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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. The article is a brief summary of the important issues.
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Nissel, Menachem
Rigshei Lev - Women and Tefillah: Perspectives, laws, and customs. Nissel, Menachem. Targum Press, Inc., 2001.
Synopsis: This book explores women's role in prayer from its halakhic and philosophic perspectives. Part I is the philosophical portion. Part II - Laws and Customs - contains a thorough treatment of the halakhot on women's obligation in prayer. The copious Hebrew notes (geared for the educator or more learned among the readers) provide multiple opinions and halakhic rationale, assisting the reader who wishes to study in depth and perhaps determine which opinion is most in line with her custom.
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Genack, Menachem
"Women and Prayer," Genack, Menachem. JHCS, LIII, Spring, 2007, 52-64.
Synopsis: R. Genack discusses women’s obligation in prayer, in particular the shemoneh esreh and the blessings of k’riyat shema. He concludes with a statement about the value of communal prayer.
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Hauptman, Judith
"Women and prayer: an attempt to dispel some fallacies," Hauptman, Judith. Judaism, 42:1, January, 1993, 94-103.
Synopsis: Professor Hauptman explains how we learn from a close reading of rabbinic and post-rabbinic texts that from the time of the Mishnah and onward, women have been obligated to say the sh'moneh esre (the silent devotion) two or three times daily and that an obligation to pray does not, in and of itself, entitle a woman--or anyone else--to serve as shaliah tzibbur (prayer leader), but rather additional requirements must be met.
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Kasdan, Menachem M
"Are Women Obligated to Pray Daily?," Kasdan, Menachem M. JHCS, repetition, 1981.
Synopsis: R. Kasdan discusses halakhic opinions about women's obligation to pray, specifically the silent devotion (sh'moneh esreh) and other parts of the prayer service, such as p'sukei d'zimra.
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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, 2003, 43-56.
Synopsis: Professor Chana Safrai discusses the religious significance of women's exemption from k'riyat sh'ma.
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Sperling, David
"Women in Synagogue," Sperling, David. Nishmat.
Synopsis: Based on a premise that men are but women are not obligated in public prayer, the author discusses the values of and some halakhic issues relating to women praying with the community.
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Frimer, Aryeh
"Women's Obligation in Tefila and Women & Prayer - Specific Prayers," Frimer, Aryeh.
Synopsis: This series of audio lectures by R. Aryeh Frimer includes audio files, sources, and (handwritten) notes. The link provided is to a website that includes many topics under the heading of "Women and Halakha".
www.bermanshul.org/frimer.htm
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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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Grossman, Susan and Haut, Rivka eds.
Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Grossman, Susan and Haut, Rivka eds.. 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. Part 2 contains a chapter "Are Women Obligated to Pray?".
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Harlow, Jules; Cohen, Tamara; Furstenberg, Rochelle; Gordis, Daniel; and Tanenbaum, Leora
Pray Tell: A Hadassah Guide to Jewish Prayer. Harlow, Jules; Cohen, Tamara; Furstenberg, Rochelle; Gordis, Daniel; and Tanenbaum, Leora. Women's Zionist Organization of America Hadassah, 2003.
Synopsis: This book contains two parts. The first part includes R. Harlow's translations and explanations of the traditional prayer service. The second part addresses contemporary issues with Tamara Cohen presenting women's spiritual alternatives, including non-Orthodox, feminist approaches, and Leora Tanenbaum discussing Orthodox women's private prayers.
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Henkin, Yehuda Herzl
Responsa On Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues. Henkin, Yehuda Herzl. Ktav, 2003.
Synopsis: This book includes twenty-four modern responsa translated from Hebrew. Chapter 4, "Women and Shemoneh Esreh", is relevant to this category.
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