Women At The Seder: A Passover Haggadah (English and Hebrew Edition) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881258695 ISBN 13: 9780881258691

Publisher: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Women at the Seder is a traditional Passover Haggadah whose commentary celebrates one of the great transformations of the Torah community during this past century: the emergence of women from the privacy of their home "tents" to the public arena of the synagogue and Torah study halls without abandoning in any way their central traditional role as the cornerstone of the home and family.
The commentary includes rabbinic comments on women associated with the Exodus, a discussion of those relevant aspects of Jewish law that apply to women, and homilies-divrei Torah by women for the seder, many written especially for this volume. In a generation, it should seem quaint that it was noteworthy that women's divrei Torah constituted a significant part of a Haggadah commentary. That will be cause for yet additional rejoicing, as women's contributions on all levels of Torah scholarship will have become even more commonplace.

About this title

About the Author:

Joel B. Wolowelsky is Dean of the Faculty at the Yeshivah of Flatbush, where he teaches mathematics and Jewish Philosophy.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Today we take it for granted that women will not only learn Torah at advanced levels, but also develop professional halakhic competence," writes Wolowelsky, the dean of the faculty at the Yeshivah of Flatbush. This traditional haggadah is designed to honor and celebrate those achievements. Its commentary includes rabbinic discussion of various questions related to Passover in general and women in particular: are firstborn daughters expected to fast on the day before Passover, as well as firstborn sons? What do Miriam and the other prophetesses of the Hebrew Bible have to teach women of today? Which of the mitzvot (commandments) are women obligated to keep, and which may they choose to keep? Throughout, Wolowelsky defers primarily to Ashkenazic practice, but sometimes mentions Sephardic customs as well. In addition to traditional rabbinic sources, he draws upon the work of two well-known women scholars, Nechama Leibowitz and Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0881258695
• ISBN 13: 9780881258691
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 105
• Editor: Wolowelsky Joel B.