The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World (HBI Series on Jewish Women)
“In The Men’s Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World, Elana Maryles Sztokman probes the lives of Orthodox men who choose to attend ‘partnership’ synagogues that offer religious services that are traditional and egalitarian in nature, within the Orthodox world. The author studied the ideologies and behavior of more than 50 men in the United States, Israel and Australia.”—The New York Jewish Week“Sztokman’s book provides the intellectual tools through which we can reconstruct  traditional gender identity in novel ways. . . . [it is] a vital contribution  well beyond the scene of liberal Orthodoxy.”—The Forward“The author describes the little-discussed subject of life on the men’s side of the divider.”—Jerusalem Post“It’s a story about tension, identity and dialogue. About living on the borders of a culture, yet still navigating within them. About negotiating, pushing back, and yes, acceptance. Its tale is particular, yet so universal that scholars and laymen all over the world are picking up Elana Sztokman’s new work.”—Times of Israel