Rereading The Rabbis
Author | : Judith Hauptman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2019-04-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429966200 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429966202 |
Rating | : 4/5 (202 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rereading The Rabbis written by Judith Hauptman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully acknowledging that Judaism, as described in both the Bible and the Talmud, was patriarchal, Judith Hauptman demonstrates that the rabbis of the Talmud made significant changes in key areas of Jewish law in order to benefit women. Reading the texts with feminist sensibilities, recognizing that they were written by men and for men and that the