Daughters of the king : women and the synagogue : a survey of history, halakhah, and contemporary realities / editors, Susan Grossman, Rivka Haut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grossman, Susan, 1954-

Haut, Rivka, 1942-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in synagogues.

Jewish women--Religious life.

Jewish women.

Women (Jewish law).

Prayer--Judaism.

Prayer.

Jewish women--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 340 pages)

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Daughters of the King" explains women's involvement in and around the synagogue from its antecedents in the biblical period to contemporary times. The role of women in the synagogue is a most timely but potentially divisive issue. Grossman and Haut have demonstrated the historical diversity of women's roles in Judaism, to record first-person accounts of the innovative practices now being introduced for and by women throughout the Jewish community, and to consider how these new realities will help to shape the religious life of Jewish women in the future. The contributors represent an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, drawing from history, anthropology, sociology, medieval studies, women's studies, Jewish law, the Bible, the Talmud, and rabbinic thought. The book will be of interest to lay reader and scholar alike, to Jews and Christians, feminists, synagogue leaders, and clergy.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Note on Transliteration""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface: Daughters of the King""; ""Introduction: Women and the Synagogue ""; ""One: History""; ""Women and the Jerusalem Temple ""; ""Women and the Ancient Synagogue""; ""Women and the Synagogue in Medieval Cairo""; ""Women's Voices, Women's Prayers: The European Synagogues of the Middle Ages""; ""Tehines: A Brief Survey of Women's Prayers""; ""Two: Halakhah""; ""Are Women Obligated to Pray?""; ""Purity and Piety: The Separation of Menstruants from the Sancta""

""Mehitzah: Halakhic Decisions and Political Consequences"" ""Women's Prayer Groups and the Orthodox Synagogue""; ""Women and the Conservative Synagogue""; ""Language and Liturgy""; ""Three: Contemporary Realities""; ""The Synagogue as a Sacred Space for the Elderly Oriental Women of Jerusalem""; ""From Persia to New York: An Interview with Three Generations of Iranian Women""; ""The Impact of the Jewish Women's Movement on the American Synagogue: 1972 -1985""; ""Personal Vignettes""; ""Growing Up Lubavitch""; ""On Being a Rebbetzin""; ""Egalitarianism and the Havurah Movement""

""On Being a Rabbi"" ""On Becoming a Cantor""; ""Building Synagogue Skills""; ""On Being a Hazzanit""; ""Bat Mitzvah: Coming of Age in Brooklyn""; ""Celebrating Simhat Torah in Jerusalem""; ""The Presence of Women""; ""The Sefer Torah Comes Home""; ""On Wearing Tallit and Tefillin""; ""Finding Comfort After A Miscarriage""; ""A Ritual for Affirming and Accepting Pregnancy""; ""Looking to the Future: Conclusions""; ""Glossary""; ""Contributors""; ""Key Sources""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8276-0991-4

OCLC:

556436409