“Future of Orthodox Jewish Vote Has Implications for GOP”
Read an Aug. 3, 2006, Washington Post story on the growing receptiveness of Orthodox Judaism to Republican politics.
Faith: Judaism
Berman Jewish DataBank
The Berman Jewish DataBank has links to the National Jewish Population Study and several other studies, some of which provide different figures for the overall Jewish population.
“Geographic Differences among American Jews”
Read the National Jewish Population Survey’s reports on geographic differences among Jews around America. The NJPS showed that although the Orthodox influence is felt nationally, Orthodox Jews are concentrated in urban Northeast areas to a greater degree than other Jews.
“Varieties of Orthodox Judaism”
Eliezer Segal, a professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary, has a Web page explaining the “Varieties of Orthodox Judaism.” The page sets out the many branches of the movement.
Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry
The Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry describes itself as “a cross-disciplinary organization of individuals whose research concerns the Jewish people throughout the world.” The association is a valuable resource for experts and the latest research. Steven M. Cohen is the president.
Eitan P. Fishbane
Eitan P. Fishbane is an assistant professor of Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, the intellectual center of Conservative Judaism. Fishbane is an expert in the history and literature of Jewish mysticism, including medieval Kabbalah.
Denise Eger
Denise Eger is the rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in West Hollywood, Calif. She is a well-known activist, most specifically with organizations devoted to fighting AIDS as well as on LGBT issues. The synagogue’s religious school has LGBT students and children of LGBT parents, and the rabbi runs a teen support group at the synagogue twice a […]
Donald A. Weber
Rabbi Donald A. Weber of Temple Rodeph Torah in Marlboro, N.J., has offered to pay for single congregation members’ fees to join the online Jewish dating service JDate.
LetMyPeopleGo
Jeff Strank of LetMyPeopleGo organizes popular gatherings for Jewish singles in several cities. The annual Christmas Eve ball in New York City attracts more than 3,000 people. Contact through the website.