Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives

by Pamela Susan Nadell

In April 1998, the front page of the Los Angeles Times proclaimed that Jews "live in extraordinary times, when American women have transformed their status in Judaism, creating one of the most dramatic cultural shifts in centuries of Jewish history." At the end of the 20th century Jewish women had indeed redefined the ways they lived their Judaism: innovative religious ceremonies welcoming the birth of daughters proliferated, girls came to mark their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584651245
• ISBN13: 9781584651246
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"