Massekhet Mo'ed Qatan, 9783161582820
Hardcover
Grief, joy, gender: Unveiling women’s overlooked roles in Jewish law.

Massekhet Mo'ed Qatan

volume ii/10

$671.05

  • Hardcover

    545 pages

  • Release Date

    16 July 2021

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Summary

Mo’ed Katan: A Gendered Lens on Festival and Mourning

Tractate Mo’ed Katan delves into the intricacies of the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, and serves as the cornerstone for understanding rabbinic mourning laws and rituals. Gail Labovitz’s commentary explores compelling questions:

  • How does gender influence the permissibility of labor during festivals and mourning? Whose work is valued, and whose is overlooked?
  • In what ways does gender shape the exp…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783161582820
ISBN-10:3161582829
Series:A Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud
Author:Gail Labovitz
Publisher:Mohr Siebeck
Imprint:Mohr Siebeck
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:545
Release Date:16 July 2021
Weight:950g
Dimensions:165mm x 237mm
About The Author

Gail Labovitz

Born 1966; 2002 PhD in Talmud and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; 1992 Rabbinic Ordination; currently Professor of Rabbinic Literature, American Jewish University.

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