https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tbo-torah-classes-recordings--4333395enJudaismCopyright Rabbi Gila Chttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/50540a6f2739757f275d7b09b73b9c7c.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tbo-torah-classes-recordings--4333395Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:29:49 +0000Rabbi Gila CRabbi Gila Cfeeds@spreaker.comfalseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-the-source-of-gynophobia-in-traditional-judaism--42583856
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What Is The Source Of Gynophobia In Traditional Judaism?
Contemporary Instances of the Problem:
1. The War on Women in Israel by Dr. Elana Sztokman.
In the Foreword, Elana describes being brought to tears on an El Al flight from the U.S. when a Haredi man held up the departure for 30 minutes when he refused to sit next to her.
2. Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State: Israel’s Civil War by Susan Weiss and Nettie Gross-Horowitz.

Heart rending narratives of Agunot (chained women) adrift in the Rabbinic courts.


Portrayals of Women in the Hebrew Bible.
1. Sarah – expulsion of Hagar & Ishmael: Genesis- 21: 8-16.
2. Rebecca – gets Jacob to trick his father out of blessing: Genesis-27:2-30.
3. Tamar – tricks her father in law, Judah to impregnate her: genesis 38: 6-29.
4. Five daughters of tzlafchad succeed in persuading God to change law of inheritance of father’s land. - numbers 27: 1-11.
5. Achsaw daughter of Caleb persuades her husband Othniel to obtain land from her father; she then persuades her father to add sources of water for the arid land. - Joshua 15:16-19.
6. Huldah the prophetess, rather than Jeremiah, is asked to authenticate the Book of the Law found in the temple for the king. -2 kings 22:8-20
7. Deborah provides Israel exemplary leadership – Judges, Chapter 4

8. Esther decrees the observance of Purim - Esther 9: 29-32 ; decrees observance of Purim


Portrayals of Women in the Talmud. (Use Sefaria Web Site)
1. Rabbi Yossee berates his daughter for being attractive to men. Taanit 24a, line 5.
2. Rav’s anxiety about walking behind a woman. Kiddushin 81a, line 3.
3. Danger of proximity to a menstruating woman. Pesachim 111a, line 11
4. Pejorative characterization of women. Shabbat 152a, line 12]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42583856Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:27:26 +0000Rabbi Gila CClass given for Temple Beth Ora by Dr. Jack Goldberg, Dec. 19 2020 https://youtu.be/MMBUELgvO_o What Is The Source Of Gynophobia In Traditional Judaism? Contemporary Instances of the Problem: 1. The War on Women in Israel by Dr. Elana Sztokman. In...
https://youtu.be/MMBUELgvO_o

What Is The Source Of Gynophobia In Traditional Judaism?
Contemporary Instances of the Problem:
1. The War on Women in Israel by Dr. Elana Sztokman.
In the Foreword, Elana describes being brought to tears on an El Al flight from the U.S. when a Haredi man held up the departure for 30 minutes when he refused to sit next to her.
2. Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State: Israel’s Civil War by Susan Weiss and Nettie Gross-Horowitz.

Heart rending narratives of Agunot (chained women) adrift in the Rabbinic courts.


Portrayals of Women in the Hebrew Bible.
1. Sarah – expulsion of Hagar & Ishmael: Genesis- 21: 8-16.
2. Rebecca – gets Jacob to trick his father out of blessing: Genesis-27:2-30.
3. Tamar – tricks her father in law, Judah to impregnate her: genesis 38: 6-29.
4. Five daughters of tzlafchad succeed in persuading God to change law of inheritance of father’s land. - numbers 27: 1-11.
5. Achsaw daughter of Caleb persuades her husband Othniel to obtain land from her father; she then persuades her father to add sources of water for the arid land. - Joshua 15:16-19.
6. Huldah the prophetess, rather than Jeremiah, is asked to authenticate the Book of the Law found in the temple for the king. -2 kings 22:8-20
7. Deborah provides Israel exemplary leadership – Judges, Chapter 4

8. Esther decrees the observance of Purim - Esther 9: 29-32 ; decrees observance of Purim


Portrayals of Women in the Talmud. (Use Sefaria Web Site)
1. Rabbi Yossee berates his daughter for being attractive to men. Taanit 24a, line 5.
2. Rav’s anxiety about walking behind a woman. Kiddushin 81a, line 3.
3. Danger of proximity to a menstruating woman. Pesachim 111a, line 11
4. Pejorative characterization of women. Shabbat 152a, line 12]]>6337gynophobia,tbofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/queerly-beloved-pride-shabbat-torah-class--32480810For a video recording, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfz38CyyPJo]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32480810Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:44:29 +0000Rabbi Gila CGuest speaker Dr. Felice Lifshitz on Queering God, Torah and Am-Yirsael. For a video recording, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfz38CyyPJoFor a video recording, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfz38CyyPJo]]>3832blm,pride,tbofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/torah-study-with-yael-kanarek-regenderd-bible--28209156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28209156Sun, 24 May 2020 15:45:44 +0000Rabbi Gila CArtist Yael Kaarek talks about her "Regendered Bible" project, about the meaning of names in Torah and Toratah, and the power of adding voices to Torah.4199falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-your-time-an-introspection-on-the-counting-of-the-omer--27167502https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27167502Tue, 12 May 2020 16:14:57 +0000Rabbi Gila COur first ever joint study with Beit Daniel community from Tel Aviv. Rabbi Galia Sadan and Rabbi Gila Caine reflected on the practice of counting the Omer through chapter two in Messilat Yesharim, focusing on the Midah of Zehirut / watchfullness.5657mussar,omerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-on-your-doorposts--25615358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25615358Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:07:49 +0000Rabbi Gila COn the New Moon on Nissan 5780 (2020), in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic, we prepared ourselves for Pesach with this class on purification and protection.4591falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-miriam-in-a-church-full-of-marys--24833995https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24833995Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:07:34 +0000Rabbi Gila CThe Rev. Dr. Catherine Faith MacLean, Senior Minister at Saint Paul’s United Church in Edmonton joined us this Shabbat morning. Rev. MacLean added her own interpretation to the story of the Prophet Miriam, from a Christian perspective. This was the...4016falsefull