Will the Real Sarah Please Stand Up?

Reform Judaism believes that the Torah was written by four different primary authors. This session compares the main authors’ perspectives on women. Rabbi Goldstein will focus on the different authors’ outlooks on gender, and their portrayals of the matriarch Sarah. Which of the primary sources speaks most directly to us today? How do the several Sarahs reflect on women’s identity in our own age?

Co-sponsored with Shir Hadash Sisterhood.

Speaker: Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein, Guest Scholar, Peninsula Temple Beth El, San Mateo

Rabbi Goldstein, ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in NY, is a Ph.D. candidate in Ancient History, at UCSD. She has written on the book of Jonah, has contributed to the Jewish Women’s Haftorah Commentary and the Women’s Torah Commentary. She is the recipient of many awards and fellowships, and has several publications forthcoming.

Fee: Free and open to the public (Men are welcome & encouraged to attend.)