Applied Jewish Values in Social Sciences and Psychology
This volume interweaves concepts and methods from psychology and other social sciences with Jewish ideas and practices in order to address contemporary social issues. This volume brings together pioneering research from scholars in such fields as psycholo
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Michael Ben-Avie • Yossi Ives • Kate Loewenthal Editors
Applied Jewish Values in Social Sciences and Psychology
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Editors Michael Ben-Avie Tag Institute for Social Development New Haven Connecticut USA
Kate Loewenthal University of London London United Kingdom
Yossi Ives Tag Institute for Social Development London United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-21932-5 ISBN 978-3-319-21933-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21933-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955825 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to Ricardo Leiman, whose support for the vision of Tag Institute for Social Development has made the organisation possible.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the trustees of Tag Foundation who have given their time to govern and oversee the work of Tag Institute: Richard Bellau, John Brecker, Philip Caplan, Roger Cater, Chris Deacon, Rachel Ellison, Jackie Horn, Ricardo Leiman, Andrew Malecki, Yossie Metal, Rabbi Shmulik Neparstek, Richard Pierce, Ruthie Raymond, Stephen Rutenberg, and Inbal Robbas-Taieb. We are profoundly grateful for the work of our staff across the many projects of Tag Institute—Dr. Michael Ben-Avie, Nechoma Cyprys, Dr. Seymour Epstein, Matti Fruhman, Rabbi Avremi Groner, Dr. Nechama Hadari, Rivkie Ives, Prof. Bernard Jackson, Rabbi Anthony Knopf, Lisa Levene, Jonathan Lubell, Leonie Lewis, Nicola Manton, Michael Rosen, and Michelle Terret. Tag Institute was honoured to have sponsored the work of many outstanding scholars, much of whose work is featured in the present volume—David Baruch, Rabbi Dr. Ira Bedzow, Tali Berner, Shlomo Bolts, Prof. Simon Dein, Nicole Fox, Dr. Ephrat Huss, Chen Levin, Prof. Kate Loewenthal, Dr. Steven Pirutinsky, Kinneret Pollack, Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld
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