William Shaffir
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, sociology of religion, ethnography
InstitutionsMcMaster University

William Shaffir is a Canadian sociologist. Shaffir has conducted studies on Canadian Jews, particularly on Hasidic Jews in Canada. He is the Associate Chair of the Sociology Department at McMaster University.[1] He co-authored the book The Jews in Canada.[2]

Sociological research

William Shaffir has conducted a number of qualitative studies on Canadian Jewry.

Studies on Canadian Hasidim

Shaffir has conducted studies on several of the Hasidic groups in Montreal, including the Chabad-Lubavitch[3][4] and Tosh[5] Hasidic communities.

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References

  1. ^ McMaster University faculty page.
  2. ^ Robert J. Brym, William Shaffir and Morton Weinfeld. The Jews in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  3. ^ Shaffir, William. Life in a religious community: The Lubavitcher Chassidim in Montreal. Holt, Rinehart & Winston of Canada, 1974.
  4. ^ Shaffir, William. "When prophecy is not validated: Explaining the unexpected in a messianic campaign." Jewish Journal of Sociology 37, no. 2 (1995): 119-136.
  5. ^ Shaffir, William. "Separation from the mainstream in Canada: The Hassidic community of Tash." Jewish Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1987): 19-35.


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