Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue : A Survey of History Halakhah and Contemporary Realities

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Daughters of the King explains womens involvement in and around the synagogue from its antecedents in the biblical period to contemporary times. The role of women in the synagogue is a most timely but potentially divisive issue. Grossman and Haut have demonstrated the historical diversity of womens roles in Judaism to record first-person accounts of the innovative practices now being introduced for and by women throughout the Jewish community and to consider how these new realities will help to shape the religious life of Jewish women in the future. The contributors represent an interdisciplinary approach to the subject drawing from history anthropology sociology medieval studies womens studies Jewish law the Bible the Talmud and rabbinic thought.