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Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism

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Description for Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism Paperback. An innovative analysis of how creative tensions between modern Orthodox Judaism and feminism can lead to unexpected perspectives and beliefs Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
University professor and social activist Tova Hartman, discouraged by failed attempts to make her modern Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem more inclusive of women, together with other worshippers, set about creating their own own, Shira Hadasha ("a new song"). Since it opened in 2002, this new synagogue's mission-to develop a religious community that embraces halakhah (Jewish law), tefillah (prayer), and feminism-has drawn thousands to services. The courageous act of creating the synagogue-against amazing odds-is testimony to Hartman's own deeply felt commitment to both feminism and modern Orthodox Judaism. The story of the creation and ongoing development of similar"partnership ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781584656593
SKU
V9781584656593
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Reviews for Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism
"This smart, subtle, and intensely personal book provides a fresh inquiry into an enduring dilemma: How can women committed at once to established religious tradition and to the ethical claims of modern feminism, resolve the tensions between them? Hartman elegantly charts her own complex process of intellectual and spiritual engagement and her dogged refusal to deny or evade the hard ... Read more

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