Fertility and Jewish Law
Feminist Perspectives on Orthodox Responsa Literature
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Ronit Irshai | ISBN: | 9781611682410 |
| Publisher: | Brandeis University Press | Publication: | June 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Brandeis University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ronit Irshai |
| ISBN: | 9781611682410 |
| Publisher: | Brandeis University Press |
| Publication: | June 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Brandeis University Press |
| Language: | English |
This book presents, from the perspective of feminist jurisprudence and feminist and liberal bioethics, a complete study of Jewish law (halakhah) on contemporary reproductive issues such as birth control, abortion, and assisted fertility. Irshai examines these issues to probe gender-based values that underlie the interpretations and determinations reached by modern practitioners of halakhah. Her primary goal is to tell, through common halakhic tools, a different halakhic story, one that takes account of the female narrative and its missing perspective.
This book presents, from the perspective of feminist jurisprudence and feminist and liberal bioethics, a complete study of Jewish law (halakhah) on contemporary reproductive issues such as birth control, abortion, and assisted fertility. Irshai examines these issues to probe gender-based values that underlie the interpretations and determinations reached by modern practitioners of halakhah. Her primary goal is to tell, through common halakhic tools, a different halakhic story, one that takes account of the female narrative and its missing perspective.
