TY - JOUR
T1 - Women as Halakhic Professionals:
T2 - The Role of Yo'atzot Halakha
AU - Ganzel, T.
AU - Zimmerman, Deena
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - It is now twelve years since the graduation of the first yo''atzot halakhah, women trained to answer questions in the area of Jewish law known as toharat hamishpa?ah, which involves the impact of women's menstrual cycles on intimate marital relations. During this time, over 100,000 questions have been answered by the yo''atzot, in person or via a telephone hotline or website. This paper is an initial analysis of a unique data source for their activity: the computerized records of the two websites and the hotline maintained by the yo''atzot halakhah. It represents a preliminary effort to analyze their role, the circumstances of the women using these resources, and the nature of the questions asked. On the basis of the impressions gained from our findings, we will offer a brief discussion of the professional work and influence of the yo''atzot. We hope that this preliminary report will serve as a basis for further halakhic, gender and social research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
AB - It is now twelve years since the graduation of the first yo''atzot halakhah, women trained to answer questions in the area of Jewish law known as toharat hamishpa?ah, which involves the impact of women's menstrual cycles on intimate marital relations. During this time, over 100,000 questions have been answered by the yo''atzot, in person or via a telephone hotline or website. This paper is an initial analysis of a unique data source for their activity: the computerized records of the two websites and the hotline maintained by the yo''atzot halakhah. It represents a preliminary effort to analyze their role, the circumstances of the women using these resources, and the nature of the questions asked. On the basis of the impressions gained from our findings, we will offer a brief discussion of the professional work and influence of the yo''atzot. We hope that this preliminary report will serve as a basis for further halakhic, gender and social research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
U2 - https://doi.org/10.2979/nashim.22.162
DO - https://doi.org/10.2979/nashim.22.162
M3 - مقالة
SN - 0793-8934
VL - Fall2011
SP - 162
EP - 171
JO - Nashim
JF - Nashim
IS - 22
ER -