Evergreen
Klezmer Music
Ashkenazi "Old Country" music found new life in America in the late 20th century.
Interfaith Weddings
Love can't always conquer--couples have difficult decisions to make when they embark on an interfaith marriage.
Feminist Perspectives on Jewish Studies
Considering the role of gender in producing knowledge about Judaism.
Reshaping Jewish Memory
In the Torah, women are absent at the covenantal moment; to make up for this, Jewish history must be reconstructed.
God’s Gender: A Traditionalist View
If we reject male God language, we lose a powerful metaphor: the husband-wife relationship between God and the Jews.
Judaism and the Other
The various ways Jewish law distinguishes between Jews and gentiles.
Women in Rabbinic Literature
The rabbis of the Talmud designated specific female roles and activities, and were wary of women's nature, but they also tempered biblical laws that caused hardships for women.
Women in the Bible
In the Bible, women are sometimes portrayed as men's equals and other times as men's subordinates — or property.
Overview: Women in Traditional Jewish Sources
What the Bible, Talmud and other classic texts say about women and their roles.
Engendering Judaism
Because the evolution of Judaism is affected by social conditions, it can be actively developed to be gender sensitive.