Is the Jewish Community (Truly) Treating the Jewish Family?

Publication Date: September 1982

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Efrem Nulman

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Social Work; Family; Jewish Values and Ethics

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

With Judaism's commitment to family life, morally and historically, one would expect value congruence in operationalization. Jewish social workers, in particular, should attempt to deliver those services that are "advertised"in the agency name. Unfortunately, families are often neglected, replaced by American "individualism "which abandons those values and practices which reflect both Judaism and social work in their overt dedication to enhanced social and familial functioning.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 59:1.