The Jewishness of the Jewish Community Center: A Theory of Dissonance

Publication Date: March 1983

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Steven J. Rod

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Employment; Psychology

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author notes that Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) are bombarded with pressure to "be Jewish" and "do Jewish" from all sides. He argues that the more centers are bombarded, the less their attitudes change. The paper presents some suggestions for reducing the dissonance between attitudes toward service delivery and daily behavior in JCC work.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 59:3.