The Role of Women in Judaism When we look at some of the written as well as unwritten laws of Judaism, it’s not too hard to see why there is a big push in the feminist movement to reshape the roles of women in Judaism. Many women believe that their roles in Judaism are inferior to that of men, and they are attempting to shift some of the emphasis away from men and towards …showed first 75 words of 2894 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2894 total…It is only the Orthodox sect of Judaism, which still remains virtually unaffected by the feminist movement, that holds on to their traditional suppressive laws, and views concerning women’s roles. This is due to the fact that they view feminism, as irrelevant to Orthodox Judaism, seeing as any attempt to adapt to feminism would undermine Jewish values and “ul! timately erode Jewish existence” (Beecher). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. women in judaism, Koltun 2. Judaism and femininty, beecher