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Feldman, Emanuel
"Who Has Not Made Me A Woman: An Articulate Berakha," Feldman, Emanuel. Tradition, 29:4, 1995, 69-74.
Synopsis: This analysis of the berakha said by men, thanking God that He did not make them female, provides commentary into the differing opinions regarding women in today's society.
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Sperber, Rabbi Daniel
"Our Dialogue with God: Tradition and Innovation," Sperber, Rabbi Daniel. Transcript from JOFA's 10th Anniversary International Conference, 2000.
Synopsis: Rabbi Daniel Sperber shows variations of several prayers found in traditional siddurim and explains how these prayers have changed over time. He then discusses the prayer “she-lo asani isha” and the many ways throughout history that this prayer has been altered so that the morning prayers were not offensive to women. He concludes that it is halakhicly permitted to make changes to prayers in the siddur provided one does not alter the overall content and the overall structure of the prayer.
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Tabory, Joseph
"The Benedictions of Self-identity and the Changing Status of Women and of Orthodoxy," Tabory, Joseph. Kenishta, 1, 2001, 107.
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Wolowelsky, Joel B
"Who Has Not Made Me A Woman: A Quiet Berakha," Wolowelsky, Joel B. Tradition, 29:4, 1995, 61-68.
Synopsis: Dr. Wolowelsky comments on the hazzan reciting the berakha of shelo asani isha at the beginning of the morning prayer.
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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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Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan, eds.
Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Haut, Rivka and Grossman, Susan, eds.. 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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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, and more.
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