SINS OF OMISSION: The Jewish Community's Reaction to Domestic Violence: What Needs to Be Done
Carol Goodman Kaufman, Author, Carl Goodman Kaufman, Author, Carol Goodman Kaufman, Author . Westview $26 (256p) ISBN 978-0-8133-4088-3
There are few statistics about the incidence of domestic abuse within the Jewish community, but industrial and organizational psychologist Kaufman underscores that it does exist and that it must be acknowledged and dealt with openly within the framework of Jewish tradition. Covering the subject from sociological, religious and legal viewpoints, supplemented by an exhaustive analysis of interviews with survivors, rabbis and lay leaders in the Boston area, Kaufman argues that many abused women see their rabbis as unapproachable on the subject. Some rabbis have even invoked the Jewish ideal of
Reviewed on: 09/08/2003
Release date: 10/01/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 256 pages - 9780813340883