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- Title
In the Family.
- Authors
Eisenman, Sarah
- Abstract
The recent debate regarding whether the Jewish community should invest in programs of Jewish particularism or Jewish universalism has made its way into the realm of Jewish service. By only focusing this conversation on the choice between helping Jewish or non-Jewish populations--arguably both Jewish things to do--we lose sight of something more central to service opportunities: shaping identity. Program providers would by and large agree that Jewish service done well strengthens Jewish identity regardless of whom one is serving. Yet, is there any unique difference noted by participants when they serve other Jews? By using internal information from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), this article explores the potentially unique ability to shape Jewish identity that Jewish service in Jewish communities may have.
- Subjects
RELIGIOUS disputations; PARTICULARISM (Theology); UNIVERSALISM (Theology); JEWISH identity; AMERICAN Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; JEWISH social life &; customs
- Publication
Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 1/2, p122
- ISSN
0022-2089
- Publication type
Article