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Gender issues in Jewish law : essays and responsa / edited by Walter Jacob and Moshe Zemer
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Introduction ix

Judaism , our family structure, our liturgy, our thoughts about lead­ership, and our halakhah. The changes are still occurring rapidly around us as the discussions within the responsa and liturgy com­mittees of each movement reflect clearly.

What was static for many centuries or subject only to refine­ment has in the last half-century seen radical changes and a vast amount of experimentation. Perhaps in the area of gender more than any other, modern Judaism has seen itself redefined. This vol­ume discusses some of those changes and new definitions and how they continue to be reflected in the developing Reform halakhah.