Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism: Resistance and Accommodation

by Tova Hartman

Book Overview

University professor and social activist Tova Hartman, discouraged by failed attempts to make her modern Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem more inclusive of women, together with other worshippers, set about creating their own own, Shira Hadasha ("a new song"). Since it opened in 2002, this new synagogue's mission--to develop a religious community that embraces halakhah (Jewish law), tefillah (prayer), and feminism--has drawn thousands to services. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158465659X
• ISBN13: 9781584656593
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"