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| 1. | [no image] | Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox Judaism from University of California Press Price: $64.95 Customer Review:  people who haven't been exposed to Orthodoxy very much. Just to sum up briefly: the modern Orthodox Manhattanites profiled tend to have busy but slightly empty lives, and are trying to fit their new religious commitment into those lives. Their rabbis tend to focus less on beliefs about Divine... |
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| 2. |  | Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $3.99 Customer Review:  I was very pleased with the copy of Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir by Elizabeth Ehrlich which I received from Amazon.com. What made it really special was the fact that the author had signed it--not mentioned in the preliminary review! Thank you! |
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| 3. |  | The Rabbi's Daughter from The Dial Press Customer Review:  I respect the author for her book and ability to be truthful. However, I found the book very disturbing and without any true closure or learning by the author. There is such beauty in Judaism that Reva passed up because she wavered from one extreme to another. The rest of us in the middle lead... |
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| 4. |  | Golda from Harper Price: $5.99 Customer Review: Elinor Burkett's bold and immaculately researched biography of the late Golda Meir is a captivating read, from start to finish. Part history, part adventure, this is a candid and "warts and all" look at the woman whose influence and personality helped shape a nation and still weilds influence in... |
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| 5. |  | A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book from Spiegel & Grau Price: $17.93 Customer Review: How great to have a new resource for Jewish Women's Studies that has the Hebrew text included! it also provides a fresh take on Jewish holidays and other areas of Jewish life for those of us addressing them from a woman's perspective. Rabbi Amy Bernstein |
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| 6. |  | Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today from Schocken Price: $7.05 Customer Review: I much enjoyed this book. It is well-researched and argues its case equally well. The author points out how so many of the halakhic decisions were originally made to protect women from aggressive males within the patriarchal system of those times. It ends, however, with the cry for those rulings to... |
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| 7. |  | Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel from Augsburg Books Price: $16.99 | |
| 8. |  | Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $25.00 Customer Review: I assigned this book as one of the seminar readings for my Jewish Studies class at the Evergreen State College. While the book was suitably demanding of my undergraduate readers due to its erudition and scholarship, it rewarded them with well argued, respectful and deeply engaging feminist solutions... |
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| 9. | [no image] | Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue : A Survey of History, Halakhah, and Contemporary Realities from Jewish Pubn Society Price: $25.00 | |
| 10. |  | Fighting to Become Americans: Assimilation and the Trouble Between Jewish Women and Jewish Men from Beacon Press Price: $13.25 Customer Review: This eye-opening book takes a historical look at relationships between Jewish men and women -- long the source of jokes and stereotypes. Prell's innovative use of popular culture, diaries, fashion, films, novels and letters reveals the pressures and strains Jews felt as they struggled against... |
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| 11. |  | Rachel's Daughters: Newly Orthodox Jewish Women from Rutgers University Press Customer Review:  The monthly journey to the mikva was the only relevant thing I got out of this book.There was not any other substantive information except an emphasis on monthly mikva attendance.I found the discussion with the book was dry. I would not pay to read on this subject again. |
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| 12. |  | Spinning Fantasies: Rabbis, Gender, and History (Contraversions, 9) from University of California Press Customer Review: This is a tremendous book. It changed my life and the way I view the world. This book should be read by everyone interested in Judaism and gender. For an academic book, the prose is poetic and crystal clear. |
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| 13. |  | Keep Your Wives Away from Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires from North Atlantic Books Price: $9.55 Customer Review: "Keep Your Wives From Away From Them" presents the stories of an exceedingly narrow demographic: "LGBT" observant Jewish women. Yet the authors poignantly and articulately sound universal themes about the challenges of being "different" in a world that fundamentally rejects such "differentness." To... |
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| 14. |  | Women's Lives, Women's Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations from Fairview Press Price: $6.00 Customer Review: Very helpful, step by step book. Leans a lot to Jewish authors, but applies to anyone. Just not familiar with some of people quoted. I would recommend. |
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| 15. | [no image] | Words on Fire: One Woman's Journey into the Sacred from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P Customer Review: One woman's journey into Torah study as vehicle for touring the world of modern Torah study in the late 20th Century. Vanessa Ochs tells of her quest to discover on a very personal level if women have a place in Torah study. Nearly 20 years later, many of these issues seem dated. But Ochs' story is... |
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| 16. |  | Listen to Her Voice: Women of the Hebrew Bible from Chronicle Books Price: $49.99 Customer Review: This book was delivered in brand new condition and promptly, a wonderful book and excellent service. Thank you |
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| 17. | [no image] | Judaism Since Gender from Routledge Price: $123.65 | |
| 18. |  | The Women of the Talmud from Jason Aronson Price: $27.50 | |
| 19. |  | Women As Ritual Experts: The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem (American Folklore Society, New Series) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $9.80 Customer Review: You don't have to be a student of religious studies to enjoy this book. Though it's an anthropological study, it's highly readable & I found myself often continuing on ahead, further than what was assigned for the day. The elderly Jewish women of Sered's study are brought to life & I found... |
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| 20. |  | Total Immersion: A Mikvah Anthology from Jason Aronson Price: $33.00 Customer Review: This was first lent to me by my rabbi's wife, in response to my inquiries about mikvah. The book is so informative and considerate of the benefits, needs, and relevance to both men and women. It also cuts to the chase about why mikvah is so important, and yet why a once common, dignified part of... |
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| 21. | [no image] | Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) from Brandeis Price: $50.00 | |
| 22. |  | In the Image of God: A Feminist Commentary on the Torah from Jason Aronson Price: $26.00 Customer Review: This book challenges the standard feminist spirituality notion that paganism in the ancient near east was good for women just because it worshipped goddesses. In actuality, ancient Canaanite, Babylonian, and Egyptian religions were very sexually exploitative of women. The Torah reacts against this... |
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| 23. |  | Lifecycles V1: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones (Lifecycles Vol. 1) from Jewish Lights Publishing Price: $2.99 Customer Review: A treasure. Rabbi Orenstein has not only put together a wonderful, informative, and inspiring book, she has opened up a fresh dialogue within Judaic studies. Surely, this volume of learned women's voices will effect a new and inexhaustable discipline of study. I find myself refering to "Lifecycle's"... |
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| 24. |  | House of Secrets: The Hidden World of the Mikveh from Beacon Press Price: $13.60 Customer Review: As a convert to Judaism, I am in search of good reading about the mikveh. Because most of the available material is written from a very Orthodox perspective, I was excited to find this book, which appeared at first glance to be a collection of personal experiences and stories about the mikveh. After... |
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| 25. |  | Around Sarah's Table: Ten Hasidic Women Share Their Stories of Life, Faith, and Tradition from Free Press Price: $4.90 Customer Review:  This book was interesting with various different stories about different women in the ultra-Othordox faith. However, many of the stories were too short for my liking, and often, they were not that interesting. It's a shame since it was a good idea just not written out that well. It's still a good... |
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| 26. |  | The Coming of Lilith: Essays on Feminism, Judaism, and Sexual Ethics, 1972-2003 from Beacon Press Price: $13.25 | |
| 27. |  | Dancing in the Footsteps of Eve: Retrieving the Healing Gift of the Sacred Feminine for the Human Family through Myth and Mysticism from O Books Price: $12.19 Customer Review: What a delight to find Heather Mendel's "Dancing in the Footsteps of Eve", a scholarly work that keeps the reader eagerly turning pages to find - more! My mind is pleased with new knowledge, new books to explore, the use of myth and a warm and welcoming writing style. My heart is pleased... |
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| 28. |  | The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage (Live Girls Series) from Seal Press Price: $19.95 Customer Review: Who is a "real" African? Who is a "real" Latino? Who is a "real" anything? In the case of this book, the question slowly unravels in an enigmatic answer of who is a "real" Jew. As a non-denominational Christian who is devoted to exploring and identifying the roots of her faith, I have always... |
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| 29. | [no image] | To Be a Jewish Woman from Jason Aronson Inc Price: $22.00 Customer Review: When I began exploring Judaism, having grown up as a secular Jew, I had issues with what I thought were Judaism's conceptions of Jewish women. As an independent, educated and vocal person, I was nervous about entering into a society that I thought wouldn't support the kind of woman I am. Boy, was I... |
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| 30. |  | Beyond Patriarchy: Jewish Fathers and Families from Brandeis Price: $2.99 Customer Review: In Beyond Patriarchy: Jewish Fathers and Families, author Lawrence H. Fuchs of Brandies University draws from a rich array of religious, cultural developmental, biological, and historic detail and trend to examine consistency and change in the lives of Jewish men today. Fuchs cites a growing... |
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