Hartman Institute Faculty Giving Presentations at Major Conference on Gender and Jewish Identity

Several Hartman Institute Fellows and participants in the Seder Nashim Beit Midrash on Judaism and Gender program are giving presentations at a major conference at Bar-Ilan University

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010

Several Hartman Institute Fellows and participants in the Seder Nashim Beit Midrash on Judaism and Gender program are giving presentations at a major conference, "Gender and Jewish Identity," being held June 2-3, 2010, at Bar-Ilan University iN tel Aviv.

Participating from the Institute are: Channa Pinchasi, Avital Davidovich-Eshed, Ohr Margalit, Keren Harel-Gordon, and Tali Berner.

Their lecture topics are:

Ohr Margalit and Keren Harel-Gordon: "Rape and Miscarriage at the Wedding of Israel by the River of Arnon: Reproduction as a National Metaphor in Tanhuma Hukat"

Channa Pinchasi: "The Identity of Knesset Israel in Midrash Eichah Rabba – Between Feminine and Masculine Characteristics"

Avital Davidovich-Eshed: "From Betula to Beula: The Transformative Power of Defloration and the Essence of Virginity in Medieval Jewish Culture"

Tali Berner: "Children, Gender and Jewish Identity in Early Modern Europe"

Click here or on the image for a full program in English. Click here for details in Hebrew.

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Hartman Institute Faculty Giving Presentations at Major Conference on Gender and Jewish Identity

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