The Role And Status Of Women In Jewish Tradition
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Author | : Isaac Sassoon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2011-01-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1139497219 |
Most ancient societies were patriarchal in outlook, but not all patriarchies are equally condescending toward women. Impelled by the gnawing question of whether the inferiority of women is integral to the Torah's vision, Sassoon sets out to determine where the Bible, the Talmud and related literature, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, sit on this continuum of patriarchal condescension. Of course, there are multiple voices in both Biblical and Talmudic literature, but more surprising is how divergent these voices are. Some points of view seem intent on the disenfranchisement and domestication of women, whereas others prove to be not far short of egalitarian. Opinions that downplay the applicability of the biblical commandments to women and that strongly deprecate Torah study by women emerge from this study as arguably no more than the views of an especially vocal minority.
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Publisher | : Jewish Publication Society |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Women in Judaism |
ISBN | : 9780827611115 |
A classic for more than 20 years, this thought-provoking volume explores the role of Jewish women in the synagogue, in the family, and in the secular world. Greenberg offers ways to change present Jewish practices so that they more readily reflect feminine equality.
Author | : Tamar Rudavsky |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1995-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0814774539 |
Demonstates through different essays Jewish Womens movement rides the fine line between tradition and transformation.
Author | : Moshe Avital |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Feminism |
ISBN | : 9781936778416 |
Author | : Solomon Appleman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Maurie Sacks |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780252064531 |
Author | : Elizabeth Koltun |
Publisher | : New York : Schocken Books |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Michael Kaufman |
Publisher | : Jason Aronson |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Are abortion and birth control permitted in Jewish law? Does Judaism require women to marry? May women be called to the Torah? Why are women excused from certain commandments in the Torah, and are they permitted to fulfill those from which they are exempt? How does Judaism view Torah study for girls? What is the status of women in Jewish religious, civil, and criminal law? In The Woman in Jewish Law and Tradition, Michael Kaufman explores these and other issues in order to dispel the myths and misunderstandings that have distorted the popular conception of women in Judaism and been propagated for generations. "Much of the misunderstanding concerning the status of women in Judaism", says Kaufman, "is undoubtedly rooted in popular misconceptions regarding the gender spheres in Judaism". Jewish gender spheres refer to the complementary positions men and women are assigned in both the public and private areas of life. Kaufman explains that Judaism has long recognized that the two sexes are fundamentally different in many ways. "Judaism teaches that the inherent disparities between the dominant inclinations of men and women are part of the grand design of the Creator that people fulfill the task set out for them in the world. Each finds satisfaction in his or her complementary role. This contributes to the harmony of the family unit". The Torah provides a set of laws and rules governing the relationship of men and women to God and to each other for the proper functioning of the world. In addition to defining the roles of women in marriage and family life, ritual observances, prayer, Torah study, and systems of law, Kaufman provides a look at the extensive impact of women in Jewish history.From the biblical period to modern times, in the Talmud, Jewish law, thought, philosophy, literature, and social development, Jewish women have had an incalculable influence on the direction taken by the Jewish people. Michael Kaufman fills a long-felt gap by providing a clear and comprehensive guide to the gender roles in Judaism. In modern times, in a society where women are encouraged to do everything that men can do, the distinct role of the woman in Judaism is often seen as sexist and disdainful. The Woman in Jewish Law and Tradition illustrates that a woman's role in Judaism is no less important than a man's and that in fact it is Judaism's esteem and respect for the woman that helps to define her role.
Author | : Moshe Meiselman |
Publisher | : KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780870683299 |
Rabbi Moshe Meiselman addresses the attitude of Jewish law to women and how the Jewish tradition views the contemporary challenge of feminism. He discusses in detail such current issues as creative ritual, women in a minyan, aliyot for women, talit and tefillin. The question of agunah is also given lengthy consideration. The author mixes current issues with scholarly ones and gives full treatment to other issues such as learning Torah by women, women position in court both as witnesses and as litigants, the marriage ceremony & marital life. — Amazon.com.
Author | : Adrienne Baker |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 1993-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0814712118 |
Reflectson and Listens to Jewish Womenin The U.S. and Great Britianin all their differenct contexts, religious and wordly, and asks, what does it mean to be a Jewish woman today?