Women and Jewish Law
Author: Biale, Rachel
ISBN: 9780805210491
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 22 Aug 1995
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
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? i>Women and Jewish Law /i>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.
ISBN: 9780805210491
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 22 Aug 1995
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
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? i>Women and Jewish Law /i>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.
