SRS 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Moses Mendelssohn, Centrality, Bar And Bat Mitzvah
31 Jul 2018
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10/16/17 (9) embodying tradition: the centrality of practice. Among all the prescriptions and ordinances of the mosaic law, there is not a single one which says: you shall believe or not believe. Faith is not commanded, for it accepts no other commands than those that come to it by way of conviction. " moses mendelsohn (1729-1786), in. In your textbook, patriarchy is defined as the institutionalization of male dominance over women and children in the family and the extension of male dominance over women in society in general". (jakobsch, p. 40, quoting lerner. In religious traditions, patriarchy manifests itself in : representations of the divine, scriptural narratives, liturgical roles, religious rituals, domestic regulations, dress. Feminism: the social, political, and intellectual movement of (mostly) women critiquing patriarchy, moving toward a more egalitarian society, and reconceiving traditions from women"s perspectives. There is perhaps no question so fraught as who is a jew?" in contemporary.
