Hear Our Voice - Women in the British Rabbinate

In this anthology by and about Jewish women, fifteen British rabbis discuss the changing role of Jewish clergywomen in the six decades since the private ordination of Regina Jonas, the first woman rabbi. Through personal testimony and scholarly inquiry, they take note of the legacy of their foremothers and grapple with what it means to be a Jewish woman on the eve of the twenty-first century. Delving into the interpretive process from which women have traditionally been excluded, the rabbis examine female role models found in the Hebrew Bible, biblical prophecy and the feminist vision, the authorship of the Song of Songs, and the matter of canonicity from a feminist perspective. They consider such questions as why Judaism has no "sayings of the mothers" and assess contemporary gender issues including Jewish feminist theology, inclusive language, segregated seating in synagogue, and the whole issue of the feminine in Judaism.

Info autore

Sybil Sheridan is a rabbi and lecturer at the Leo Baeck College for the training of rabbis and teachers in progressive Judaism in London

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sybil Sheridan, Sybil (EDT) Sheridan
• Con la collaborazione di: Frederick Mathewson Denny (Editore), Sybil Sheridan (Editore)
• Editore: Univ of south carolina press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9781570030888
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-088-8
• Pagine: 203
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Studies in Comparative Religio; Studies in Comparative Religio
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo