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

Biale, Rachel

 
9780805210491: Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Rachel Biale grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin in Israel. She earned an M.A. in Jewish history at UCLA and an M.S.W. at Yeshiva University. She lives in Berkley, California, where she is a practicing psychotherapist.

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