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Jewish women are often seen as silent throughout history and peripheral to or excluded from Jewish law and public ritual. This course sets out to find women’s voices.
First, we'll define the seven genders of the Talmud, examine whether they even count as genders, and look at examples of how they impacted ancient Jewish life.
The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition Most ancient societies were patriarchal in outlook, but not all patri-archies are equally condescending toward women. Impelled by the gnawing question of whether the inferiority of women is integral to the Torah’s vision, Isaac Sassoon sets out to determine where the
There is no question that in traditional Judaism, the primary role of a woman is as wife and mother, keeper of the household. However, Judaism has great respect for the importance of that role and the spiritual influence that the woman has over her family.
Over 800 biographical entries and 128 topical essays on Jewish women in North America (primarily the United States) and their lives, organizations, and achievements from the mid-1500s to the end of the 20th century. Available online through the Jewish Women’s Archive website.
This class addresses a broad range of topics on women and Jewish spirituality, law and philosophy, with special attention given to the many ways in which Judaism speaks to women, even (or especially) in modern times.
This study attempts to answer the question: What was the status of women in the period of formative Judaism; that is, where did women stand in the social scale in comparison to others, namely, men? Were they thought of as having the same rights and
