2009
January 2009
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Tue 20 Jan. B'nai Israel Synagogue, 27 Lloyd Street, Baltimore, 21202. Rabbi Gershon Grayman, 410-732-5454. B'nai Israel Congregation - [email][events]
Tuesday Evenings — 7:30–8:45 pm We study how Jewish men defined women and how women with economic power impacted the manner in which society ran and how rabbis issued rulings. This was a culture that was committed to Jewish religious law on one hand, yet insisted on affirming its humanity on the other. We study the synthesis that history records. The feminism of today has its roots in medieval Jewish culture. By understanding our past and the precedents it records, we better appreciate the decisions, conflicts and challenges in our Jewish present.