Holy Rebellion: Religious Feminism and the Transformation of Judaism and Women's Rights in Israel

An in—depth study of Jewish religion and law in Israel from a gendered perspective.

In Holy Rebellion, Ronit Irshai and Tanya Zion—Waldoks examine social change in Israel through a rigorous analysis of the shifting entanglements of religion, gender, and law in times of cultural transformation. They explore theological, halakhic, political, and sociological processes and show how they interact with one another in ways that advance women’s rights, as well as how they are met with a conservat...