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.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 groups in Montreal, including the Chabad-LubavitchShaffir, 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 ToshShaffir, William. "Separation from the mainstream in Canada: The Hassidic community of Tash." Jewish Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1987): 19-35. Hasidic communities.
External links Shaffir's website on the Tosh community
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