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Aranoff, Yaffa
"The Relevence of Rationalisations: A Response to Chaim Rapoport," Aranoff, Yaffa. Le'ela, 51, June 2001, 59-63.
Synopsis: In her response to Rappaport's view of women's exemptions to time-bound mitzvot, Aranoff argues that the textual support from medieval scholars does little justice to women's changing role within society.
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Gugenheim, Shoshana
"Women Writing a Sefer Torah," Gugenheim, Shoshana. Sh'ma, 2000.
Synopsis: Gugenheim writes about the benefits of women's participation in the collective, unifying commandment of scribing a sefer Torah.
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Henkin, Rabbanit Chana
"Einah Metzuvah v'Osah in a Post-Modern World," Henkin, Rabbanit Chana. Nishmat.
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Jesselsohn, Noa
"Women and the Fulfillment of Positive Time Bound Commandments," Jesselsohn, Noa. JOFA Journal, 1:4, 1999.
Synopsis: This article presents the sources relating to a woman's ability to fulfill positive time-bound commandments and halakha's attitude toward her fulfillment of commandments to which she is not obligated.
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Rapoport, Chaim
"Response to Aranoff," Rapoport, Chaim. , 51, June 2001, 64-66.
Synopsis: In this article, Chaim Rappaport responds to Aranoff's attacks against his position on women and time-bound positive commandments.
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Rapoport, Chaim
"Why Women are Exempt From Positive Time-bound Commandments: Is There a True Torah View?," Rapoport, Chaim. , 50, 2000, 53-64.
Synopsis: Chaim Rappaport explores the exemption of women from positive time-bound mitzvot.
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Rothstein, Gidon G
"Men And Women's Differing Religious Aims, As Taught By The Category Of Mitsvot `Aseh She-Hazman Grama," Rothstein, Gidon G. Women In Judaism: Contemporary Writings', 2002.
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Safrai, Chana
"No Part in the Kingdom of Heaven: Exemption from Shema," Safrai, Chana. To Be a Jewish Woman, Proceedings of the Third International Conference: Women and Their Judaism, July 2003, 43-56.
Synopsis: This article discusses the categories of people who are exempt from the recitation of the Shema.
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Zohar, Noam
"Time Bound Commandments: Are Contemporary Women Exempt?," Zohar, Noam. JOFA 3rd International Conference. 2000.
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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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Ellinson, Getsel
Woman & Mitzvot: Partners in Life. Ellinson, Getsel. Philipp Feldheim, Inc., January 1999.
Synopsis: An anthology of halachic sources dealing with women's duties and prerogatives regarding the performance of mitzvot.
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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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Millen, Rochelle L
Chapter 3: An Analysis of Rabbinic Hermeneutics: Bavli Talmud Kiddushin 34a in n: Gender & Judaism by T.M. Rudavsky Ed. Millen, Rochelle L. NYU Press, 1995.
Synopsis: Rochelle Millen proposes that through an analysis of Talmudic logic and rabbinic method, a recontruction of Jewish theology that incorporates full recognition of female autonomy will emerge.
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Ner-David, Haviva
Life on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Toward Traditional Rabbinic Ordination. Ner-David, Haviva. JFL, 2000.
Synopsis: Part memoir, part halakhic commentary, this book charts a journey, at once solitary and engaging. Through Ner-David's eyes, we are drawn into the many facets of this Jewish-American life: a girl's modern Orthodox childhood; living -- and wrestling with -- a life of Jewish observance; the emergence of her feminist and other social justice commitments; the serious study of Jewish texts; and settling with her young family in Israel, where she is currently studying for rabbinic ordination under the auspices of an Orthodox rabbi.
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