Sexism in Israel

Sexism in Israel to a significant extent is associated with the traditional role of women in Judaism, especially in Orthodox Judaism.[1]

Orthodox Jewish feminist sociologist Elana Maryles Sztokman in her 2014 book The War on Women in Israel analyses the misogyny in the public space of Israel.[1] According to Publishers Weekly, Sztokman chronicles how the demands of an ultra-Orthodox minority was leading to the removal women’s imagery and presence from public venues, under the pretext of modesty. Sztokman analyzes sexism in the Israeli army, legislature, and Orthodox rabbinical courts.[2]

Jouralist Shoshana Kordova describes her observations as a mother of a preschool daughter how girls are treated differently from boys since early preschool. For example, as a party the boys were given the Torahs, to celebrate the core tradition of Judaism, while girls were given rimonim ornaments <of Torah>: "...The girls stood up and followed the instructions: to form an outer circle of decorative objects, in the most literal way imaginable." [3] In fact women can be arrested for holding a Torah scroll.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Elana Maryles Sztokman, The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism is Stifling the Voice of a Nation, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4926-0459-4
  2. ↑ "The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism Is Smothering the Voice of a Nation", book review by Publishers Weekly
  3. ↑ Shoshana Kordova, "In Israel, Sexism Starts Early"
  4. ↑ "Police Arrest Women of the Wall Leader for Praying With Torah Scroll"
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