Orthodoxy and Feminism
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Dr. Elliott Malamet
Dr. Malamet received his doctorate in English Literature from the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1987-1993. Dr. Malamet's work in the field of spiritual education has been featured in the leading Canadian newspapers and he has appeared on Canadian radio and television. He has run seminars on teaching Judaism to young people in the United States, Canada, England and Israel and is consulted by people worldwide on the subject of Jewish education. A sought-after speaker in Canada and overseas, Dr.…
Dr. Tamar Ross
Dr. Tamar Ross teaches in the Department of Jewish Philosophy of Bar-Ilan University and at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem. A world renowned expert on the work of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Dr. Ross is also known for her seminal work in the area of Women and Judaism and in 2004 published the widely hailed book Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism. Dr. Ross and her husband Yaakov, who is also a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, have seven children.
Dr. Yoel Finkelman
Dr. Yoel Finkelman is Curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel. He is author of Strictly Kosher Reading: Popular Literature and the Condition of Contemporary Orthodoxy.
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad
Rav Gilad holds a bold Jewish world-view that embraces human rights and personal dignity. Raised in Petah Tikvah, he studied in Israel’s finest yeshivot, including HaYishuv HeChadash in Tel Aviv, Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem and Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. While enrolled at Yeshivat Har Etzion, he served as a combat soldier in the Armored Corps rising to the rank of Captain. After completing his army service he earned his Teacher’s Certificate from the Yitzchak Herzog Teachers College and…