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Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to make the religious, legal, and social status of Jewish women equal to that of Jewish men in Judaism. Feminist movements, with varying approaches and successes, have opened up within all major branches of the Jewish religion.
Jewish Radical Feminism is a 2018 book by Joyce Antler (b. 1942). [1] Antler is a Professor Emerita of American Jewish History and Culture, and of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University .
Many Jewish feminist thinkers, including Judith Plaskow and Rachel Adler support the addition of female-centered language into the liturgy. [115] Some authors disagree with this premise. Cynthia Ozick, for example, is very critical of this technique, and argues that using female god language would be equivalent to the reassumption of idolatry.
This is an alphabetical list of Jewish feminists. Jewish feminists Bella Abzug (1920–1998) [1] Kathy Acker; Arlene Agus (1949–2024) Chantal Akerman (1950–2015 ...
As feminism in Israeli society developed, a distinction began to form between Ashkenazi (Jews of European origin) and Mizrachi (Jews of Middle Eastern origin) forms of feminism. A rift formed along ethnic lines, as Mizrachi activists felt excluded and marginalized from mainstream women's movements.
Gender as it relates to Jewish studies has drawn increasing scholarly interest due in part to the founding of the Association for Jewish Studies' Woman's caucus in 1968, as well as gender studies and Jewish studies gaining interest as areas of academic study in the 1980s and fueled as well by popular and academic attention to Jewish feminism.
Orthodox Jewish feminists participate in a number of organized and informal activities which both demonstrate their commitment to their values as both feminists and as Orthodox Jews. Holding conferences [ 14 ] of various kinds is a major activity that Orthodox Jewish feminists use to educate, show recognition, and strengthen the movement.
As a collective running since the 1980s, B'not Esh inspired many Jewish feminist projects, conferences, books, and other initiatives. [4] The group's first meeting was held on March 30, 1981, and held in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. The meeting became the space for the group's essential activities, and the event has taken place annually since ...