Imah on the Bimah: Gender and the Roles of Latin American Conservative Congregational Rabinas
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- 2011-03-29
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The aim of this research is to analyze the impact of gender on the work of Latin American rabinas within Conservative congregations in Latin America. The fact that women’s roles in Latin America and in Judaism have been traditionally linked to nurturing and caring serves as the point of departure for my hypothesis, which is that the role rabinas play within their congregations is also linked to those traits. In this research I utilize a social scientific approach and qualitative methodology, conducting personal interviews with the rabinas. While this work proves that Conservative congregations in Latin America are gendered, my research demonstrates that this gendered division of labor does not have a negative impact on the work of rabinas. On the contrary, by embracing attributes of womanhood and motherhood rabinas become imah (mother) on the bimah (pulpit), educating, caring, and nurturing their congregations in a special and unique way.
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Schindler, Valeria N
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- Florida International University Libraries
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- Feminism
Judaism
Gender
Latin America
Conservative Judaism
Woman Rabbi
Latin American Jewry
Gender and Judaism
Arts and Humanities
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Gender and Sexuality
Other Religion
Religion
Sociology
Sociology of Culture
Women's Studies
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- Schindler, Valeria N. Imah on the Bimah: Gender and the Roles of Latin American Conservative Congregational Rabinas. 2011-03-29. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/353. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- Schindler, Valeria N, (2011-03-29) Imah on the Bimah: Gender and the Roles of Latin American Conservative Congregational Rabinas. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/353
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- Schindler, Valeria N. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/353>.