Several scholars have outlined the impact of feminist thought on the different Jewish denominations (e.g. Although Orthodoxy and Hassidism still offer women no such public role, "there is no going back on the feminist revolution" ( The more liberal denominations (Recontructionist, Reform, and Conservative) now accept women as leaders and rabbis within congregational life and so previously silenced and marginalized voices are now heard. While neither feminism nor Judaism is monolithic, the impact of the former on the latter is demonstrable. "įeminism has affected North American religious practice for three decades, and as a result, the language of worship is being transformed. "It is in this everyday world that I curt certain ideas and theories matter, because with each dirty dish that I wash as I talk and listen, I experience how they affect my life. Bringing Practice to Theory: A Case Study of Language Use in Jewish Feminist Worship
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