Holidays and Religious Traditions
How Judaism Honors New Mothers, From Medieval Embroidery to New Traditions Today
Professor Lisa Fishbayn Joffe explores the Jewish history and traditions that value and celebrate motherhood.
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"The introduction of bat mitzvah was a steppingstone to expanding roles for women in every part of the Jewish world," scholar Lisa Fishbayn Joffe argues.
In a new book, scholar Daniel C. Matt '72 traces Elijah's transformation from a zealous prophet fired by God to the harbinger of the Jewish messiah.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie '69 argues that worship over a computer can never substitute for praying together in person.