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Lamm, Norman
"Separate Pews in the Synagogue: A Social and Psychological Approach," Lamm, Norman. Tradition, 1:2, 1959, 141-164.
Synopsis: This article traces the halakhic origins for the prohibition of mixed pews in the synagogue.
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Amsellem, Wendy
"Mechitza: A Text Analysis," Amsellem, Wendy. JOFA 3rd International Conference, 2000. 2000.
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Bieler, Rabbi Jack
"The Mechitza in Tradition and History," Bieler, Rabbi Jack. JOFA 2nd International Conference, 1998. 1998.
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Sonnenschein, Rabbi Gershon
"Women and Synagogue: Architecture, Access and Participation," Sonnenschein, Rabbi Gershon. JOFA's Baltimore Regional Conference, 2004. 2004.
Synopsis: The physical structures of synagogues send symbolic and functional messages about the place of women in the community. This session explores the halakhot of mechitzah and address how a mechitzah can be inclusive. It will also explore what halakhic options are available for women's participation in public tefillah, synagogue-based ritual and leadership.
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Aiken, Lisa
To Be A Jewish Woman. Aiken, Lisa. Jason Aronson, 1992.
Synopsis: This book contains a wealth of information for the Jewish Woman. Anyone searching for the greater understanding of the role of the Jewish woman will find almost all answers that may come up as well as many others that you have never even thought of.
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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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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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