Adventures in American Judaism (Part 9)
This week's topic: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and the Unorthodox Optics of Women's Talmud Study
In 1977, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik delivered the inaugural Talmud shiur at Stern College for Women. His work before and after to spearhead a democratization of Torah learning placed the Rav in a minority group. His careful arguments to support women's Talmud study reconsidered the usual language of Orthodox Judaism.
Meet the speaker
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff is president of Gratz College. He was previously chief academic officer of Hebrew Theological College and vice provost of Touro College Illinois. A prolific scholar, he is the author or editor of nine books and more than fifty scholarly articles in the fields of Jewish Studies and American Religion. His most recent book is Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in American Life (Wayne State University Press, 2020). Zev's research in American Jewish history has received numerous awards,…