Jeremy Rosen
Women in Judaism
Summary
There has always been gender inequality in male-dominated society. In this session, Jeremy Rosen provides a brief overview of women throughout Jewish history who have made significant contributions but haven’t received adequate recognition. He also examines the role of women in Judaism from a religious perspective and explores potential solutions to address gender inequality.
Jeremy Rosen
Manchester-born Jeremy Rosen was educated at Cambridge University England and Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He has practiced as an orthodox rabbi, as principal of Carmel College in the UK, and as professor at the Faculty for Comparative Religion in Antwerp, Belgium. He has written and lectured extensively in the UK and the US, where he now resides and was the rabbi of the Persian-Jewish community in Manhattan.
No, I think it’s a matter of choice. Some people like to have different spaces, some people don’t, and therefore it’s a matter of choice. There are synagogues where you can sit next to each other, so go to those, but don’t try to impose your views on people who want something different.
Well, I suppose they do because they say sheitel is a question of modesty. Feminism, does not mean being the same as men, but women having the opportunities to do what they want to do, and that’s what really matters.
Yes they do, and it’s up to Sephardi women to set up their own services if they want to. There’s a cultural difference. Most Sephardim still are influenced by 1,000 years of living under Islam, and therefore it’s going to take time for alternatives to come. I’m not saying alternatives necessarily will or should, but there we are.