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Kolton left her position at the
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as a "Mother of
Spiritual Bravery" figure. Kolton's theology after leaving Humanistic Judaism has oriented around feminist re-interpretation of Eve, contextualizing her story as a myth designed to separate women from their personal and spiritual power.
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about the experience of being a
Humanistic rabbi, and expanded upon the positions she and her temple held at the time. Kolton expressed skepticism regarding the historicity of earlier books of the
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invention designed to subjugate and control female sexuality, and that it needed to be rejected and Eve re-conceptualized in order for Jewish theology to progress. John A. Cook of the
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Humanistic Judaism. Kolton later became known for her controversial feminist reinterpretation of the Biblical
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Oranges for Eve: My Brave, Beautiful, Badass
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degree in international relations and
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The
Birmingham Temple: A Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
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movement. Over time, her religious position evolved from
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197:Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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577:The Detroit Jewish News
470:The Detroit Jewish News
450:The Detroit Jewish News
398:The Detroit Jewish News
340:The Detroit Jewish News
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643:(Filing Endorsement).
1171:Feminist spirituality
517:"Rabbi Tamara Kolton"
423:Downtown Newsmagazine
146:clinical psychologist
43:Tamara Ruth Feldstein
1146:Jewish women writers
1080:Midreshet Lindenbaum
901:Tehilla Lichtenstein
817:Miriam Shapira-Luria
527:on February 28, 2011
231:Religious leadership
801:(11thβ12th century)
617:How to Write a Book
490:The Union Institute
465:"Tamara Kolton, 27"
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257:interfaith marriage
205:clinical psychology
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847:Frehat Bat Avraham
823:Fioretta of Modena
691:The Christian Post
553:The New York Times
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