In April of 2001, the headline in the Los Angeles Times read, -Doubting the Story of the Exodus.- It covered a sermon that had been delivered by the rabbi of a prominent local congregation over the holiday of Passover. In it, he said, -The truth is that virtually every modern archeologist who has investigated the story of the exodus, with very few exceptions, agrees that the way the Bible describes the exodus is not the way it happened, if it happened at all.- This seeming challenge to the biblical story captivated the local public. Yet as the rabbi himself acknowledged, his sermon...
In April of 2001, the headline in the Los Angeles Times read, -Doubting the Story of the Exodus.- It covered a sermon that had been delivere...
In April of 2001, the headline in the Los Angeles Timesread, -Doubting the Story of the Exodus.- It covered a sermon that had been delivered by the rabbi of a prominent local congregation over the holiday of Passover. In it, he said, -The truth is that virtually every modern archeologist who has investigated the story of the exodus, with very few exceptions, agrees that the way the Bible describes the exodus is not the way it happened, if it happened at all.- This seeming challenge to the biblical story captivated the local public. Yet as the rabbi himself acknowledged, his sermon contained...
In April of 2001, the headline in the Los Angeles Timesread, -Doubting the Story of the Exodus.- It covered a sermon that had been delivered by the ra...
Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the preservation of Jewish beliefs and values, only recently have their contributions and achievements received sustained scholarly attention. Scholars have begun to investigate Jewish women's domestic, economic, intellectual, spiritual, and creative roles in Jewish life from biblical times to the present. Yet little of this important work has filtered down beyond specialists in their respective academic fields. Women and Judaism brings the broad...
Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the preservation o...
Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the preservation of Jewish beliefs and values, only recently have their contributions and achievements received sustained scholarly attention. Scholars have begun to investigate Jewish women's domestic, economic, intellectual, spiritual, and creative roles in Jewish life from biblical times to the present. Yet little of this important work has filtered down beyond specialists in their respective academic fields. Women and Judaism brings the broad new...
Although women constitute half of the Jewish population and have always played essential roles in ensuring Jewish continuity and the preservation o...
