Research articles
Here you can find Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz research articles that published. The articles focusing on the intersections of halakha, Jewish thought, gender, and communal life. The articles combine critical academic inquiry with close textual analysis, weaving together the richness of the halakhic tradition with contemporary theories from the humanities and social sciences. This body of writing seeks to shed new light on halakhic and theological questions, to uncover the historical and contemporary multiplicity of voices, and to contribute meaningfully to both public and scholarly discourse.
An ethnographic study of women’s mikva’ot during COVID-19, exploring the tension between Taharah (ritual purity), hygiene, and navigating halakha vs. health.