Women and Judaism: New Insights and Scholarship

Book Overview

Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the preservation of Jewish beliefs and values, only recently have their contributions and achievements received sustained scholarly attention. Scholars have begun to investigate Jewish women's domestic, economic, intellectual, spiritual, and creative roles in Jewish life from biblical times to the present. Yet little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814732194
• ISBN13: 9780814732199
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"