Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

 

Praying in Her Own Voice
Sunday, May 31 at 2 pm

“Puts the issue of feminism, equality, and the status of Jewish women front and center.”
- Los Angeles Blueprint

This powerful documentary follows Women of the Wall, a group battling for female equality in the Jewish religious world. Their main focus is the Western Wall, the holiest site for Jews and a site where women are not allowed to gather for public prayer. For two decades they have challenged this prohibition through colorful protests and their unstoppable legal battle, raising questions about women’s status in Israel and the Jewish world.

Praying in Her Own Voice includes interviews with some of today's most influential women rabbis, including Lynn Brody, Sharon Brous, Lisa Edwards, Denise Eger, Laura Geller, and Naomi Levy, as well as Rabbi David Hartman of the Jerusalem’s Shalom Hartman Institute.

Ravit Markus, executive producer of Praying in Her Own Voice, joins us to share her behind-the-scenes perspective on this important project.

Ravit Markus is a graduate of the Film and TV department at Tel Aviv University and served in a prestigious film unit in the Israeli Defense Force. She now lives in Los Angeles and is president of New Love Films.

Recession Concession. Thanks to generous donors in these challenging times, this program is free. Reservations are recommended.
Call 312.322.1773.

This is the 2008 Norman Asher Memorial Lecture. This annual program reflects the educational vision of the late Norman Asher, a biblical and Talmudic scholar, and a leading Chicago attorney and philanthropist.