Malka Drucker

Women and Judaism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contributors to Women and Judaism describe the many ways in which women are claiming a place in and changing the face of this ancient religion. "Women and Judaism," the editor writes, "carries an intention to do more than bring the reader new ideas to ponder. For Jewish women, it's a charge to claim and re-claim their rightful place in their tradition . For non-Jewish sisters, we hope that it encourages you to bring change in your traditions as you learn of our effort to be counted as full members of an ancient spiritual community." In this all-encompassing exploration of Judaism for the modern woman, readers attend the first the Bat Mitzvah 70 years ago, hear an imagined response of biblical mothers asked to give up their children, and learn how each holiday contains an ecological message. Readers explore the power of women within a patriarchal tradition, including the story of the first woman rabbi. Readers see demonstrations of how women keep body, mind, and spirit alive, read a new view of biblical women as heroic role models, and enter the memory of women Holocaust survivors. Some contributors write about sexuality, power, and vulnerability, while others present the newest women's rituals, including Rosh Hodesh and mikveh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 577g
• ISBN-13: 9780275991548
• ISBN-10: 0275991547
• Artikelnr.: 25841149

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Malka Drucker is the founding spiritual leader of HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ordained at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Rabbi Drucker has written 21 books.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments IntroductionRabbi Malka Drucker Part I. WOMEN, FAMILY, AND
ENVIRONMENT 1.Unwrapping the Gift Rabbi Sandi Eisenberg Sasso 2.The
Ecological Message of the Holy Days Ellen Bernstein 3. Sacrificing the Son
Alice Shalvi Part II. SOCIOECONOMICS, POLITICS, AND AUTHORITY 4. Woman
Rabbi in Spiritual Leadership Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb 5. Circles of Healing in
the Time of Old Age Rabbi Judith Edelstein Part III. BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT
6. Biblical Heroes as Role Models for Jewish Women Rabbi Hara Person 7.
Women of the Holocaust: Whispering Heroes Pamela Treiber Opper 8. How Women
Integrate Judaism with Other Spiritual Technologies Rabbi Sheila Peltz
Weinberg Part IV. SEXUALITY, POWER, AND VULNERABILITY 9. Women in the
Double Life of The Song of Songs Debra Band 10. The Book of Ruth through
New Eyes Joy Silver 11. Becoming a Jew from a Womans Perspective Judith
Willmore Part V. WOMEN, WORLDVIEW, AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE 12. Miriams Well:
Unearthing the Sacred in Jewish Womens Groups Shelly Fredman 13. The
Transformative Nature of the Rosh Chodesh Experience Rabbi Jo David 14. A
Renewed Mikvah Suggested Reading About the Editor and Contributors