William Shaffir is a Canadian sociologist. Shaffir has conducted studies on Canadian Jews, particularly on Hasidic Judaism in Canada. He is the Associate Chairman of the Sociology Department at McMaster University.[ McMaster University faculty page.] He co-authored the book The Jews in Canada.[ Robert J. Brym, William Shaffir and Morton Weinfeld. The Jews in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1993.]
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 Judaism in Montreal, including the
Chabad-Lubavitch[ Shaffir, William. Life in a religious community: The Lubavitcher Chassidim in Montreal. Holt, Rinehart & Winston of Canada, 1974.][ Shaffir, William. "When prophecy is not validated: Explaining the unexpected in a messianic campaign." Jewish Journal of Sociology 37, no. 2 (1995): 119-136.] and Tosh
[ Shaffir, William. "Separation from the mainstream in Canada: The Hassidic community of Tash." Jewish Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1987): 19-35.] Hasidic communities.
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