Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism /
Elizabeth Shanks Alexander.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015
- xviii, 281 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and indexes.
"The rule that exempts women from rituals that need to be performed at specific times (so-called timebound, positive commandments) has served for centuries to stabilize Jewish gender. It has provided a rationale for women's centrality at home and their ab
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Women in Judaism.;Sex role;Feminism;Jewish women--Religious aspects;Judaism;Religious aspects;Judaism.;Religious life.