"In other contexts, I have written about the notion of "feminism as life process," suggesting that women's attempts to mold their destiny and achieve autonomy may take various directions at successive stages of life." I now understand that for the dozens of women whose stories are chronicled in this book, Judaism, too, was a life process. At different points in the life cycle, Jewish women-whatever their inherited traditions have chosen to identify with particular Jewish values or institutions in which they discover meaning. (Introduction)"
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Joyce Antler
Joyce Antler is an author and editor, and was a professor at Brandeis University. She is Jewish and lives in the USA.
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