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The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) was founded in 1997 with the aim of "expand() the spiritual, ritual, intellectual, and political opportunities for women with the framework of halakha," or Jewish law. () ==History and mission== According to its website, JOFA's mission is to advocate the "meaningful participation" of women, to the fullest extent possible with the framework of halakha, in family life, synagogues, houses of learning, and within the Jewish community in general. JOFA was founded in 1997 after the first International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy, organized by Jewish-American writer Blu Greenberg. Greenberg was a cofounder and the first president of JOFA. JOFA has grown from a small group who met at Greenberg's kitchen table to become a professionally staffed, international alliance, active in North America, Israel, and England. 〔http://www.jofa.org/about.php/who/history〕 Robin Bodner was the Executive Director of the organization for over a decade. She retired in early 2012, and shortly thereafter Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman became Executive Director. Sztokman is credited with significantly raising JOFA's public profile, reaching out to young Orthodox feminists, connecting with social activists around the United States and around the world, launching JOFA UK with JOFA UK Ambassador Dina Brawer, and re-crafting the JOFA message around sophisticated feminist thought. In January 2014, JOFA announced that Sztokman would be leaving the organization. In September 2014, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg assumed the position of Executive Director.〔http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/190619/elana-sztokman-to-leave-jewish-orthodox-feminist-a/; http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=1884551b-1fbd-4277-a4f9-3fd7164c1e62&c=0fcc33e0-32e4-11e3-8bdb-d4ae527599c4&ch=109661b0-32e4-11e3-8d39-d4ae527599c4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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