Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today

Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today
ISBN-10
0805210490
ISBN-13
9780805210491
Category
Religion
Pages
293
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Random House Digital, Inc.
Author
Rachel Biale

Description

How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for “informed change” in the status of women in Jewish life.

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