Sexism In Israel
Sexism in Israel manifests differently in different categories of Israeli population and culture. Jews Sexism in Jewish population is mainly a byproduct of the traditional role of women in Judaism, especially Orthodox Judaism. In 2014, Reform Judaism, Reform Jewish feminist sociologist Elana Maryles Sztokman published a book called ''The War on Women in Israel'' describing her perception of the misogyny observed in Israel's public space.Elana Maryles Sztokman, ''The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism is Stifling the Voice of a Nation'', 2014, According to ''Publishers Weekly'', Sztokman chronicles how the demands of an ultra-Orthodox minority led to the removal of women's imagery and presence from public venues on the pretext of modesty. Her book analyzes sexism in the Israeli army, legislature, and Orthodox rabbinical courts. According to an editor at Haaretz newspaper, girls and boys are treated differently from preschool. Attending a school party, she claime ...
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Women In Judaism
The role of women in Judaism is determined by the Hebrew Bible, the Oral Law (the corpus of rabbinic literature), by custom, and by cultural factors. Although the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature mention various female role models, religious law treats women differently in various circumstances. According to a 2017 study by the Pew Research Center, women are slightly more numerous among worldwide Jewish population (52%). Gender has a bearing on familial lines: In traditional Judaism, Jewishness is passed down through the mother, although the father's name is used to describe sons and daughters in the Torah, e. g., "Dinah, daughter of Jacob". The status of Levi is only given to a Jewish male descended patrilineally from Levi; likewise a Kohen descends from Aharon, the first Kohen. A Bat-Kohen or Bat-Levi has that status from her Jewish father with the corresponding HaKohen/HaLevi title. Biblical times Compared to men, relatively few women are mentioned in the Bible by ...
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