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WORKING WOMEN page 53

lot of people think that
Orthodox women don't
work. Period."
Aviva Rider, a small
business owner in Oak
Park, agrees. "Orthodox
women are incredibly
stereotyped," she says.
Many people believe that
"the woman stays home
with a little shmattah
(rag) on her head and
washes the floors."
Unlike Dr. Snider,
Mrs. Rider was not
raised in an Orthodox
home. She grew up sur-
rounded by other girls
who speculated about
what they would do
when they grew up. The
33 year-old owner of
Aviva's Specialities sells
kosher candy and nut
trays for special occa-
sions from the basement
of her home. The shelves
are stocked with baskets
and bulk candy. An order
pad sits on the table,
surrounded by chocolate
samples and spools of
ribbon.
Footsteps can be heard
faintly upstairs, where a
babysitter cares for Mrs.
Rider's two children,
ages 2 1/2 years and 8
months. Phones ring
upstairs and downstairs.
A washing machine runs
in the background.
"Maybe I'm busier,"
she says, comparing her
life with the lives of her
non-Orthodox counter-
parts. "I still keep my
family as my number one
priority, but I think it's
good for kids to see that
parents have lives of
their own and have other
interests."
Some of her Orthodox
friends believe she
should not work at all. "I
have had a little bit of
feedback that I'm not
doing the right thing,
that I'm not nurturing
my children in the way
that I should be," she
says.
But she believes her
children enjoy "the best
of both worlds" — home
two days a week with the
babysitter, at day care
the other three days,
together with their par-
ents for Shabbat. "I
think they're better peo-
ple being out there with
kids," she says.
Her husband's support
is one key to her success.

"I couldn't do this busi-
ness without him," Mrs.
Rider says. "We have a
very contemporary
Orthodox home. We
share everything."
She describes the cou-
ple's typical preparations
for Shabbat. "I've got it
down to a science," she
boasts. "Ninety percent
of my Shabbos gets done
on Thursday night. "On
Friday, her husband
cleans the house and
prepares the salad, while
Mrs. Rider finishes the
soup.
Dr. Chopp describes
Shabbat preparations in
her home in much the
same way as Mrs. Rider.
Because she works full
time, "the cooperation of
the entire family
becomes very important."
"I think that the collec-
tive experience enhances

As more women
work outside the
home, it has
become more
accepted.

the celebration," she
says.
On a recent Thursday
evening, Dr. Chopp
arrived home around 6
p.m. for dinner. From
7:30 until 8:30 p.m. the
family began preparing
for Shabbat. At 9 p.m.
Dr. Chopp returned to
her office to meet with a
patient. By 10 p.m. she
was in the kitchen again,
completing her prepara-
tions.
Her husband, a physi-
cist, does the grocery
shopping and chops veg-
etables. Daughters
Sarah, 14, and Melina,
11, are in charge of bak-
ing. "They possess many
more skills than their
peers," Dr. Chopp says.
"I think that they are
proud of what they know
and that they can take
care of themselves."
The independence she
describes is evident in
her children's career
plans. Dr. Chopp's eldest
daughter, Deborah, 17, is
studying at Brovender's