Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in spirituality and religious texts, as well as an exciting expansion of women's participation and leadership in Jewish life. This unique three-volume collaboration brings together women writers, rabbis and scholars to create the first comprehensive work on Jewish lifecycle that fully includes women's perspectives.
Lifecycles, V. 2 explores the impact that biblical texts have on our lives―and the impact our lives have on those texts. It delves into the human themes found both in the first five books of the Bible, and in women’s lives today, themes of:
With a rich diversity of voices, the contributors show us how to understand the power of biblical texts, and then how to use those texts to find our own connections of self, spirit and community.
Introductions by Orenstein and Litman offer a broader context for the concepts explored in each section, and an afterword provides further advice on "Engaging with Torah," including a section on how to create a midrash. In a personal, insightful and creative style, Lifecycles, V. 2 opens opportunities for us to grow from the intersection of the texts of our heritage and the lessons of our lives.
Contributors:
Martha Ackelsberg · Penina V. Adelman · Rachel Adler · Arlene Agus · Meg Akabas · Rebecca T. Alpert · Amy Bardack · Barbara Eve Breitman · Esther Cameron · Nina Beth Cardin · Amy Eilberg · Dianne O. Esses · Ruth S. Fagen · Emily Feigenson · Merle Feld · Miriam Flock · Debbie Friedman · Judith Glass · Debra Orenstein · Jane Rachel Litman · Zilla Jane Goodman · Barbara D. Holender · Vicki Hollander · Margaret Holub · Beth Huppin · Shirley Idelson · Francine Klagsbrun · Gail Labovitz · Ellen LeVee · Rose L. Levinson · Jane Rachel Litman · Leah Bat Luria · Jody Elizabeth Myers · Michelle Nordon · Vanessa L. Ochs · Debra Orenstein · Alicia Ostriker · Judith Plaskow · Ora Horn Prouser · Einat Ramon · Rosie Rosenzweig · Susan Schnur · Drorah O’Donnell Setel · Alice Shalvi · Gloria Steinem · Ellen M. Umansky · Sheila Peltz Weinberg · Florence Weinberger · Shohama Harris Wiener · Elizabeth Weiss Stern · Elana Zaiman · Leora R. Zeitlin
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"An extraordinary collection...illuminates the Bible through the prism of the experience of Jewish women.... A 'must' for all who cherish serious Torah scholarship as it relates to the life experience of contemporary Jewish women and men."
―Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen, professor of sociology, Gratz College; editor, Celebration and Renewal: Rites of Passage in Judaism
“A marvelous anthology of essays, poetry, text interpretation and challenging insights which provides all readers, male and female alike, with a wealth of material to fortify us on our own spiritual journeys.”
―Norman J. Cohen, provost, Hebrew Union College; author, Self, Struggle & Change: Family Conflict Stories in Genesis
“An indispensable resource for all people for whom the Hebrew Bible remains a privileged place to meet the Living God.”
―Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, Garrett Theological Seminary
“Both the process and content are extraordinary and transformative.... I did, and I imagine most people will, emerge richer as a human being.”
―Rabbi Arthur Waskow, pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal; author, Down-to-Earth Judaism and Godwrestling―Round 2
“This magnificent collection opens the Torah to women’s experience and opens women’s lives through the Torah.”
―Ann Swidler, professor of sociology, University of California at Berkeley; author, Talk of Love; coauthor, Habits of the Heart and Inequality by Design
Rabbi Debra Orenstein is an acclaimed teacher, speaker and scholar-in-residence. Before repatriating back to New Jersey in 2010 to become spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Israel in Emerson, she spent twenty years as an instructor at the American Jewish University and a pulpit rabbi in Los Angeles. Rabbi Orenstein is the author and editor of five books, including Lifecycles 1: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones and Lifecycles 2: Jewish Women on Biblical Themes in Contemporary Life (both Jewish Lights). A seventh generation rabbi, she is also an alumna of the first entering class to include women at The Jewish Theological Seminary. For downloadable teachings and scholar-in-residence information, please visit www.RabbiDebra.com.
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