0s, women have proclaimed their right to be rabbis in the synagogues. The branches of Judaism that accept these rights are Conservatives and Reconstructionists. Since the 1960s and the1970s, Jewish women have aspired to seek their own careers and have had many influential role models in the Jewish family. Unlike their mothers, their grandmothers who emigrated from Eastern Europe were forced to work for the survival of their family. In the early 20th century, many Jewish women joined other Jewish women to become leaders of labor unions (Rosen, Weltman, 629). Nowadays Jewish women look to these familiar feminine role models for direction and enlightenment on how to meet the familys needs combined with their responsibilities at work and their commitment to the community. More recently, Jewish women have succumbed to the American trend of putting off marriage and children until career and economic stability have been found. Although this trend may have an effect on Jewish womens beliefs, there is still great pressure on them to marry and start a family. Due to this idea, single Jewish women have found it hard to find their place in community. Also, current statistics have revealed that women live longer than men do, and that very often women are widowed. It is a known fact that three out of four women can expect to be widowed. The Jewish community has recently recognized this fact and is in the practice of trying to meet the needs of their female population (Rosen, Weltman, 621).Children in Jewish FamiliesIn the traditional Jewish community, having a family and procreation was seen as a social obligation. Marriage is complete after children are born and children are seen as a representation of their parents work. In the past 30 years, pressure has been put on Jewish families because people are marrying later and therefore having children later in life. Families are becoming smaller. Due to the heavy stress of education and ca...
