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Dear Stephany,

Care ethics in Judaism is much more than  ethics.  It is  a proper religious duty, part and parcel of  all the other duties to God and
to Mankind. THere are two families of duties: one to God, the other to other people. For example, if you have a field, 10% of it do not belong to you but to God, and poor people can pick up from there, not as a  charity, but as their right. Check out www.jewishencyclopedia.com in Charity and charity institutions .
In the Mishna - the oral  Jewish laws written around the 3rd centuary,  there is a tractate by the name of Pirkey Avot - chapters, or laws of the fathers.  A very famous line is " the world stands on three things: Tora (learning the bible and the laws of Moses),  on theWork (or Worship), and on the bestowal of Kindnesses" (or caring for others). THere are numerous stories in the Jewish lore that strengthen this duty.

 It is also a communal duty, because in Judaism,  the community is the basic unit , not the individual: the divine presence (Shekina) resides in a group of  not less than 10 people ("minyan') . That is the basis of the building blocks of Jewish local organizations all over the world - the Kahal or Kehila (community). Every community takes care of all - members and not members - and part of the formal functions of the community is taking care of the needy. (Look again at the jewishencyclopedia in " community, organization of" value).

In the tradition of the Kabbalah, while the wish to recieve, the  intention to do good and get pleasure for myself, and to use everything I can get my hands on for the sake of my personal wellbeing and benefit, is the major force in our world, the human nature. It is our main spiritual work to transform it into altruistinc giving, which is the characteristic of God. 
In Proverbs CHapter 31, from verse 10 onward,  there is the most well known description of the "ideal" woman, who tends to her house and family, who takes care of worldy worries to free her husband to his public duties (!), and who takes care of the needy around her. THis text is very much loved, and is read every friday night in most Jewish orthodocs homes. (A wife of noble character who can find?   She is worth far more than rubies... etc ). WHile some of the duties would make her a superwoman, it is definitely within her duties to take care of the needy. The bright side of this long list is that women do not have to be beautiful as well in order to be loved and respected... as is written: "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;  but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." :-)

To sum it up, care work is a religious duty, part of the structure of the jewish community, a  spiritual journey , and a specific duty of the jewish woman.
Hope that helps!!!
Ora

Dr. Ora Setter
Department of Organizational Behavior
Tel Aviv university
Israel
setter@post.tau.ac.il

ציטוט Len Tischler:

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I don't have theory or data, but traditionally Jewish ethics,  including care for others, is ingrained pretty deeply.  You see this  very clearly with Orthodox women in how they create community and work  together within their community.  You see this with Hadassah and  similar organizations, and with the traditional women's group who make  the food, take care of the kids, etc. in synagogues, JCCs, etc.   You  even see the effect of Jewish ethics in the traditional split (is it  still there?) for Jewish men: 1/3rd businessmen, 1/3 professionals,  and 1/3 teachers or community workers.  I believe that last group is a  larger percent than you find in non-Jewish male populations in  developed countries.  In Judaism the gender roles are pretty clear:  men do the formal leadership and prayer roles, women take care of the  family and community.  Women are even excused from synagogue prayer to  take care of the family or the sick in the community; men are  generally not.  So my vote would be that  Jewish ethics and clear traditional gender roles are the two  culprits.   Hope this helps a little. Len ___________________ Len Tischler, Ph.D. Professor of Management 335 Brennan Hall Kania School of Management University of Scranton Scranton, PA 18510 len.tischler@scranton.edu 570-941-7782   ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephanie Saucier Wodinsky <ssaucier@TOUROU.EDU> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009 7:40 am Subject: Need help finding theory To: MSR@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU    

I am working on my dissertation and am having a hard time finding theoretical support for one of my research questions.   Specifically, how religious background influences a Jewish woman's choice of care  work for her occupation (although I have found several references showing that  Jewishwomen are disproportionately represented in care work  occupations).  My independent variables include religious background, gender role  salience,family role salience, and personality type.  Does anyone  have any ideas of some theories I could consider for support?    Thanks! Stephanie Saucier Wodinsky PhD Candidate TUI University       

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