Contribution + Impact

Question 1

Contribution: Agunah

Answer 1

Advocacy for Rabbi’s to come out and discuss the injustice of this law and its need to be reformed “It is an outright abuse and violation of Jewish ethics”

Question 2

Impact: Agunah

Answer 2

Sensitivity to this issue in all areas of Judaism

There is now thanks to the work of Blu + other feminists, even in Orthodox Jewish divorce courts, women advocates Toanot (Women advocates that can plead on behalf of women) - direct impact of elevating the roles of women in the Jewish Orthodox context

Caused people to re-think divorce laws, even in the most traditional communities. In Egypt there has been a radical transformation of divorce laws

By keeping this at the forefront of contemporary discourse she has ensured that it keeps getting discussed

Question 3

Contribution: Education

Answer 3

Campaigned to have women in the Orthodox variant engage in and have increasing access to higher faith learning because this what has denied them.

She has said “the explosion in higher learning is unprecedented” –> campaigning is starting to come to fruition

Question 4

Impact: Education

Answer 4

Women can now study the Talmud

There have been Orthodox communities that have set up schools that bring Talmud study and advanced Jewish law - Halacha. For example the Stern School in the Jewish University in NY Yeshiva (Greenberg’s Alma Mater)

Israeli Rabbinate has approved of women acting as YOACHOT, Halakhic advisors on personal issues such as family purity (Niddah Laws)

Question 5

Contribution: Leadership in Orthodox Feminism

Answer 5

Advocacy has led to women being able to be a major player in getting leadership positions in Judaism

Question 6

Impact: Leadership in Orthodox Feminism

Answer 6

Orthodox women are now serving on Israeli Jewish councils

They are now congregational interns (female equivalent to assistant Rabbis)

They are now TOANOT

There are times where Jewish women can count in the official Minyan (min. no. of people to make a proceeding legal)

Some more Liberal Orthodox Rabbi’s listening to Greenberg + feminists opined in favour of calling women to read the Torah in mixed services and leading parts of the service which do not require a minyan under certain conditions

Question 7

Contribution: Peace

Answer 7

Tikkun Olam

Greenberg realised that women had a powerful role to play in the peace process in historical areas of conflicts

Question 8

Impact: Peace

Answer 8

Attempted to build bridges between bridges of different faiths by aiding in the set up of “Women of Faith” (interfaith dialogue)

Was involved in the “Dialogue Project” which seeks to unite Jewish + Palestinian women

encouraged intra-dialogue amongst Orthodox, Conservative and Reform expressions within the Jewish faith to promote deeper understanding and harmonious relationships

Question 9

Contribution: Encouraging Orthodox women ‘s Faith Education

Answer 9

heavy advocation for women to pursue higher learning.

Question 10

Impact: Encouraging Orthodox women’s Faith Education

Answer 10

new perspectives on Jewish texts which can only come when women can engage in when they’ve studied it

Orthodox women teachers of Talmud

Question 11

JOFA

Answer 11

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

Prominent voice for Jewish Orthodox women campaigning for equal rights and reform