BABYLONIAN TALMUD
(Babylonian Gemara)
This prayer was made very frequently by Jewish Men for over 2000 years. Orthodox Judaism is a sexist religion and much of the sexism of the Christian churches followed this tradition. There are 3 forms of Judaism. The Reform Jews have never used this wording. Most Conservatives synagogues have changed part of the wording to read “who has made me in your image.” In a 15th century manuscript of the prayer the sexist line was rewritten as: “who has made me a woman and not a man”, so it seems there was at least one Jewish Feminist who took action.
The ancient Jews valued resarch and studying in their own right but the greatest of these are when they lead to action.
The Talmud (/ˈtɑːlmʊd, -məd, ˈtæl-/; Hebrew: תַּלְמוּד Tálmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the centerpiece of Jewish cultural life and was foundational to "all Jewish thought and aspirations", serving also as "the guide for the daily life" of Jews.
