Women Remaking American Judaism

by Riv-Ellen Prell

Book Overview

The rise of Jewish feminism, a branch of both second-wave feminism and the American counterculture, in the late 1960s had an extraordinary impact on the leadership, practice, and beliefs of American Jews. Women Remaking American Judaism is the first book to fully examine the changes in American Judaism as women fought to practice their religion fully and to ensure that its rituals, texts, and liturgies reflected their lives. In addition to identifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814332803
• ISBN13: 9780814332801
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"