Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have
always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the
preservation of Jewish beliefs and values, only recently have their
contributions and achievements received sustained scholarly
attention. Scholars have begun to investigate Jewish women's
domestic, economic, intellectual, spiritual, and creative roles in
Jewish life from biblical times to the present. Yet little of this
important work has filtered down beyond specialists in their
respective academic fields. Women and Judaism brings the broad new
insights they have uncovered to the world.
Women and Judaism communicates this research to a wider public
of students and educated readers outside of the academy by
presenting accessible and engaging chapters written by key senior
scholars that introduce the reader to different aspects of women
and Judaism. The contributors discuss feminist approaches to Jewish
law and Torah study, the spirituality of Eastern European Jewish
women, Jewish women in American literature, and many other
issues.
Contributors: Nehama Aschkenasy, Judith R. Baskin, Sylvia Barack
Fishman, Harriet Pass Freidenreich, Esther Fuchs, Judith Hauptman,
Sara R. Horowitz, Renee Levine, Pamela S. Nadell, and Dvora
Weisberg.
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