Jewish Woman in Jewish Law

Jewish Woman in Jewish Law
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Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0870683292
ISBN-13 : 9780870683299
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Book Synopsis Jewish Woman in Jewish Law by : Moshe Meiselman

Download or read book Jewish Woman in Jewish Law written by Moshe Meiselman and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rabbi Moshe Meiselman addresses the attitude of Jewish law to women and how the Jewish tradition views the contemporary challenge of feminism. He discusses in detail such current issues as creative ritual, women in a minyan, aliyot for women, talit and tefillin. The question of agunah is also given lengthy consideration. The author mixes current issues with scholarly ones and gives full treatment to other issues such as learning Torah by women, women position in court both as witnesses and as litigants, the marriage ceremony & marital life. — Amazon.com.


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