and Muslims in Medieval Spain.” 

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