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The Path of Moses: Scholarly Essay on the Case of Women in Religious Faith
by Mózes Salamon
Series: - The Brill Reference Library of Judaism, Volume: 73
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Writing in the late 19th century, Mózes Salamon, rabbi of a small Hungarian community, hoped to convince his fellow rabbis to recognize women as equally privileged members of the People Israel. The result was his The Path of Moses: A Scholarly Essay on the Case of Women in Religious Faith, a ground-breaking enquiry into the causes of womenâs exclusion from most of Judaismâs religious practices. Predating contemporary feminism, it gave early expression to ideas found in todayâs religious feminist critique of womenâs role in Judaism, thus undermining attempts to dismiss those ideas as shallowly mimicking fashionable secular opinion. The Path of Moses is here published for the first time in English, accompanied by the Hebrew original, an introduction, and commentary.
Julia Schwartzmann, Ph.D. (1991), Hebrew University, is a Senior Lecturer of Jewish Thought at Western Galilee College. She has published papers on medieval Jewish thinkersâ attitude toward women and femininity, contemporary writings by religious women, and gendered discourse in Israeli religious society.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
â1âThe Significance of Netiv Moshe: Maamar Mehkari Ê¿al Mishpat haNashim baEmunah
â2âHistorical Background
â3âRabbi Mózes Salamon (1838â1912)
â4âNetiv Moshe: Maamar Mehkari Ê¿al Mishpat haNashim baEmunah
â5âThe Roots of Gender Inequality in Judaism
â6âThe Main Arguments
â7âExamples of Gender Inequality
â8âOutstanding Women
â9âClosing Remarks
â10âNotes on the Translation
English Translation and Hebrew Original
Translatorâs Notes to the Text
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction
â1âThe Significance of Netiv Moshe: Maamar Mehkari Ê¿al Mishpat haNashim baEmunah
â2âHistorical Background
â3âRabbi Mózes Salamon (1838â1912)
â4âNetiv Moshe: Maamar Mehkari Ê¿al Mishpat haNashim baEmunah
â5âThe Roots of Gender Inequality in Judaism
â6âThe Main Arguments
â7âExamples of Gender Inequality
â8âOutstanding Women
â9âClosing Remarks
â10âNotes on the Translation
English Translation and Hebrew Original
Translatorâs Notes to the Text
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
For all interested in religious feminism, 19th century Central European social history, Jewish Enlightenment, early modern Jewish literature, and 19th century halakhic literature.