| Description: This essay explores the socialogical parameters of Modern Orthodox
change in response to women's issues, analyzing diverse responses in
differing communities and generational groupings. It shows how
younger Modern Orthodox women have embraced many feminist
achievements, while rejecting overt identification with feminism
itself out of a desire to demonstrate their loyalty to rabbinic
authorities and traditions. The essay suggests that many Modern
Orthodox communities today provide role models for religious
vibrancy, which as been enhanced, not damaged, by meeting feminist
challenges. |
