Jewish Women In Time And Torah

Author : Eliezer Berkovits
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9655243656

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Jewish Women in Time and Torah by Eliezer Berkovits Pdf

RABBI DR. ELIEZER BERKOVITS' FINAL BOOK, Jewish Women in Time and Torah, is a critical examination of the status of women in Halakhah. It offers a coherent theological approach by which the eternal Divine nature of Torah must be upheld, and yet also recognize that the ever-changing status of women, reflected in our sacred texts, is linked to historical and social movements of humanity in the world at large. Berkovits makes several suggestions, based on a thorough examination of halakhic sources, to improve that status. The author' s basic thesis is that the inferior status of women is a vestige of ancient culture. In the course of time, women have gained certain rights. But, Berkovits emphasizes, more remains to be done, especially in the spheres of ritual participation and marital rights, areas in which he makes a number of concrete halakhic suggestions. For example, he suggests that adequate halakhic justification exists for women to take upon themselves the mitzvah of donning tefillin or establishing their own prayer groups, as well as women reciting Shabbat kiddush for men or participating in a mixed-gender zimmun for Grace After Meals.

Author : Eliezer Berkovits
Publisher : Yeshiva University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015017943930

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Jewish Women in Time and Torah by Eliezer Berkovits Pdf

Berkowitz examines the status of women in halacha. He offers suggestions from the tradition to improve that status, particularly in the areas of divorce, and ritual practice.

Author : Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi,Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, PhD
Publisher : CCAR Press
Page : 1416 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780881232837

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The Torah by Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi,Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, PhD Pdf

The groundbreaking volume The Torah: A Women's Commentary, originally published by URJ Press and Women of Reform Judaism, has been awarded the top prize in the oldest Jewish literary award program, the 2008 National Jewish Book Awards. A work of great import, the volume is the result of 14 years of planning, research, and fundraising. THE HISTORY: At the 39th Women of Reform Judaism Assembly in San Francisco, Cantor Sarah Sager challenged Women of Reform Judaism delegates to "imagine women feeling permitted, for the first time, feeling able, feeling legitimate in their study of Torah." WRJ accepted that challenge. The Torah: A Women's Commentary was introduced at the Union for Reform Judaism 69th Biennial Convention in San Diego in December 2007. WRJ has commissioned the work of the world's leading Jewish female Bible scholars, rabbis, historians, philosophers and archaeologists. Their collective efforts resulted in the first comprehensive commentary, authored only by women, on the Five Books of Moses, including individual Torah portions as well as the Hebrew and English translation. The Torah: A Women's Commentary gives dimension to the women's voices in our tradition. Under the skillful leadership of editors Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Rabbi Andrea Weiss, PhD, this commentary provides insight and inspiration for all who study Torah: men and women, Jew and non-Jew. As Dr. Eskenazi has eloquently stated, "we want to bring the women of the Torah from the shadow into the limelight, from their silences into speech, from the margins to which they have often been relegated to the center of the page - for their sake, for our sake and for our children's sake."

Author : Ilan Fuchs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134642977

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Jewish Women's Torah Study by Ilan Fuchs Pdf

One of the cornerstones of the religious Jewish experience in all its variations is Torah study, and this learning is considered a central criterion for leadership. Jewish Women’s Torah Study addresses the question of women's integration in the halachic-religious system at this pivotal intersection. The contemporary debate regarding women’s Torah study first emerged in the second half of the 19th century. As women’s status in general society changed, offering increased legal rights and opportunities for education, a debate on the need to change women’s participation in Torah study emerged. Orthodoxy was faced with the question: which parts, if any, of modernity should be integrated into Halacha? Exemplifying the entire array of Orthodox responses to modernity, this book is a valuable addition to the scholarship of Judaism in the modern era and will be of interest to students and scholars of Religion, Gender Studies and Jewish Studies.

Author : Rebecca Lynn Winer,Federica Francesconi
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814346327

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Jewish Women's History from Antiquity to the Present by Rebecca Lynn Winer,Federica Francesconi Pdf

A survey of Jewish women’s history from biblical times to the twenty-first century.

Author : Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
Publisher : Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781936068098

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Women at the Crossroads by Chana Bracha Siegelbaum Pdf

Women at the Crossroads: A Woman's Perspective on the Weekly Torah Portion comprises 53 essays pertaining to women based on each of the weekly Torah Portions throughout the year. Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum discusses in-depth the characters and dilemmas of the women in the Torah that are relevant to the issues which women encounter today. The author explores the underlying values of laws and rituals that pertain to women by examining the inherent nature of women as presented in the Torah. Based on the intricacies of the Torah text, she shows the beauty and depth of the role of women as portrayed in the Torah and teaches the importance of women and their immense influence on society as prime movers of history. The book is divided into five chapters, corresponding to the five books of the Torah. Each chapter is divided into sections according to each Torah portion. In addition, it includes a comprehensive and useful compilation of biographies of the commentaries quoted in the book. Expounding the Torah text through methodical research of Midrash, Talmud and traditional commentators, such as Rashi and the Ramban, placed side-by-side with Chassidic masters like the Me'or v'Shemesh and modern commentators including Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum weaves together the strands that make up the tapestry of life for the contemporary woman.Rather than paying homage to the external, competitive, masculine world, the author demonstrates how Jewish women of today may look inwards to the women in the Torah for guidance in choosing their priorities in life.

Author : Lubavitch Educational Foundation for Jewish Marriage Enrichment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Habad
ISBN : UVA:X000351392

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The Modern Jewish Woman by Lubavitch Educational Foundation for Jewish Marriage Enrichment Pdf

Author : Michael Kaufman
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029092635

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The Woman in Jewish Law and Tradition by Michael Kaufman Pdf

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 : Debby Flancbaum
Publisher : Urim Publications
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789655241815

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The Jewish Woman Next Door by Debby Flancbaum Pdf

The women profiled in this collection of absorbing essays—some known throughout the world, others known only within their own communities—all share one key trait: whether religious or secular, they are driven by their commitment to Judaism to engage in acts of kindness. In profiling women such as Ruth Gruber, who helped hundreds of Jewish refugees escape from war-torn Europe, or Wendy Kay, who regularly invites teenagers to her home for Shabbat, The Jewish Woman Next Door provides contemporary role models that readers will admire and be able to emulate.

Author : Moshe Meiselman
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0870683292

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Jewish Woman in Jewish Law by Moshe Meiselman Pdf

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 : Nadine Epstein
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780593377192

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RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women by Nadine Epstein Pdf

This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models--selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself-- provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish women, who will appeal not only to young people but to people of all ages, and all faiths. The fascinating lives detailed in this collection--more than thirty exemplary female role models--were chosen by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or RBG, as she was lovingly known to her many admirers. Working with her friend, journalist Nadine Epstein, RBG selected these trailblazers, all of whom are women and Jewish, who chose not to settle for the rules and beliefs of their time. They did not accept what the world told them they should be. Like RBG, they dreamed big, worked hard, and forged their own paths to become who they deserved to be. Future generations will benefit from each and every one of the courageous actions and triumphs of the women profiled here. RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women, the passion project of Justice Ginsburg in the last year of her life, will inspire readers to think about who they want to become and to make it happen, just like RBG.

Author : J. H. Henkin
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 0881257826

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Responsa on Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues by J. H. Henkin Pdf

No one interested in Jewish women's issues or contemporary Halakhah can afford to forgo this book. For the first time, twenty-four modern responsa have been translated from the Hebrew, including four never before published. From mehitzah in the synagogue to the blessing recited by men, shelo asani ishah who has not made me a woman, from women's prayer groups to hair covering, and from Talmud study to limiting family size, Responsa on Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues written by Rabbi Yehuda Henkin treats current and controversial topics with authority and erudition, forcefulness and grace.

Author : Joel B. Wolowelsky
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881256900

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Women and the Study of Torah by Joel B. Wolowelsky Pdf

The first set of essays in this book discusses the longstanding debate in Jewish law on the appropriateness of women Studying the oral law. the second part consists of more personal observations by people who are involved in Jewish education.

Author : Ora Wiskind-Elper,Susan A. Handelman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015050485807

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Torah of the Mothers by Ora Wiskind-Elper,Susan A. Handelman Pdf

A collection of essays and teachings developed from years of Bible and Jewish study by women Torah scholars and educators.

Author : Tamar Ross
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 1584653906

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Expanding the Palace of Torah by Tamar Ross Pdf

Expanding the Palace of Torah offers a broad philosophical overview of the challenges the women's revolution poses to Orthodox Judaism, and Orthodox Judaism's response to those challenges. Writing as an insider (herself an Orthodox Jew), Ross seeks to develop a theological response that fully acknowledges the male bias of Judaism's sanctified texts, yet nevertheless provides a rationale for transforming that bias in today's world without undermining their authority. She proposes an approach to divine revelation -- the theological heart of traditional Judaism -- which she calls "cumulativism." This approach is based on a conflating of strict boundaries between text and its interpretation, or divine intent and the evolution of human understanding. Book jacket.