RELG 255 - Gender(s) and Jewish Law

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Jewish Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4 HU, WINT

According to Jewish law, women and men have different religious obligations and prohibitions. This course examines the way in which rabbinic constructions of gender both adopt a binary representation of maleness and femaleness, but also challenge that binary through the construction and articulation of other possible gender presentations. We will also explore contemporary feminist and queer challenges to rabbinic ideas about gender and the questions they raise for Jewish thought and practice.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: D. Barer