Abstract

Recent research has emphasized the central role of Jewish education in forming and maintaining a strong Jewish identity. This essay examines several approaches which integrate intensive Jewish education and feminist goals. While focusing upon specific curricular objectives—women in Jewish history and female biblical figures—, the essay also stresses the use of feminist analysis and contemporary women's scholarship as means to a more gender-equal Jewish educational environment. The challlenges of merging Jewish and feminist educational aims are thus addressed.

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