Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site
by Phyllis Chesler
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An Inspiration to All Who Struggle for Religious and Gender Equality "Our souls yearn to pray, in peace, in the sacred place, to read from our holy Torah, together with other Jewish women." --from the In Israel today, the historic Western Wall, known as the Kotel, a holy site for Jewish people, is under the religious authority of the Orthodox rabbinate. Women have only limited rights to practice Jewish ritual in its precincts. This passionate book documents the legendary grassroots and legal show more struggle of a determined group of Jewish women from Israel, the United States, and other parts of the world--known as the Women of the Wall--to win the right to pray out loud together as a group, according to Jewish law; wear ritual objects; and read from Torah scrolls at the Western Wall. Eyewitness accounts of physical violence and intimidation, inspiring personal stories, and interpretations of legal and classical Jewish (halakhic) texts bring to life the historic and ongoing struggle that the Women of the Wall face in their everyday fight for religious and gender equality. show lessTags
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Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology. A best-selling author, legendary feminist leader, retired psychotherapist, she is the author of fifteen books, including the landmark classic Women and Madness and most recently An American Bride in Kabul, which won a National Jewish Book Award. Dr. Chesler is a Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the show more Middle East Forum. She is a very proud mother and grandmother. She invites readers to visit her website, www.phyllis-chesler.com. show less
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 296.4 — Religion Other religions Judaism Rites, Services, Practice
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- BM729 .W6 .W67 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Judaism Judaism Practical Judaism Jewish way of life. Spiritual life. Mysticism. Personal
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