Between feminism and Orthodox Judaism [electronic resource] : resistance, identity, and religious change in Israel / by Yael Israel-Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Israel-Cohen, Yael.

Series:

Jewish Identities in a Changing World 20.

Jewish identities in a changing world, 1570-7997 ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Feminism.

Jewish women--Religious life--Israel.

Jewish women.

Orthodox Judaism--Israel.

Orthodox Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Between Feminism and Orthodox Judaism , Yael Israel-Cohen offers an analysis of the activism and identity of women considered at the forefront of the feminist challenge to Orthodoxy. Through a look at women’s battle over synagogue ritual and the ordination of women rabbis, an intricate and complex picture of identity, resistance, and religious change is revealed. Some of the central questions that Yael Israel-Cohen explores are: How do modern Orthodox women strategize to implement feminist changes? How do they deal with what at least on the surface seem to be conflicting allegiances? How do they perceive their role as agents of change and what are the ramifications of their activism for how we understand the boundaries of Orthodoxy more generally? This book is also available in paperback. \'Between Feminism and Orthodox Judaism represents an interpretive study at its finest. It is well-written, theoretically sophisticated, and grounded within the literature. I highly recommend this book for scholars and nonscholars alike who are interested in studies of women’s resistance in conservative settings.\' Faezeh Bahreini, University of South Florida, Tampa

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Chapter One: Religious Change and Women’s Agency in Conservative Religions

Chapter Two: Modern Orthodox Judaism and Women’s Standing

Chapter Three: Methodology

Chapter Four: The Battle over Women’s Standing in Synagogue Ritual

Chapter Five: Orthodox Women Rabbis? “It’s Only a Matter of Time”

Chapter Six: The Cultural Contextualization of Orthodox Feminist Identity

Chapter Seven: Orthodox Feminists Talk about Feminism in a Wider Perspective

Chapter Eight: The Trend Towards an Increasingly Hybrid and Pluralistic Orthodoxy

Chapter Nine: The Present and the Future of Orthodox Feminism

Appendix

Bibliography

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-55126-8

9786613863713

90-04-23531-0

OCLC:

808482967

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004235311 DOI