31 31 The Tager International Conference Feminism in the Abrahamic Religions: In conjunction with The Virtual Exhibition ‘Body Text’: Feminist Art in Diverse Religio-Cultural Spheres in Israel The conference and the exhibition were made possible through the generosity of Esther and Romie Tager, (QC), London Dilemmas of Gender and Law from a Multicultural Perspective Fatma Abu Roumi, My Mother's Braid, 2009 ‘Body Text’ Virtual Exhibition January February 02 2021 Click here to register Gender Studies Program Interdisciplinary Studies Unit Sunday, January 31 16:00 - 16:30 Israel Standard Time – IST 14:00 - 14:30 UK, Western European Time – UTC; 15:00 -15:30 Central Europe Time – CET; 09:00 -09:30 US Eastern Standard Time – EST; 21:00 - 21:30 Western Indonesian Time – WIB Greetings and Introductory Remarks Arie Zaban, President of Bar-Ilan University Esther Tager, London Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Academic Director of the Rackman Center, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University Rivka Tuval Mashiach, Head of the Gender Studies Program, Bar-Ilan University Ora Limor, Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, The Open University of Israel 16:30-18:00 IST Public Session 1 Feminism in the Abrahamic Religions: The Founding Mothers Keynote presentations Chairs: Ruth Halperin-Kaddari; Ronit Irshai, Bar-Ilan University Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School Christian Perspective Tamar Ross, Department of Jewish Thought, Bar-Ilan University Jewish Perspective amina wadud, National Islamic University Muslim Perspective Discussion 18:00-19:00 IST Public Session 2 Opening of the virtual exhibition “‘Body Text’: Feminist Art in Diverse Religio-Cultural Spheres in Israel” curated by Nurit Jacobs-Yinon and David Sperber Chair: Ronit Irshai, Bar-Ilan University Discussion: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Curator Andi Arnovitz, Artist Doris Hakim, Artist Yara Mahajena, Artist Click here to register JanuaryFebruary 02 2021 31JanuaryFebruary 02 2021 31 Monday, February 1 16:00 - 17:30 Israel Standard Time – IST (14:00-15:30 – UTC; 15:00-16:30 – CET; 09:00-10:30 – EST; 21:00-22:30 – WIB) 16:00-17:30 IST Workshop 1 Feminist Theological Challenges to Religion Chair: Avriel Bar-Levav, Open University Presenters: Hille Haker, Loyola University Chicago The “Obscenity” of Feminist Voices in Christian/Catholic Theology and the Duty to Speak Lisa Isherwood, University of Winchester Monotheism and Ethics from the Margins Hagar Lahav, Sapir Academic College Belief as a Feminist Haven: Theological Perspectives in Sociology of Belief Respondent: Barbara U. Meyer, Tel Aviv University 17:45-19:45 IST Workshop 2 Multiculturalism, Religion, Gender, and Law – Part I Chair: Michael Karayanni, Hebrew University Presenters: Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Brandeis University Exit, Voice, and Effective Remedies for Women Disadvantaged by Minority Religious Practices Jan Feldman, University of Vermont Public Purposes at Cross-Purposes: Can Segregation Lead to Integration? What We Can Learn from Israel Yofi Tirosh, Tel Aviv University Women, Religion, and Public Spaces in Israel: Contemporary Challenges Frances Raday, Hebrew University Religion, Culture, and Gender - Current Developments in International Human Rights Respondent: Gila Stopler, College of Law and Business 20:00-21:30 IST Public Session 3 Keynote Presentation by The Right Hon. the Baroness (Brenda) Hale of Richmond, former President of the United Kingdom Supreme Court: Legal Dilemmas in Religious Feminism: A View from the Bench Greetings Amnon Albek, Rector of Bar-Ilan University Oren Perez, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University Romie Tager, London Chair: Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Bar-Ilan University 3131 January February 02 2021 Tuesday, February 2 16:00-17:45 Israel Standard Time – IST (14:00-15:45 – UTC; 15:00-16:45 – CET; 09:00-10:45 – EST; 21:00-22:45 – WIB) 16:00-17:45 IST Workshop 3 Obstacles, Barriers, and Solutions in Feminist ReligiousHermeneutics Chair: Ruth Roded, Hebrew University Presenters: Debra Ma jeed, Beloit College To Privilege State or Religious Law? Lisa Anteby-Yemini, Aix-Marseille University Negotiating Gender and Religion: Exegesis, Space of Worship, and Religious Functions among Jewish and Muslim Women Mira Tzoreff, Tel Aviv University Islamic Feminism From Within: Egyptian and Saudi Women Heading an Evolutionary Gender Revolution Nahed Ashqar-Sharary, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The Challenges of Islamic Feminism (Al-nesweya Al-islameya) among Muslim Women in Israel Respondent: Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 17:45 -19:45 IST Workshop 4 Multiculturalism, Religion, Gender, and Law – Part II Chair: Manal Toutri-Jubran, Bar-Ilan University Presenters: Salwa Alenat, The Open University Two or More Faces of the Same Coin: The Struggle of Religious Muslim Women for their Identity in a Complex Israeli Reality Cochav Elkayam-Levy, University of Pennsylvania Re-imagining the Rules – The Global Transition to Transformative Equality and the Narratives of Feminist Religious Movements Rawia Aburabia, Sapir Academic College The Law on the Books Versus the Law in Action: Muslim Women in a Polygamous Marriage under the Jewish State Elisheva Rosman, Bar-Ilan University Choosing Battles: Religious Feminists’ Expectations vis-à-vis the State Respondent: Tanya Zion-Waldoks, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Closing Remarks Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Ronit Irshai 3131 January Conference Chairs: Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Ronit Irshai February 02 2021 ‘Body Text’ Virtual Exhibition Curators: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon and David Sperber Conference Committee: Nahed Ashqar-Sharary Avriel Bar-Levav Cochav Elkayam-Levy Keren Horowitz Nurit Jacobs-Yinon Hagar Lahav Barbara U. Meyer Tanya Zion-Waldoks Conference Coordinator: Tom Rolef Ben-Shahar Conference Participants: Dr. Rawia Aburabia, Sapir Academic College Dr. Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Dr. Salwa Alenat, Open University Dr. Lisa Anteby-Yemini, Aix-Marseille University Nahed Ashqar-Sharary, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Prof. Avriel Bar-Levav, Open University Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, University of Pennsylvania Prof. Jan Feldman, University of Vermont Prof. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Brandeis University Prof. Hille Haker, Loyola University Chicago The Right Hon. the Baroness (Brenda) Hale of Richmond Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Bar-Ilan University Dr. Ronit Irshai, Bar-Ilan University Prof. Lisa Isherwood, University of Winchester Prof. Michael Karayanni, Hebrew University Dr. Hagar Lahav, Sapir Academic College Dr. Debra Majeed, Beloit College Prof. Barbara U. Meyer, Tel Aviv University Prof. Frances Raday, Hebrew University Prof. Ruth Roded, Hebrew University Dr. Elisheva Rosman, Bar-Ilan University Prof. Tamar Ross, Bar-Ilan University Prof. Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School Prof. Gila Stopler, College of Law and Business Dr. Yofi Tirosh, Tel Aviv University Dr. Manal Toutri-Jubran, Bar-Ilan University Dr. Mira Tzoreff, Tel Aviv University Prof. amina wadud, National Islamic University Dr. Tanya Zion-Waldoks, Hebrew University of Jerusalem