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Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel
A critical look at the history and culture of women of the Yishuv and a call for a new national discourse
The Strangers We Became
A smart, funny, and lyrical memoir of an Iraqi Jewish girl's experiences in five countries before settling in the United States.
Jewish Feminism in Israel
A dynamic and authentic representation of feminism in Israel, by some of its leading exponents and activists.
Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality
The only comprehensive volume of Jewish women's spiritual writing from the sixteenth century to the present
Sexual Violence Against Jewish Women During the Holocaust
The first book in English to specifically address the sexual violation of Jewish women during the Holocaust
American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise
The first and only complete exploration of the role of American women in the creation and support of the State of Israel from pre-State years through the struggles of Israel's first decades.
Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism
An innovative analysis of how creative tensions between modern Orthodox Judaism and feminism can lead to unexpected perspectives and beliefs
Educating in the Divine Image
Although recent scholarship has examined gender issues in Judaism with regard to texts, rituals, and the rabbinate, there has been no full-length examination of the education of Jewish children in day schools. Drawing on studies in education, social science, and psychology, as well as personal interviews, the authors show how traditional (mainly Orthodox) day school education continues to re-inscribe gender inequities and socialize students into unhealthy gender identities and relationships. They address pedagogy, school practices, curricula, and textbooks, as along with single-sex versus coed schooling, dress codes, sex education, Jewish rituals, and gender hierarchies in educational leadership. Drawing a stark picture of the many ways both girls and boys are molded into gender identities, the authors offer concrete resources and suggestions for transforming educational practice.
Women and Water
The term Niddah means separation. During her menstrual flow and for several days thereafter, a Jewish woman is considered Niddah -- separate from her husband and unable to practice the sacred rituals of Judaism. Purification in a miqveh (a ritual bath) following her period restores full status as a wife and member of the Jewish community. In the contemporary world, debates about Niddah focus less on the literal exclusion of menstruating women from the synagogue, instead emphasizing relations between husband and wife and the general role of Jewish women in Judaism. Although this has been the law since ancient times, the meaning and practice of Niddah has been widely contested. Women and Water explores how these purity rituals have affected Jewish women across time and place, and shows how their own interpretation of Niddah often conflicted with rabbinic views. These essays also speak to contemporary feminist issues such as shaping women's identity, power relations between women and men, and the role of women in the sacred.
