Women and Judaism
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Women and Judaism
（Women and religion in the world / Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, Lillian Ashcraft-Eason, and Karen Jo Torjesen, series editors）
Praeger, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-244) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Contributors to Women and Judaism describe the many ways in which women are claiming a place in and changing the face of this ancient religion.
"Women and Judaism," the editor writes, "carries an intention to do more than bring the reader new ideas to ponder. For Jewish women, it's a charge to claim and re-claim their rightful place in their tradition ... For non-Jewish sisters, we hope that it encourages you to bring change in your traditions as you learn of our effort to be counted as full members of an ancient spiritual community."
In this all-encompassing exploration of Judaism for the modern woman, readers attend the first the Bat Mitzvah 70 years ago, hear an imagined response of biblical mothers asked to give up their children, and learn how each holiday contains an ecological message. Readers explore the power of women within a patriarchal tradition, including the story of the first woman rabbi. Readers see demonstrations of how women keep body, mind, and spirit alive, read a new view of biblical women as heroic role models, and enter the memory of women Holocaust survivors. Some contributors write about sexuality, power, and vulnerability, while others present the newest women's rituals, including Rosh Hodesh and mikveh.
An introduction by Rabbi Malka Drucker
Suggestions for further reading
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments IntroductionRabbi Malka Drucker Part I. WOMEN, FAMILY, AND ENVIRONMENT 1.Unwrapping the Gift Rabbi Sandi Eisenberg Sasso 2.The Ecological Message of the Holy Days Ellen Bernstein 3. Sacrificing the Son Alice Shalvi Part II. SOCIOECONOMICS, POLITICS, AND AUTHORITY 4. Woman Rabbi in Spiritual Leadership Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb 5. Circles of Healing in the Time of Old Age Rabbi Judith Edelstein Part III. BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT 6. Biblical Heroes as Role Models for Jewish Women Rabbi Hara Person 7. Women of the Holocaust: Whispering Heroes Pamela Treiber Opper 8. How Women Integrate Judaism with Other Spiritual Technologies Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg Part IV. SEXUALITY, POWER, AND VULNERABILITY 9. Women in the Double Life of The Song of Songs Debra Band 10. The Book of Ruth through New Eyes Joy Silver 11. Becoming a Jew from a Womans Perspective Judith Willmore Part V. WOMEN, WORLDVIEW, AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE 12. Miriams Well: Unearthing the Sacred in Jewish Womens Groups Shelly Fredman 13. The Transformative Nature of the Rosh Chodesh Experience Rabbi Jo David 14. A Renewed Mikvah Suggested Reading About the Editor and Contributors
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