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Blu Greenberg

Blu Greenberg has published widely on the subjects of feminism, orthodoxy, and the Jewish family. Since 1973, she has been active in the movement to bridge feminism and Orthodox Judaism. She is the founding president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance and has served on the boards of The Covenant Foundation, Project Kesher, US Israel Women to Women, Foundation for the Righteous, Petschek National Jewish Family Center, Jewish Book Council, the Federation Commission on Synagogue Relations, the Federation Task Force on Jewish women and serves on the editorial board of Hadassah Magazine. Blu received a BA from Brooklyn College, an MA from City University in clinical psychology, and an MS from Yeshiva University in Jewish history. She taught religious studies at the College of Mount St. Vincent from 1965 to 1973, and lectured at Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.

The Aguna Issue: A 40 Year Retrospective

Global History and Culture, Identity and Responsibility

An aguna is a woman who is chained to her marriage because her husband is either unwilling or unable to grant her a get - a Jewish divorce decree. This session is an analysis of where we’ve been and where we are after 40 years of attention to this problem leads us to some disturbing conclusions. We draw from these conclusions a set of new actions for the future.

"A Decade at Bernie's": The Ethical Crisis in Contemporary Jewish Life

Blu Greenberg, Yitz Greenberg, Chaim Seidler-Feller, Doreen Seidler-Feller

Identity and Responsibility

From Agriprocessors to Madoff to Tropper, ethical misconduct appears to be rampant in contemporary Jewish life. Is there an ethical crisis? What are its causes? Join panelists Blu and Yitz Greenberg and Doreen and Chaim Seidler-Feller for a discussion about what can be done to reassert the centrality of ethics in our lives.

Women in Orthodox Judaism

Elissa Ben-Naim, Blu Greenberg, Candice Levy, Pazit Varda Lichtman

Identity and Responsibility

How has the role of women in Orthodox Judaism changed in recent years? What does it mean to be an Orthodox feminist? This panel will discuss developments in women's religious leadership, activism in the area of Jewish divorce, liturgical roles, religious education, and ritual and celebration.

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