The imagery of hearing
The author begins her argument by depicting the sense of hearing to readers. The author writes, “The need for a feminist Judaism begins with hearing silence. It begins with noting the absence of women’s history and experiences as shaping forces in the Jewish tradition.”
The punishment of adultery
The author describes adultery as an unforgivable sin for women to depict the sense of sight. However, men who commit adultery are only compelled to marry the women they sleep with. The author says, “A man who sleeps with a virgin who is not betrothed must marry her. A girl whose lack of virginity shames her father on the wedding night can be stoned to death for harlotry.”
The imagery of Israel
To aid readers understand the assumptions of the Jewish religious traditions, the author uses Israel as imagery to show how religion uses women as objects for men. The author writes, “Israel, the bride, the harlot, the female people about God, is nonetheless male in communal self-perception."
