Chaim I. Waxman

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Mar 27, 2023, 7:02 PM

Are we still one?

The well-known journalist, Amit Segal, is a staunch supporter of Binyamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition as well as Netanyahu himself. After the firing of Yoav Gallant as Minister of Defense, Segal had enough. He twittered: “It takes extraordinary talent to...

Aug 9, 2021, 3:17 PM

Restore us to You, oh God – but where to?

Illustrative. Jewish men pray outside a synagogue at the Nachlaot neighborhood in Jerusalem, on March 25, 2020 (before masks were required by law). (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

If not for the Delta variant, outdoor prayer services would mostly be back inside, but maybe we should continue them, even when the pandemic is over

Jul 23, 2018, 2:12 PM

It takes two to tango: Mother, father, and the future of American Jewry

Illustrative. Siblings. (iStock)

Worrying about Jewish demographics was around before Steven M. Cohen and his research, and it will be around after him too

Nov 13, 2014, 5:28 PM

Modern Orthodoxy thriving? Don’t be so sure

Plenty of community members drop out because they don't fit in or can't afford the life style

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About Me

Chaim I. Waxman is a sociologist of Jews and Judaism. He is former chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem and professor emeritus of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. His most recent book is Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy (Littman Library of Jewish Studies and Liverpool University Press, 2017). He and his wife, Chaya, live in Jerusalem.