Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools

by Elana Maryles Sztokman and Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman

Although recent scholarship has examined gender issues in Judaism with regard to texts, rituals, and the rabbinate, there has been no full-length examination of the education of Jewish children in day schools. Drawing on studies in education, social science, and psychology, as well as personal interviews, the authors show how traditional (mainly Orthodox) day school education continues to re-inscribe gender inequities and socialize students into unhealthy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611684587
• ISBN13: 9781611684582
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"