Role of women in Judaism

The role of women in Judaism - an introduction. [[The role of women in Judaism]]

The role of women in Conservative Judaism [[The role of women in Conservative Judaism.]]

The role of women in Reform Judaism and in Reconstructionist Judaism. [[The role of women in Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism]].

The role of women in Orthodox Judaism. [[The role of women in Orthodox Judaism]].

Is polygamy still allowed in Judaism? For all practical purposes, no. Jewish law has a principle called dina de'malkhuta dina, i.e. "the law of the land is (Jewish) law". If civil law outlaws polygamy, then polygamy is considered outlawed by Jewish law as well. Even without this rule, Jews haven't practiced polygamy for over a milennia. (Exception: The isolated Yementite Jewish community in Yemen practiced this until the 1950s. [[Polygamy in Jewish law]].

Orthodox Jewish men generally do not touch women other than their wives or relatives, for reasons of modesty. [[Modesty rules in Orthodox Judaism]].

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