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WUJS - World Union of Jewish Students
HERitage and HIStory: Resource Book on Jewish Women Issues, Based Around Rosh Chodesh Activities, compiled by WUJS - World Union of Jewish Students.
Synopsis: Materials and activities devoted to Jewish women and based around Rosh Chodesh. It is a resource book filled with ideas, concepts, and methods.
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Goldstein, Elyse M
"Jewish Feminism and New Jewish Rituals," Goldstein, Elyse M. Candaian Women Studies, 16:4, 1996.
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Hidary, Esther
"Perhaps Next Year," Hidary, Esther. JOFA Journal, 2003.
Synopsis: Hidary describes the unique challenges of being a feminist in the Syrian/Sephardic community of Brooklyn, NY. In this context, Hidary explains, the prospect of expanding women's participation in ritual, such as saying hamotzi, is often seen as a threat to the strength and cohesiveness of the community.
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Musleah, Rahel
"Jewish Art with a Feminist Consciousness: A Growing Number of Women Are Creating Jewish Ritual Objects Their Way," Musleah, Rahel. Na'a,at Woman Magazine, 2002.
Synopsis: Musleah writes about new expressions of women's roles and experiences within traditional Judaism as they are expressed by increasing numbers of women creating ceremonial and ritual art.
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Weissler, Chava
"Woman as High Priest: A Kabbalistic Prayer in Yiddish for Lighting Sabbath Candles," Weissler, Chava. Jewish History, 5, 1991.
Synopsis: Chava Weissler discusses the issue of women's place in kabbalistic thought.
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Lewin, Alyza, Ronnie Becher, Roslyn Singer
"Women Ritual Initiatives: Life Cycle Ceremonies and Rosh Chodesh Groups," Lewin, Alyza, Ronnie Becher, Roslyn Singer. JOFA Washington DC Conference. 2002.
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Padwa, Mia Diamond and Rachel Sabath
"Creating Ritual: Responding to Women's Experiences," Padwa, Mia Diamond and Rachel Sabath. JOFA One Day Conference, New York. 2001.
Synopsis: This session offers new and creative ways to commemorate women's life-cycles and emotional experiences through new rituals.
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Schwartz, Baruch J
"How Times Have Changed: Women and Ritual in Biblical Times," Schwartz, Baruch J. JOFA 3rd International Conference. 2000.
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Shapiro, Rona
"Seeking Fulfillment: Guide to Creating Personal Ritual," Shapiro, Rona. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
Synopsis: This session analyzes classical and contemporary examples of Jewish ritual in order to understand how to create effective and meaningful new rituals.
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Tessler, Rabbi Joel
"The Shabbat Table: Kiddush, Motzi and Zimmun," Tessler, Rabbi Joel. JOFA / MERCAZ: Beth Tfiloh Baltimore Regional Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: The rituals of Shabbat are among the most powerful and meaningful in Judaism. Study the halakhic sources concerning the permissibility of women to fulfill these mitzvot in their homes, both for themselves and for others.
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Adelman, Penina V
Miriam's Well: Rituals for Jewish Women Around the Year. Adelman, Penina V. Fresh Meadows: Biblio Press, 1996.
Synopsis: Since 1986, the indispensable popular guide to Jewish women's Rosh Hodesh rituals (ancient Jewish holiday marking the new moon) which helped launch a movement. This enlarged edition has an updated bibliography and new preface on trends in Jewish women's spirituality, with rituals added for Bat Mitzvah, adoption, child weaning, alternative weddings, pregnancy loss, and ecological holidays.
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Breger, Jennifer
A Tchina for Putting Challah in the Oven in Shabbat, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities. Breger, Jennifer. , pg. 9, 2000.
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Broner, Esther M
Bringing Home the Light: A Jewish Woman's Handbook of Rituals. Broner, Esther M. Council Oak Books, 1999.
Synopsis: Bringing Home the Light is an accessible handbook for bringing ritual and ceremony back into the lives of women.
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Dauber, Abi
Women and Shabbat On A College Campus in Shabbat, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities. Dauber, Abi. , pp. 16-17, 2000.
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Fine, Irene
Midlife, A Rite of Passage and The Wise Woman, A Celebration. Fine, Irene. San Diego Woman's Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, 1983.
Synopsis: This small volume contains two books. The first presents a model for the celebration of midlife adaptable for Jews and non-Jews, including the complete text of a midlife ceremony by Bonnie Feinman. The second book discusses the early history of the wise woman and psychological and social aspects of aging, and gives excerpts from several modern-day "Wise Woman Ceremonies".
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Day of Rest, Day of Study: Women and Learning on Shabbat in Shabbat, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities. JOFA. , pp. 19-21, 2000.
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Tchina for Lighting Shabbat Candles in Shabbat, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities. JOFA. , pg. 8, 2000.
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A Special Mitzvah: Shabbat Candles in Shabbat, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities, Jennifer Breger and Lisa Schlaff Ed., JOFA. JOFA. , pp. 7-8, 2000.
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Magnus, Shulamit
The Uses of Tradition: Jewish Continuity In the Modern Era. Magnus, Shulamit. JTS with Harvard University Press, 1992.
Synopsis: How have modern Jews appropriated traditional aspects of their culture and religion to sustain them in the modern world? Twenty-one distinguished scholars address this question by drawing on a range of disciplines: social and cultural history, ethnography, folklore, sociology, educational theory, and rabbinics. They examine Jewish communities from Russia to North Africa, from Israel to the United States. Among the subjects they explore are Jewish art, holiday practices, feminist ceremonials, adult education, and religious movements in Israel. The Uses of Tradition examines the persistence of tradition and the limits to continuity.
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Orenstein, Debra Ed
Lifecycles: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones. Orenstein, Debra Ed. Jewish Lights, 1994.
Synopsis: More than 40 contributors cover the entire spectrum of life's passages and present the latest thinking on ritual, life cycle, and the way Jewish women see the world.
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Resnick Levine, Elizabeth
A Ceremonies Sampler: New Rites, Celebrations and Observances of Jewish Women. Resnick Levine, Elizabeth. California Women's Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, 1991.
Synopsis: A collection of ceremonies for Jewish women.
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Riskin, Shlomo
Around the Family Table: A Comprehensive Bencher and Companion for Shabbat and Festival Meals and other Family Occasions. Riskin, Shlomo. , 2005.
Synopsis: This book of prayer and celebration is intended to serve as a guide for meaningful expressions of the Jewish experience at home. Blessings and songs celebrating the entire year of Jewish festivals and Sabbaths, in Hebrew, with English instructions and translations, make this work of fundamental value for the Jewish home.
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Umansky, Ellen Ed
Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality. Umansky, Ellen Ed. Beacon Press, 1992.
Synopsis: Umansky and Ashton have woven together a multiplicity of international voices, revealing the great variety of spiritual paths that modern Jewish women have taken.
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