Rachel Adler | |
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Born | Ruthelyn Rubin July 20, 1943 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Professor (Emerita) |
Theological work | |
Main interests | Jewish feminism |
Rachel Adler (born Ruthelyn Rubin; July 2, 1943[1]) is Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish Thought and Judaism and Gender at Hebrew Union College, at the Los Angeles campus.[2]
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.[3]