{"title":"Phyllis Chesler","description":"\u003cp\u003ePHYLLIS CHESLER is a psychotherapist, professor emerita of psychology and women’s studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY), and the author of 20 books. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eAn American Bride in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWoman’s Inhumanity to Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChesler earned her Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in 1969. Her 1972 book \u003cem\u003eWomen and Madness\u003c\/em\u003e sold over three million copies worldwide and \u003cem\u003eAn American Bride in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e won a National Jewish Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Chesler co-founded the Association for Women in Psychology, the National Women’s Health Network, and the International Committee for the Original Women of the Wall. Much of her work explores the intersection of women’s rights, psychology and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Chesler’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"women-of-the-wall","title":"Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An Inspiration to All Who Struggle for Religious and Gender Equality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Our souls yearn to pray, in peace, in the sacred place, to read from our holy Torah, together with other Jewish women.”\u003cbr\u003e—from the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Israel today, the historic Western                 Wall, known as the Kotel, a holy site for Jewish people, is                 under the religious authority of the Orthodox rabbinate. Women                 have only limited rights to practice Jewish ritual in its                 precincts. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eThis passionate book documents the                 legendary grassroots and legal struggle of a determined group                 of Jewish women from Israel, the United States, and other parts                 of the world—known as the Women of the Wall—to win                 the right to pray out loud together as a group, according to                 Jewish law; wear ritual objects; and read from Torah scrolls at                 the Western Wall. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eEyewitness accounts of physical violence                 and intimidation, inspiring personal stories, and                 interpretations of legal and classical Jewish (halakhic) texts                 bring to life the historic and ongoing struggle that the Women                 of the Wall face in their everyday fight for religious and                 gender equality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1683365038\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683365037\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Phyllis Chesler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43231094014168,"sku":"9781683365037","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781580231619_FC_mockup_v2_1738752459_b4601dd3-074e-4d99-8f26-bb452d25e03b.jpg?v=1791011486"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-phyllis-chesler.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}