The Rabbi As Social Worker

Publication Date: November 1913

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s):

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Social Services; Religion; Communal Organization

Type: Other

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author notes some areas where a social worker can work more effectively than a rabbi, particularly where a rabbi may be more likely to limit the community that benefits by his work by religious litmus tests, an issue that can be particularly problematic in a small community, but concludes that ultimately the community work of rabbis and social workers is similar, complementary, and ought to be cooperative.

Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, 4:4