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mitzvahs are held following reg-
ular services.
"Within Jewish law, there
seems to be an opportunity that
exists to allow women a greater
role, given what is possible," Mrs.

ish Federations in New York
City.
"There were a number of 40-,
50- and 60-year-olds who grew
up Orthodox but switched to
Conservative or Reform as they
Codish said, noting that Ortho- got older," he said.
dox congregations on the East
But the numbers are on the
and West coasts have given upswing recently, largely atilib-
women more of a role
utable to a higher
within congregational Laura
birth rate in Orthodox
Sandler finds a
life and within services.
families and a re-
pla ce to pray at
Whether or not Or
Con gregation Or
newed interest in ob-
Chadash fits into oth-
Chadash.
servant traditions,
ers' more common de-
researchers believe.
finition of Orthodoxy, the
"There are some signs that it
congregation maintains it follows may be going in the other direc-
Halachah.
tion," Mr. Scheckner said, point-
"We are Orthodox in terms of ing to increased birth and
Jewish law, but we tend to be marriage rates. "For those rea-
more inclusive and as tolerant as sons alone, we expect the num-
possible," said Rabbi Cohen.
bers to rise."
"Here, members feel impor-
While there is plenty of anec-
tant. Everyone is taken serious- dotal evidence regarding the in-
ly," he said. "People have to be crease, comparative figures
treated with respect. That is locally do not exist. A study by_ i
what Judaism is about, and you the Jewish Federation of Metro- '
don't see that too often."
politan Detroit in 1989 showed
That the congregation exists the Orthodox population to be ap-
and has seen growth in the past proximately 7 percent of the to-
few months (from four families tal Jewish population, or roughly
to more than 30 people who at- 6,700 of 96,000.
tend weekly Shabbat services in
Judah Isaacs, a senior staff as-
the Codish family home) is per- sociate with the planning and
haps a testament to the fact that agency relations department at
the Orthodox community can Federation, said that while no
support a larger number of con- plans exist for services specifi-
gregations.
cally targeting the Orthodox pop-
Nationally, the Orthodox Jew- ulation, he has seen evidence
ish community has seen a turn- that the numbers in that com-
around in a past decline of its munity are on the rise.
membership. During the past
"I have been here for three
few decades, the numbers years," said Mr. Isaacs, an Oak
dropped as some members Park resident and member of the
turned to other movements, said Orthodox community. "Already
Jeff Scheckner, a research coor- I have seen an increase." ❑
dinator with the Council of Jew-

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