New Jewish Feminism: Probing the Past, Forging the Future
- ISBN-10
- 1580233597
- ISBN-13
- 9781580233590
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 439
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Publishing
- Authors
- Lori Hope Lefkovitz, Joseph B. Meszler, Jill Hammer
Description
This empowering anthology looks at the growth and accomplishments of Jewish feminism and what that means for Jewish women today and tomorrow. It features the voices of women from every area of Jewish life-the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative, Orthodox and Jewish Renewal movements; rabbis, congregational leaders, artists, writers, community service professionals, academics, and chaplains, from the United States, Canada, and Israel-addressing the important issues that concern Jewish women: Women and Theology, Women, Ritual and Torah, Women and the Synagogue, Women in Israel, Gender, Sexuality and Age, Women and the Denominations, Leadership and Social Justice. Book jacket.
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- 2008-10-01
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- 2012-06-28
- 514 pages
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