Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site

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Author: Phyllis Chesler

ISBN-10: 1580231616

ISBN-13: 9781580231619

Category: General & Miscellaneous Judaism

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Prayer for Women of the WallPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPt. IWomen Who Pray at the Kotel: In Their Own WordsDrama in Jerusalem3Encountering Fear36A Personal Account37Interview with Anat Hoffman42Sacred Tears58Torah Dedication Ceremony59Tzitzit and Tefillin at the Kotel63The Kotel and Me94Reawakening99With Strings Attached: A Jew Wears a Tallit to the Kotel103A Worshiper from Brazil108Turning Point109My Daughter's Bat Mitzvah112Pt. IILegal and Political AnalysisThe Fight against Being Silenced115Scenes from a Courtroom134The Lawsuit: 1989 - Present136Stone Song159The Politics of Women of the Wall180Dominion of Arrogance205Pt. IIIDenominational ViewsWhy? A Reform Rabbi's Answer209Encompassing Diversity213Against the Wall215My Father's Tallit222A Wall That Matters and Others That Don't: A Meta-Denominational View224A Moving Experience236Impressions238Meditation and Conflict: A Journey on Paper240Chodesh Tov252The Tears of My Soul254Beyond My Wildest Dreams258Pt. IVHalakhic Theory and Ritual ObjectsOrthodox Women's Spirituality263Shema B'Kolah: On Listening to Women's Voices in Prayer288Women and Ritual Artifacts310Toward a Psychology of Liberation: Feminism and Religion - a Conclusion335Epilogue: Rosh Chodesh Adar 5762 (2002)355A Chronology of Women of the Wall362Notes392Suggested Reading409About the Contributors414Index422About Jewish Lights430