probing the past, forging the future
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Goldstein, Elyse > (ed.)
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- WER 8 2008
- Thesaurus
- joodse vrouwen, jodendom, feminisme, theologie, religieus recht, religieuze bewegingen, heilige teksten, riten, gender, lesbische vrouwen, leeftijd, Verenigde Staten, Canada, Israël
- Description
- In this anthology Jewish women from all areas of Jewish life examine what makes a “Jewish woman” today, how feminism affected her identity, and what is left for Jewish feminism to accomplish. It features the voices of women in the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Orthodox movements: rabbis, congregational leaders, artists, writers, community service professionals, academics, and chaplains: women from the United States, Canada, and Israel. .Contents: Women and theology: Women, ritual and Torah: Women and the synagogue: Women in Israel: Gender, sexuality and age: Women and denominations: Leadership and social justice. .In the first chapters of the book an introduction on the major trends in Jewish feminist theology as reflected in the works of Rachel Adler, Judith Plaskow, and Rebecca Alpert is included.