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Kasdan, Menachem M
"Are Women Obligated to Pray Daily?," Kasdan, Menachem M. JHCS, repetition, 1981.

Synopsis: Rabbi Kasdan discusses the nature of women's obligation to pray. He concentrates on the general idea of prayer as well as the specific tefillot.

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Sperling, David
"Women And Prayer When Time is Short," Sperling, David. Nishmat.

Synopsis: The author discusses women's obligation in each of the components of the daily prayer service and the order of preference of these components, in the event that time is short.

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Sperling, David
"Women in Synagogue," Sperling, David. Nishmat.

Synopsis: The author discusses the values of and some halakhic issues relating to women praying with the community, based on the presumptions that women are not obligated in public prayer, while men are.

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Kanefsky, Rabbi Yosef
"Women's Obligation in Prayer," Kanefsky, Rabbi Yosef. JOFA 3rd International Conference, 2000. 2000.

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Book

Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan, ed.
Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan, ed.. JPS, 1993.

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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Henkin, Yehuda Herzl
Responsa On Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues. Henkin, Yehuda Herzl. Ktav, 2003.

Synopsis: Twenty-four modern responsa translated from the hebrew. Discussion of the separation of men & women in the synagogue and the prayer "who has not made me a woman", women's prayer groups, hair covering, more.

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Nissel
Rigsheilev: Women & Tefilla:. Nissel. Targum Press, Inc., 2001.

Synopsis: Since the dawn of the Jewish people there has been a profound relationship between women and prayer. This book explores women's role in prayer from its halachic and philosophic perspectives. Topics include: a woman's obligation of prayer, what to say if one's time is limited, bringing young children to shul, the nature of prayer, and women's vital role concerning it.

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