A Time to Rend, a Time to Sew: Social Change in Israeli Halachic Feminism

What is the best way to promote social change: evolution, revolution, or perhaps a bit of both?

A Time to Rend, A Time to Sew: Strategies for Social Change in Israeli Halachic Feminism

In this two-part class, Masua Sagiv asks, “What is the best way to promote social change: evolution, revolution, or perhaps a bit of both?” By analyzing legal strategies adopted by activists in the halachic feminist struggle in Israel, she teaches about socio-religious change in the Jewish state.

Part 1

Part 2

 

NOTE: This series was part of our Hartman Summer 2020 month-long celebration of Jewish ideas, All Together Now

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