I think there's a negative stereotype of Jewish men in general, as well as father in particular, being henpecked and ball-busted by these strong Jewish women. It's a funny contrast, that the religion is so intensely patriarchal - indeed, we practically invented it! - but the informal social organization is matriarchal. When I think of Jewish fathers I think of sensitivity, passing on intellectual and scholarly traditions, and a much greater interest in their daughter's interior life than would be typical in other cultures.
I think there's a negative stereotype of Jewish men in general, as well as father in particular, being henpecked and ball-busted by these strong Jewish women. It's a funny contrast, that the religion is so intensely patriarchal - indeed, we practically invented it! - but the informal social organization is matriarchal. When I think of Jewish fathers I think of sensitivity, passing on intellectual and scholarly traditions, and a much greater interest in their daughter's interior life than would be typical in other cultures.