An Orthodox Response to Gender Segregation
in Israeli Society
An Evening of Conversation with
Dr. Hanah Kehat of Kolech: Religiou
s Women's Forum
Moderated by Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman
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Recently\, issues of ge nder segregation in Israel have made mainstream news. Often portrayed as an issue of secular versus religious interests\, many of the leading figu res advocating on behalf of women are in fact from within the Orthodox com munity. Join Dr. Hanah Kehat for a discussion about women’s rights in Israel from an Orthodox perspective. Hanah will focus on recent controve rsies in Israel such as gender-segregated seating on public buses and the recent incident in Bet Shemesh where extremists harassed an eight year-old Modern Orthodox girl.
\n\nTuesday\, February 14
8:00 pm
Congregati
on Shaarei Tefillah
35 Morseland Avenue
Newton\, MA
Please RSVP here.
Questions?
Call the NIF office at 781-444-7889.
Hanah Kehat is founder and chairwoman of “Kolech:
Religious Women’s Forum\,' an NIF grantee organization which promotes w
omen’s rights through a consensual process of change from within Orthodo
xy. The organization advocates on behalf of Agunot (women unable to obta
in a divorce) and abused women\, addresses the taboo subject of sexual har
assment in the Orthodox community\, is active on behalf of women’s right
s within the Rabbanut\, and promotes increased religious roles for women w
ithin Orthodoxy.
Sylvia Barac k Fishman\, Chair of the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Departme nt at Brandeis University\, is the Joseph and Esther Foster Professor of C ontemporary Jewish Life\, and also co-director of the Hadassah-Brandeis In stitute. She is the author of seven books and numerous articles on chang ing Jewish families and intermarriage\, American Jewish literature\, film\ , and other cultural expressions\, and developing understandings of Jewish ness.