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Modern Mothers in Traditional Religions

By: Tova Hartman Halbertal

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Modern Mothers in Traditional Religions

By: Tova Hartman Halbertal

The author interviewed mothers of teenage daughters in religious communities: Catholic in the USA and Orthodox Jews in Israel, to find out how to reconcile conflicting loyalties.

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0674008863

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Appropriately Subversive

Modern Mothers in Traditional Religions

By: Tova Hartman Halbertal

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Modern Mothers in Traditional Religions

By: Tova Hartman Halbertal

The author interviewed mothers of teenage daughters in religious communities: Catholic in the USA and Orthodox Jews in Israel, to find out how to reconcile conflicting loyalties.

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Are You Not a Man of God?

Devotion, Betrayal, and Social Criticism in Jewish Tradition

By: Tova Hartman,Charlie Buckholtz

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Are You Not a Man of God?

Devotion, Betrayal, and Social Criticism in Jewish Tradition

By: Tova Hartman,Charlie Buckholtz

Are You Not a Man of God? challenges the accepted readings of several iconic supporting characters from canonical stories of Jewish tradition. These characters have been appropriated throughout history to represent and reinforce central cultural values: the binding of Isaac and the religious value of sacrificing relationship for a higher purpose; the biblical Hannah, appropriated by the rabbis as an archetype of the spirit and practice of prayer; the Talmudic Beruriah and the significance of women's learning and knowledge; and the struggle for intellectual autonomy of the rabbis of the Talmudic story known by its tag-line, "It is not in heaven!" Tova Hartman and Charlie Buckholtz make use of religious, psychological, philosophical and literary perspectives to bring these characters to life in their multiple incarnations, examining the varied symbolic uses to which they have been put and their cultural impact. These are all texts that have been studied widely, and characters that are well known. This study shows, however, that the dominant interpretations have served to mask darker, more insightful, and ultimately more critical dimensions of these important figures. Hartman and Buckholtz discover muted voices of personal betrayal and criticism that resonate as damning social critiques of the rabbis themselves. These critiques often highlight the ways in which cultural authorities use, and abuse, their power, and the implications of these systemic moral failings for their legitimacy as communal leaders. In these voices of social criticism, the rabbis evince an awareness of their own vulnerability to such abuses and failings as well as their hurtful, marginalizing effects on members of less powerful social groups.

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Oxford University Press

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0199337438

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9780199337439

The Book of Separation

A Memoir

By: Tova Mirvis

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The Book of Separation

A Memoir

By: Tova Mirvis

The memoir of a woman who leaves her faith and her marriage and sets out to navigate the terrifying, liberating terrain of a newly mapless world Born and raised in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish family, Tova Mirvis committed herself to observing the rules and rituals prescribed by this way of life. After all, to observe was to be accepted and to be accepted was to be loved. She married a man from within the fold and quickly began a family. But over the years, her doubts became noisier than her faith, and at age forty she could no longer breathe in what had become a suffocating existence. Even though it would mean the loss of her friends, her community, and possibly even her family, Tova decides to leave her husband and her faith. After years of trying to silence the voice inside her that said she did not agree, did not fit in, did not believe, she strikes out on her own to discover what she does believe and who she really is. This will mean forging a new way of life not just for herself, but for her children, who are struggling with what the divorce and her new status as “not Orthodox” mean for them. This is a memoir about what it means to decide to heed your inner compass at long last. To free the part of yourself that has been suppressed, even if it means walking away from the only life you’ve ever known. Honest and courageous, Tova takes us through her first year outside her marriage and community as she learns to silence her fears and seek adventure on her own path to happiness.

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HarperCollins

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0544520548

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9780544520547

The Politics of Voter Suppression

defending and expanding Americans' right to vote

By: Tova Andrea Wang

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The Politics of Voter Suppression

defending and expanding Americans' right to vote

By: Tova Andrea Wang

The Politics of Voter Suppression arrives in time to assess actual practices at the polls this fall and to reengage with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. Tova Andrea Wang examines the history of how U.S. election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a new framework for analyzing current laws and policies. The tactics that have been employed to suppress voting in recent elections are not novel, she finds, but rather build upon the strategies used by a variety of actors going back nearly a century and a half. This continuity, along with the shift to a Republican domination of voter suppression efforts for the past fifty years, should inform what we think about reform policy today. Wang argues that activities that suppress voting are almost always illegitimate, while reforms that increase participation are nearly always legitimate. In short, use and abuse of election laws and policies to suppress votes has obvious detrimental impacts on democracy itself. Such activities are also harmful because of their direct impacts on actual election outcomes. Wang regards as beneficial any legal effort to increase the number of Americans involved in the electoral system. This includes efforts that are focused on improving voter turnout among certain populations typically regarded as supporting one party, as long as the methods and means for boosting participation are open to all. Wang identifies and describes a number of specific legitimate and positive reforms that will increase voter turnout.

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Cornell University Press

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0801466032

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9780801466038

Are You Not a Man of God?

Devotion, Betrayal, and Social Criticism in Jewish Tradition

By: Tova Hartman,Charlie Buckholtz

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Are You Not a Man of God?

Devotion, Betrayal, and Social Criticism in Jewish Tradition

By: Tova Hartman,Charlie Buckholtz

Are You Not a Man of God? challenges the accepted readings of several iconic supporting characters from canonical stories of Jewish tradition. These characters have been appropriated throughout history to represent and reinforce central cultural values: the binding of Isaac and the religious value of sacrificing relationship for a higher purpose; the biblical Hannah, appropriated by the rabbis as an archetype of the spirit and practice of prayer; the Talmudic Beruriah and the significance of women's learning and knowledge; and the struggle for intellectual autonomy of the rabbis of the Talmudic story known by its tag-line, "It is not in heaven!" Tova Hartman and Charlie Buckholtz make use of religious, psychological, philosophical and literary perspectives to bring these characters to life in their multiple incarnations, examining their cultural impact and varied symbolic uses. These are texts that have been studied widely with characters that are known well. This study shows, however, that the dominant interpretations mask darker, more insightful, and ultimately more critical dimensions of these important figures. Hartman and Buckholtz discover muted voices of personal betrayal and criticism that resonate as damning social critiques of the rabbis themselves. These critiques often highlight the ways in which cultural authorities use, and abuse, their power; revealing the implications of these moral failings on their legitimacy as communal leaders. In these voices of social criticism, the rabbis evince an awareness of their own vulnerability to such abuses and failings as well as their hurtful, marginalizing effects on members of less powerful social groups.

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Oxford University Press

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0199337446

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Appropriately Subversive

Appropriately Subversive

Appropriately Subversive

Appropriately Subversive

Are You Not a Man of God?

Are You Not a Man of God?

The Book of Separation

The Book of Separation

The Politics of Voter Suppression

The Politics of Voter Suppression

Are You Not a Man of God?

Are You Not a Man of God?

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