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Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition
One of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experience.
Book Details
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publish Date: Sep 1st, 1998
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: Revised - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.04in - 6.04in - 0.49in - 0.71lb
- EAN: 9780231096614
- Categories: • LGBTQ+ Studies - Lesbian Studies• Judaism - General• Jewish - General
About the Author
Rebecca Alpert is assistant professor of religion and women's studies at Temple University and is a codirector of the Women's Studies Program. She is the coauthor ofExploring Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach.
Praise for this book
An excellent resource for scholars of both Jewish and lesbian cultures in the United States.-- "American Studies International"
A solid contribution to both Jewish feminism and lesbian and gay studies, breaking new ground in its focus on transforming Jewish religious life from a lesbian perspective.-- "Women's Review of Books"
An extremely valuable and visionary source for Jewish lesbians who long to be recognized and to participate fully in mainstream synagogue life.... The author is to be congratulated for bravely taking on such an all-consuming topic and writing such an accessible, powerful and provocative book.-- "Lambda Book Report"