I find the overarching question for this text fantastic as it truly provides a broad but specific dimension for readers – “How can we make sex holy as feminist Jews while grappling with the gender injustices that emerge through the male-centered textual tradition?” I found the story about the rabbi and the prostitute very interesting, […]
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Brainstorming Project Topics
• Relationships of Jews and non-Jews • Israel • Jew’s positioning in authority (women or men) The first topic I find interesting is “relationships of Jews and non-Jews.” I personally like this one because I am not Jewish. I know there are overlaps between my faith and Judaism, but it would be really cool to […]
“Divorcing Ba’al: The Sex of Ownership in Jewish Marriage”
This reading is really interesting in regards to Jewish marriage. I have known for awhile that there are specific “laws” regarding marriage for each religion. For my own religion, I don’t even fully understand the marriage process, so I surely was unaware of the specifics for Judaism. I find some of the overlaps really fascinating […]
In-Class Writing 2/30
In today’s class, I truly thought it was beautiful that we were freely able to talk about perspectives on issues that have not only been affecting our nation but our campus as well. This definitely does not happen in other classes where professors hold a class session or even just fifteen minutes for students to […]
Fuchs, Introduction to Jewish Feminism
This reading was a bit complex for me to clearly comprehend, so I decided to take notes throughout and then break them down to summarize my findings in an effort to better understand the main focuses that the author was making about women’s studies and Jewish women’s studies. Fuchs offers an examination of the relationship between […]
“The Manila Envelope” & “Controlling Our Own Technologies”
I really resonate with the chapter titled “The Manila Envelope.” When I was growing up, my mom would keep all my assignments, tests, report cards, and artwork. If there was work of mine that had to be returned back to school, my mom would make a paper copy of it. If my childhood artwork pertains […]
What is the Bible?
The Bible is a sacred text utilized in Christianity. It consists of the Old and New Testaments which were written by the Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament consists of Scripture that was B.C., or before Christ, while the New Testament was written A.D. or […]
Proverbs 31:26-30
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” […]
Peskowitz, “What’s in a Name?”
This reading was short yet challenging. Normally, I find longer readings to be more complex; however, I have a feeling that the overall intricacy of this text can be attributed to it not being very recently published. In the first page, I found the claims challenging feminist studies in religion very interesting. Due to its […]
Reading Ourselves: Writing Portfolio Review
Over the course of this first semester, my writing has changed only for the better through my FYS. We have read pieces full of controversy and problematic themes, which has broadened my writing style. I learned how to properly incorporate counter arguments as well, which is something crucial to an essay with a claim to […]
