Expanding the palace of Torah : Orthodoxy and feminism / Tamar Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Tamar, author.

Contributor:

Project Muse.

Series:

HBI series on Jewish women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Feminism.

Women in Judaism.

Orthodox Judaism.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Jewish law--Philosophy.

Jewish law.

Jewish women--Religious life.

Jewish women.

Women (Jewish law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I The First Stage: Acknowledging the Problem p. 1

Chapter 1 Feminism and the Halakhic Tradition p. 3

Chapter 2 Sources of Discontent and the Conservative Response p. 25

Part II The Second Stage: Working "Within the System p. 47

Chapter 3 Exploring Halakhic Malleability and Its Limits p. 49

Chapter 4 The Meta-Halakhic Solutions of Modern Orthodoxy p. 60

Chapter 5 Does Positivism Work? p. 71

Part III The Third Stage: Revamping the System p. 101

Chapter 6 Sociological and Historical Revisionism p. 103

Chapter 7 Evaluating Revisionism p. 125

Chapter 8 Halakhic Proactivism p. 145

Part IV Beyond the Third Stage: Expanding the Palace of Torah p. 163

Chapter 9 Halakhah Contextualized: Nonfoundationalism and the Role of Interpretive Traditions p. 165

Chapter 10 The Word of God Contextualized: Successive Hearings and the Decree of History p. 184

Chapter 11 Some Theological Remarks for the More Philosophically Inclined p. 213

Chapter 12 Visions for the Future p. 227.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2021).

ISBN:

9781684580453

1684580455

Publisher Number:

40030560961

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.