- Blu Greenberg
Blanche Greenberg, a.k.a. Blu Greenberg (born 1936) is an American writer specializing in
Modern Orthodox Judaism and women's issues. She is the author of "On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition" (1981) and "Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust" (1994).Greenberg is active in the movement to bridge the gulf between
Orthodox Judaism andfeminism . In 1997 and 1998, she chaired the first and second International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy, and is co-founder and first president of theJewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance . She has also tried to build bridges between women of different faiths by helping to set up "Women of Faith," and by her involvement in the "Dialogue Project," which seeks to unite Jewish and Palestinian women. She lectures widely at universities and to Jewish communities in the United States and elsewhere. [http://www.beliefnet.com/author/author_58.html]She received the "Woman Who Made A Difference" award on
January 26 ,2000 from the American Jewish Congress Commission for Women's Equality during a ceremony at the IsraeliKnesset inJerusalem . [http://ajcongress.org/pages/RELS2000/JAN_2000/jan00_01.htm] Greenberg has an MA in clinical psychology from theCity University of New York , and an MS inJewish history fromYeshiva University . [http://fp.arizona.edu/judaic/Pozez/greenberg&plaskow.htm] She is married to RabbiIrving Greenberg , who is also a well-known author and professor.Publications
*(1998) "King Solomon and Queen of Sheba". Pitspopany Press; Book & Toy edition: ISBN 0-943706-76-9
*(1994) "Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust". Ktav Publishing House. ISBN 0-88125-490-8
*(1985) "How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household". Fireside. ISBN 0-671-60270-5
*(1981) "On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition". Jewish Publication Society of America. ISBN 0-8276-0226-X
*"Will There Be Orthodox Women Rabbis?". "Judaism" 33.1 (Winter 1984): 23-33.
*"Is Now the Time for Orthodox Women Rabbis?". "Moment" Dec. 1992: 50-53, 74.ee also
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Jewish feminism
*Role of women in Judaism
*Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
* Ms. magazine rejects AJC ad honoring three Israeli womenReferences
* [http://www.beliefnet.com/author/author_58.html Greenberg profile] , "Belief.net"
External links
[http://www.jwa.org/feminism/?id=JWA031 Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution] from the [http://www.jwa.org Jewish Women's Archive]
Further reading
* [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/47/story_4714_1.html "Orthodox, Feminist, and Proud of it"] , Belief.net, undated, retrieved January 27, 2006
* [http://www.jofa.org/ Website of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance]
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