The women's Torah commentary : new insights from women rabbis on the 54 weekly Torah portions / edited by Elyse Goldstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldstein, Elyse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Pentateuch--Feminist criticism.

Bible. Pentateuch.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Feminism.

Feminist criticism.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

474 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Publishing, [2000]

Summary:

Less than 30 years ago it was unheard of for a woman to be a rabbi. Now, not only are women being ordained as rabbis, they are changing the way all people -- not just women, not just Jews -- think and feel about Judaism.

In this groundbreaking book, more than 50 women rabbis come together to offer their own inspiring commentaries on the Torah, in a week-by-week format. For the first time, women's unique experiences and perspectives are applied to the entire Five Books of Moses, offering us the first comprehensive commentary by women.

Included are commentaries by the first women ever ordained in the Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative movements; women from across these denominations who are congregational leaders, Hillel college campus rabbis, community service professionals, academics and chaplains; women from the United States, Canada, Israel and South America. This book offer a women's perspective and a feminist perspective, to inspire all of us in gaining deeper meaning from the Torah.

Contents:

Foreword: The Different Voice of Jewish Women / Amy Eilberg

Rabbinic Commentators and Midrashic Collections Noted in This Book

Bereshit (1:1-6:8): The Untold Story of Eve / Lori Forman

Noach (6:9-11:32): Mrs. Noah / Julie Ringold Spitzer

Lech Lecha (12:1-17:27): What's in a Name? / Michal Shekel

Vayera (18:1-22:24): Positive Pillars / Cynthia A. Culpeper

Chaye Sarah (23:1-25:18): Woman's Life, Woman's Truth / Rona Shapiro

Toldot (25:19-28:9): Rebecca's Birth Stories / Beth J. Singer

Vayetze (28:10-32:3): Wrestling on the Other Side of the River / Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Vayishlach (32:4-36:43): No Means No / Lia Bass

Vayeshev (37:1-40:23): Power, Sex, and Deception / Geela-Rayzel Raphael

Miketz (41:1-44:17): In Search of Dreamers / Debra Judith Robbins

Vayigash (44:18-47:27): Daddy's Girl / Shira Stern

Vayechi (47:28-50:26): Serach Bat Ashet - the Woman Who Enabled the Exodus / Barbara Rosman Penzner

Shmot (1:1-6:1): Rediscovering Tziporah / Rebecca T. Alpert

Va-era (6:2-9:35): The Many Names of God / Karyn D. Kedar

Bo (10:1-13:16): Power and Liberation / Lucy H. F. Dinner

Beshalach (13:17-17:16): Miriam's Song, Miriam's Silence / Sue Levi Elwell

Yitro (18:1-20:26): We All Stood at Sinai / Julie K. Gordon

Mishpatim (21:1-24:18): What Must We Do? / Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer

Terumah (25:1-27:19): Community as Sacred Space /

Sharon L. Sobel

Tetzaveh (27:20-30:10): Finding Our Home in the Temple and the Temple in Our Homes / Sara Paasche-Orlow

Ki Tissa (30:11-34:35): The Women Didn't Build the Golden Calf - or Did They? / Ellen Lippmann

Vayakhel (35:1-38:20): Of Women and Mirrors / Nancy H. Wiener

Pekudei (38:21-40:38): The Birthing of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) / Elana Zaiman

Vayikra (1:1-5:26): The Book of Relationships / Shoshana Gelfand

Tzav (6:1-8:36): Message and Messenger / Claire Magidovitch Green

Shemini (9:1-11:47): Kashrut, Food, and Women / Ilene Schneider

Tazria (12:1-13:59): Our Children/God's Children / Helaine Ettinger

Metzorah (14:1-15:33): Reclaiming the Torah of Our Lives / Laura Geller

Acharei Mot (16:1-18:30): After a Death ... Then What? / Dayle A. Friedman

Kedoshim (19:1-20:27): Who Shall Be Holy? / Rachel Esserman

Emor (21:1-24:23): Elitism in the Levitical Priesthood / Valerie Lieber

Behar (25:1-26:2): Proclaiming Liberty throughout the Land / Sharon Brous and Jill Hammer

Bechukotai (26:3-27:34): Mir Zaynen Do - We Are Here / Elizabeth Bolton

Bamidbar (1:1-4:20): Beyond Pidyon Ha-ben: Blessings for Giving Life / Sheryl Nosan

Naso (4:21-7:89): Inscribing Jealousy on the Bodies of Women / Sarra Levine

Beha'alotecha (8:1-12:16): the Silencing of Miriam / Ruth H. Sohn

Shelach-Lecha (13:1-15:41): The Grasshoppers and the Giants /

Lisa A. Edwards

Korach (16:1-18:32): Authority, Status, Power / Elyse D. Frishman

Chukkat (19:1-22:1): Blood and Water, Death and Life / Audrey S. Pollack

Balak (22:2-25:9): The End of Abuse / Diane Aronson Cohen

Pinchas (25:10-30:1): Daughters and Inheritance Law / Pamela Wax

Matot (30:2-32:42): Women Speak Louder Than Words / Stacy K. Offner

Masa'ei (33:1-36:13): Boundaries and Limits / Hara E. Person

Devarim (1:1-3:22): Essence and Transcendence / Analia Bortz

Va'etchanan (3:23-7:11): "A Land Flowing with Mild and Honey": Sexualizing the Land / Rochelle Robins

Ekev (7:12-11:25): Circumcision, Womb, and Spiritual Intimacy / Gila Colman Ruskin

Re'eh (11:26-16:17): A Time to Tear Down, a Time to Build Up / Laura M. Rappaport

Shoftim (16:18-21:9): Principles for Feminist Approaches to Torah / Susan Fendrick

Ki Tetzey (21:10-25:19): The Accused Woman / Judith Gary Brown

Ki Tavo (26:1-29:8): The Basket Ceremony of Gratitude and Hope / Nancy Wechsler-Azen

Nitzavim (29:9-30:20): Women and the Covenant / Miriam Carey Berkowitz

Vayelech (31:1-32): Guardians of the Tradition / Rosette Barron Haim

Ha'azinu (32:1-52): Understanding the Anger / Nina Beth Cardin

V'zot Habrachah (33:1-34:12): The Loss of Moses / Sandra J. Cohen

Epilogue: Looking Backward and Ahead / Sally J. Priesand.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-439) and index.

ISBN:

1580230768

OCLC:

43706613