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We will examine a number of medieval texts and discuss the challenges in searching for women’s stories and histories when reading traditional Jewish texts written by men for male audiences.
In this session, we’ll explore how recent shifts in moral philosophy can help us understand why the rabbis require that a judge on a Sanhedrin be a parent. What do the rabbis think that the experience of parenting teaches a potential judge? How does this help us understand what it means to be a halakhic… Continue reading “The Pain of Raising Children” Using Care Ethics to Understand Jewish Leadership
In this 3-part series we’ll explore how the experience of caring for others in need—including young children, the sick, and the elderly— shapes our religious lives. Using sources ranging from the Talmud to contemporary philosophy, we’ll consider how experiences of care enrich our understanding of halakhah and religious obligation, and how these experiences can help… Continue reading Finding the Forefathers and Mothers in Prayer and Piyyut
Beruriah is the only female scholar mentioned by name in the Talmud. She is simultaneously a part of the rabbinic world of Torah study and also an outsider to it. This podcast discusses the texts in which she appears and considesr the challenge of reconciling one’s own sensibilities with a broader tradition of learning.
