Blanche Greenberg, a. k. a. Blu Greenberg (born 1936) is an American writer specializing in Modern Orthodox Judaism and women's issues. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance She is the author of On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition (1981) and Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust (1994).
Greenberg is active in the movement to bridge the gulf between Orthodox Judaism and feminism. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate In 1997 and 1998, she chaired the first and second International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy, and is co-founder and first president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA was founded in 1997 with the aim of "expand the spiritual ritual intellectual and political opportunities for women with the framework She has also tried to build bridges between women of different faiths by helping to set up "Women of Faith," and by her involvement in the "Dialogue Project," which seeks to unite Jewish and Palestinian women. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn She lectures widely at universities and to Jewish communities in the United States and elsewhere. [1]
She received the Woman Who Made A Difference award on January 26, 2000 from the American Jewish Congress Commission for Women's Equality during a ceremony at the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the [2]
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Greenberg has an MA in clinical psychology from the City University of New York, and an MS in Jewish history from Yeshiva University. Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious legal and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience The following is a list of Jewish Feminists organized alphabetically Jewish feminists Rachel Adler is associate professor of Modern Jewish Thought and Judaism and Gender at the School of Religion University of Southern California and the Hebrew Union College Tova Hartman is a Professor of Education at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in Gender studies, and author of books on the Role of Rabbi Judith Rebecca Hauptman (born 1943 is a Feminist Jewish Talmudic scholar Paula Hyman is the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University and president of the American Academy of Jewish Research Dr Judith Plaskow is Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College. Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University Mendel Shapiro, a Jerusalem lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi is the author of a Halakhic analysis (pdf in which he argued that women could be called Rabbi Dr Daniel Sperber is a professor of Talmud at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and an expert in Classical philology, history of Jewish Trude Weiss-Rosmarin ( June 17, 1908 &ndash June 26, 1989) was a Jewish German - American writer editor scholar Dr Joel B Wolowelsky is Dean of the Faculty at the Yeshivah of Flatbush high school and an author on topics pertaining to the Role of women in Judaism and The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA was founded in 1997 with the aim of "expand the spiritual ritual intellectual and political opportunities for women with the framework Background The National Council of Jewish Women is an organization dedicated to community action and forward social movement according to 14 core principles based on and Kehillat Shira Hadasha in Jerusalem was founded in 2001 by a group of Jerusalem residents including Tova Hartman. Aguna ( Hebrew: עגונה, plural agunot; literally 'anchored or chained' is a halachic term for a Jewish woman who is "chained" Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Betrothal ( shiddukhin) In Jewish law (halakha Betrothal (shiddukhin or Engagement is defined as the mutual promise between A minyan (מנין lit to count number; pl minyanim) in Judaism refers to the Quorum required for certain religious This article is about commandments in Judaism For the Jewish rite of passage see Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah ( Hebrew: מצוה Partnership minyan (pl partnership minyanim) is a term used by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA to describe a prayer group that according to its adherents The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. Jewish history is the History of the Jewish people, faith, and culture. Yeshiva University is a private Jewish University in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. [3] She is married to Rabbi Irving Greenberg, who is also a well-known author and professor. Irving Greenberg, also known as Yitz Greenberg, is a Jewish-American scholar and author
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Publications
- (1998) King Solomon and Queen of Sheba. Pitspopany Press; Book & Toy edition: ISBN 0-943706-76-9
- (1994) Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust. Ktav Publishing House. ISBN 0-88125-490-8
- (1985) How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household. Fireside. ISBN 0-671-60270-5
- (1981) On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition. Jewish Publication Society of America. ISBN 0-8276-0226-X
- "Will There Be Orthodox Women Rabbis?". Judaism 33. 1 (Winter 1984): 23-33.
- "Is Now the Time for Orthodox Women Rabbis?". Moment Dec. 1992: 50-53, 74.
See also
- Jewish feminism
- Role of women in Judaism
- Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
- Ms. magazine rejects AJC ad honoring three Israeli women
References
- Greenberg profile, Belief. Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious legal and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA was founded in 1997 with the aim of "expand the spiritual ritual intellectual and political opportunities for women with the framework Ms is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding net
External links
Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution from the Jewish Women's Archive
Further reading
- "Orthodox, Feminist, and Proud of it", Belief. net, undated, retrieved January 27, 2006
- Website of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
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