Judaism:
Bibliography
Gottlieb, Lynn, She Who Dwells Within: A Feminist Vision
of a Renewed Judaism, New York, Harper Collins, 1995.
 Among
the first ordained women Rabbis, Lynn Gottlieb weaves together
feminism, mysticism, poetry, storytelling and retelling. "She
Who Dwells Within" is a title of the Shekinah. —Rachael
Stark, c. 2002 |
Graves, Robert and Raphael Patai, Hebrew Myths: The
Book of Genesis, New
York, McGraw-Hill 1963.
Commentary on Genesis that includes Goddesses and a variety
of Gods. Robert Graves is better known as a mystical poet than
a literal scholar, but regardless, this is a great source. —Rachael
Stark, c. 2002 |
Greenberg,
Blu, How To Run a Traditional Jewish Household,
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1983.
A
very traditional and very thorough description of how Orthodox
Jewish women, men, children and families are supposed to worship
and live. A great source for details of old rituals that UU
Jews might want to reinterpret, like the use of the mikvah or
Shabbat candle lighting. —Rachael Stark, c. 2002 |
Lilith Magazine, 250 West 57th Street #2432, New York,
New York, 10107,
(212) 757-0818, http://www.lilith.org,
$18 a year subscription.
The
first widely circulated magazine for Jewish feminist women.
Ranging from middle of the road to fairly far out. From 1976
to the present Lilith has published articles on topics as varied
as Goddesses, eco-feminist spirituality, Jewish divorce, lesbians
and Jewish hair. —Rachael Stark, c. 2002 |
Rosten. Leo, The Joys of Yiddish, New York,
Simon and Schuster, 1968.
At
once a usable Yiddish dictionary to look up words and phrases
and a hilarious description of Old Country and American Jewish
culture. A guide to Yiddishkeit in 500 pages. — Rachael
Stark, c. 2002 |
Waskow, Arthur, Seasons of Our Joy: A Celebration of
Modern Jewish Renewal, Boston, Beacon Press, 1982.
One
of the first of the modern environmental, progressive, egalitarian
reinterpretations of Jewish holidays. The Jewish Renewal movement
is a combination of feminist and egalitarian politics, eco-spirituality,
a hippie/New Age style and the ecstatic worship of the Hassidim.
A rich source for Jewish UUs. —Rachael Stark, c. 2002 |
Wasserfall, Rahel R., editor, Women and Water:
Menstruation in Jewish Life and Law, Brandeis University
Press, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1999
Feminist,
modernist, ethnic and very traditional perspectives on Jewish
female flesh. The symbolism as well as the day to day realities
of menstruation, sex, birth, birth control, marriage, kinship,
family and the mikvah in a variety of Jewish cultures and historical
eras. The second section "The Ethnographic and Anthropological
Tradition" describes women's rituals such as raucous mivkah
parties filled with bawdy song and dance. —Rachael Stark,
c. 2002 |
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