Philosopher
Rachel Adler
Overview
Rachel Adler (born Ruthelyn Rubin; July 2, 1943) is an American theologian who is Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish Thought and Judaism and Gender at Hebrew Union College, at the Los Angeles campus.
Adler was one of the first theologians to integrate feminist perspectives and concerns into Jewish texts and the renewal of Jewish law and ethics. Her approach to God is Levinasian and her approach to gender is constructivist.
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Ideas Rachel Adler discusses
- Feminism
- Reform Judaism
- Talmud
- Theology
- Jewish ethics
- Chicago
- Social construction of gender
- Jewish feminism
Place in the tradition
Part of Feminist theology.