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Aviad Stollman
"REVIEW ESSAY: A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life, by Deena R. Zimmerman ," Aviad Stollman. Meorot, 6:1, Shevat 5767.
Synopsis: Aviad Stollman reviews A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life by Deena R. Zimmerman. The book is referenced below in the listing of books.
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Barack Fishman, Syliva
"Introduction to the Film Tehora," Barack Fishman, Syliva. , November 2003.
Synopsis: A panel presentation about how more openness around the discussion of niddah can contribute to a more satisfying observance.
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Benovitz, Moshe
"Deena R. Zimmerman A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life: Urim Publications, 2005; Eliashiv Knohl Man and Woman: Guidance for Newlyweds Hebrew 2nd Edition Shiluvim Institute 2005," Benovitz, Moshe. Nashim, 12, Fall, 2006, 309-329.
Synopsis: The author, a professor of Talmud, reviews and critiques these two guides to the laws of nidda. The guide by Deena Zimmerman is listed under the “Books” in this section. The reviewer’s conclusion is that “there is no question that both of these nidah guidebooks owe their existence to the new cadre of halakhically educated women in the Orthodox world. A halakhic handbook by an Orthodox woman is an important step in the right direction no matter what its content, and the very fact that a male Orthodox rabbi names his book Man and Woman, out of an avowed insistence that a couple is a unit composed of halakhic equals (Knohl, p. 19), is a beautiful thing. In terms of strides towards halakhic autonomy and respect for halakhic diversity, however, the greater achievement is ironically to be found in the work by the man informed by feminist values, rather than in the work authored by a paradigm of the new halakhic educational process. Perhaps it is inevitable in the Orthodox world that an ordained male rabbi feels more comfortable breaking ground on these issues than a woman, whose every step is being watched, and whose very involvement in this process may be no less groundbreaking in terms of her personal development than it is in terms of the outside world. At any rate, the bottom line is that there are now women halakhists who are better informed than ever before, and male halakhists who are more sensitive to gender issues than ever before, and halakhic works that reflect these phenomena.”
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Brander, Kenneth
"Gynecological Procedures and Their Interface with Halacha," Brander, Kenneth. JHCS?, 42, 2001, 30-45.
Synopsis: This article offers insights into the relationship between the laws of niddah and gynelogical procedures and exams.
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Friedman, David
"Tevilah Issues," Friedman, David. JHCS, 18, 1989, 35-46.
Synopsis: In this article Rabbi Friedman examines the defintion of a hatzitza, a barrier that would render a women's going to the mikveh invalid.
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Greenberg, Blu
"Integrating mikveh and modernity," Greenberg, Blu. Sh'ma, January 1980.
Synopsis: Greenberg describes her personal feelings towards hilkhot niddah and mikveh usage. She offers an anlyses of the role observing hilkhot niddah plays in the adult life-cycle, and offers suggestions on how to reform and refine this mitzvah.
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Greenberg, Blu
"Female Sexuality and Bodily Functions in Jewish Traditions," Greenberg, Blu. Women, Religion, and Sexuality, 1991, 2-44.
Synopsis: Greenberg offers a detailed analyses of women's sexuality as percieved by halakhah in the areas of: definitions of the female sex, life cycles and ceremonies, generativity, sexuality, and the transmission of values.
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Hartman, Tova and Naomi Marmon
"Lived Regulations, Systemic Attributions: Menstrual Separation and Ritual Immersion in the Experience of Orthodox Jewish Women," Hartman, Tova and Naomi Marmon. Gender and Society, Vol. 18:3, June 2004, pp. 389-408.
Synopsis: The rules that govern Jewish Orthodox women’s bodies, in particular those of ritual purity and immersion, are often criticized as patriarchal and an expression of oppression or domination. This study challenges the structuralist analysis of the regimen of ritual purity by examining how religious women themselves live and experience this system.
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Klar, Sarah Stern
"Comments on the Film Tehora," Klar, Sarah Stern. , November 2003.
Synopsis: A panel presentation about how more openness around the discussion of niddah can contribute to a more satisfying observance.
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Klem, Yonah
"No Ordinary Bath: The Use of the Mikvah In Healing from Incest," Klem, Yonah. , 1995.
Synopsis: This article describes the use of mikveh in healing from incest, as part of an essential and healthy process of acknowledgment and a means of spiritual recovery.
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Zlochower, Devorah
"Comments on the Film Tehora - Teaching and Talking about Mikveh," Zlochower, Devorah. , November 2003.
Synopsis: A panel presentation about how more openness around the discussion of niddah can contribute to a more satisfying observance.
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"A project of Taharas Hamishpacha International".
www.mikvah.org/directory/
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"A Project of Nishmat".
Synopsis: "Ask the Yoetzet" is a community service of Nishmat, The Jerusalem Center for Advanced Jewish Study for Women. Its goal is to provide halakhic and medical information about family purity laws and women's health.
www.yoatzot.org
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"Mayim Rabim".
Synopsis: Mayim Rabim is an evolving online resource intended for people who practice family purity laws, or are considering bringing this practice into their lives. Contributors come from a variety of denominational and philosophical backgrounds.
www.mayimrabim.com
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Padwa, Mia Diamond
"Delving into the Waters: Experiencing Niddah and Mikva," Padwa, Mia Diamond. JOFA One Day Conference, New York.
Synopsis: This session examines some personal feelings about observing the ritual of mikveh.
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Shalev, Ofra
"Mikvah, Sexual Desire and the Emotional Tango," Shalev, Ofra. JOFA 5th International Conference.
Synopsis: Shalev examines how halakhah which dictates the physical relationship between men and women, impacts their emotional state as well as their sexual desire.
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Steinmetz, Devora, Devorah Zlochower, and Blu Greenberg
"Screening of Tehora (Purity): Breaking the Code of Silence," Steinmetz, Devora, Devorah Zlochower, and Blu Greenberg. JOFA 5th International Conference.
Synopsis: A lively discussion following the film Tehora , which examines three Orthodox Jewish women's views about marriage, niddah, and mikveh use. The film seeks to address the gap often prevalent between the idealization of the observance of certain mitzvot, and the reality of observance of those mizvoth.
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Zlochower, Devorah
"Is Knowledge Always Power? Teaching Niddah," Zlochower, Devorah. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
Synopsis: This session examines the reprecussions of women being learners as well as the object of their study. Through a case study of women learning and practicing the laws of niddah, Zlochower attempts to answer the question of whether or not the acquisition of knowledge by women is empowering.
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Zlochower, Devorah
"Is Knowledge Always Power? Teaching Niddah," Zlochower, Devorah. JOFA / MERCAZ: Beth Tfiloh Baltimore Regional Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: One of the fundamental messages of the feminist movement is that the acquisition of knowledge is empowering. But what happens when women are simultaneously learners and the object of study? Can we successfully negotiate the boundaries between subject and object? What are the implications of this type of learning experience? Our case study will be women learning and practicing the laws of Niddah.
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Abramov, Tehilla and Touger, Malka
The Secret of Jewish Femininity: Insights into the Practice of Taharat HamMishpachah. Abramov, Tehilla and Touger, Malka. Targum Press, 1988.
Synopsis: A new approach to the system of Jewish family life with a review of the laws of Taharat HaMishpachah combined with philosophic insights and real life accounts of the sacrifice and devotion that Jewish women have demonstrated
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Aiken, Lisa
To Be A Jewish Woman. Aiken, Lisa. Jason Aronson, 1992.
Synopsis: A thorough and thoughtful exploration of the role of women in modern, though traditional Jewish life.
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Biale, Rachel
Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today. Biale, Rachel. Knopf, 1995.
Synopsis: How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for "informed change" in the status of women in Jewish life.
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Eider, Shimon
Halachos of Niddah. Eider, Shimon. Feldhiem Publishers, 1989.
Synopsis: A detailed presentation of the laws of Niddah and their underlying concepts with extensive Hebrew footnotes. Covers the laws of becoming niddah, the taharah process, and conduct while niddah, but does not include mikveh immersion and vestot.
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Greenberg, Blu
On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition. Greenberg, Blu. Jewish Pubication Society, 1981.
Synopsis: A classic for nearly 20 years, this thought-provoking volume explores the role of Jewish women in the synagogue, in the family, and in the secular world. Greenberg offers ways to change present Jewish practices so that they more readily reflect feminine equality.
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Halpern, Micah
Jewish Legal Writings by Women. Halpern, Micah. Urim, 1998.
Synopsis: A collection of seventeen original articles on Jewish Law (Halakha) by contemporary religious women from around the world. These authors are the product of the first generation of women to have studied Jewish law. In past generations there have only been individual women who attained a degree of respect in this realm. As far as is known, there is no record of any legal discourses by them.
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Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan
Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan. JPS, 1992.
Synopsis: Daughters of the King explains women's involvement in and around the synagogue from its antecedents in the biblical period to contemporary times. Susan Grossman and Rivka Haut have added their experiences and studies to those of other scholars and religious thinkers to demonstrate the historical diversity of women's roles in Judaism, to record first-person accounts of the innovative practices now being introduced for and by women throughout the Jewish community, and to ponder these new realities in order to glimpse the religious life of Jewish women in the future.
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Kahana, Kalman
Daughter of Israel: Laws of Family Purity. Kahana, Kalman. Philipp Feldheim, Inc., February 2000.
Synopsis: The laws of family purity clearly outlined according to the rulings of the Chazon Ish. With facing Hebrew and English texts.
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Kaplan, Aryeh
Waters of Eden. Kaplan, Aryeh. National Conference of Syangogue Youth/ Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, 1982.
Synopsis: A book on the concept of mikveh that answers many basic questions relating to the laws of family purity and discloses philosophical concepts relating thereto. Based on the teachings of the Bible, Talmud, Midrash, Kabbalah, Rashi, Ramban and many others.
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Koltun, Elizabeth
the Jewish Women: New Perspectives. Koltun, Elizabeth . Schoken Books, 1976.
Synopsis: Koltun discusses women in the Jewish community and society.
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Meiselman, Moshe
Jewish Women in Jewish Law. Meiselman, Moshe. Ktav, 1978.
Synopsis: Rabbi Moshe Meiselman addresses the attitude of Jewish law to women and how the Jewish tradition views the contemporary challenge of feminism. He discusses in detail such current issues as creative ritual, women in a minyan, aliyot for women, talit and tefillin. The question of agunah is also given lengthy consideration. The author mixes current issues with scholary ones and gives full treatment to other issues such as learning Torah by women, women position in court both as witnesses and as litigants, the marriage ceremony & marital life.
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Sered Starr, Susan
What Makes Women Sick: Maternity, modesty and Militarism in Israeli Society. Sered Starr, Susan. Brandeis University Press, 2000.
Synopsis: An eye-opening look at Israeli women's life expectancy and health.
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Slonim, Rivkah Ed
Total Immersion: A Mikvah Anthology. Slonim, Rivkah Ed. Jason Aronson, 2002.
Synopsis: In this collection of almost fifty pieces on mikveh, both women and men contribute their thoughts and feelings on this ancient and modern Jewish tradition.
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Wasserfall, Rachel R. Ed
Women and Water: Mensturation in Jewish Life and Law. Wasserfall, Rachel R. Ed. Brandeis University Press, 1999.
Synopsis: Provocative essays address the question of women's menstrual rituals in Jewish law, history, and culture.
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Weissler, Chava
People of the Body. Weissler, Chava. SUNY, 1992.
Synopsis: Howard Eilberg Schwartz gathers together essays on one of the most extraordinary subjects from scholars in various disciplines. From a meditation of Freud's nose to another on Jews' feet, from sex in the Garden of Eden to eroticism in Zionist philosophy, this collection capitalizes on recent academic work on theories of the body to consider the vexed relationship between the "People of the Book" and those Jewish sources (biblical, talmudic, rabbinic) which have made regulation of the body their central concern.
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Zimmerman, Deena
A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life. Zimmerman, Deena. Urim, 2005.
Synopsis: A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life was written to help married -- or about to be married -- couples of all ages learn the halachot of taharat hamishpachah, the laws of Jewish marital life. In addition, particular emphasis was placed on achieving an understanding of the interplay between Jewish law and women's health issues throughout the life cycle.
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