Women and Jewish Law

Women and Jewish Law
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Publisher : Schocken
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780307762016
ISBN-13 : 0307762017
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Women and Jewish Law by : Rachel Biale

Download or read book Women and Jewish Law written by Rachel Biale and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for “informed change” in the status of women in Jewish life.


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