Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

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The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance ( JOFA ), an association of feminists who profess Jewish Orthodoxy , was founded in 1997. The aim was to " expand the spiritual, ritual, intellectual and political opportunities for women within the framework of Halacha or the Jewish religious law".

History and program

According to its website, JOFA understands its mission as advocating for a “meaningful participation” to the fullest possible extent by women in family life, worship, teaching houses and Jewish community life in general within the framework of Halacha.

JOFA was founded in 1997 after the first international conference on feminism and orthodoxy hosted by the Jewish-American writer Blu Greenberg . Greenberg was a co-founder and first president of JOFA. JOFA grew out of a small group at Greenberg's kitchen table and developed into a professionally equipped international alliance that is active in North America, Israel and England.

See also

Web links

Secondary literature

  • Rachel Adler: Feminist Judaism: Past and Future. In: Crosscurrents. Winter 2002, Volume 51, No. 4.
  • Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman, Elana Maryles Sztokman: Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools. Brandeis University Press, 2013.
  • Blu Greenberg: On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition. Jewish Publication Society of America, 1981, ISBN 0-8276-0226-X .
  • Blu Greenberg: Will There Be Orthodox Women Rabbis? In: Judaism. 33.1, Winter 1984, pp. 23-33.
  • Blu Greenberg: Is Now the Time for Orthodox Women Rabbis? In: moment. December 1992, pp. 50-53, 74.
  • Debra Nussbaum Cohen: The women's movement, Jewish identity and the story of a religion transformed. In: TheJewishWeek June 17, 2004.
  • Tamar Ross : Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism. Brandeis University Press, 2004.
  • Elana Maryles Sztokman: The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World. Hadassah Brandeis Institute, UPNE, 2011.
  • Joel B. Wolowelsky: Feminism and Orthodox Judaism. In: Judaism. 188, 47: 4, 1998, pp. 499-507.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mission
  2. ^ History