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Listen to Her Voice: Women of the Hebrew Bible by Miki Raver Synopsis Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Delilah, Ruth-their names live on, but their ancient stories have long been obscured. In this sumptuously illustrated retelling of the lives of 18 women in the Hebrew Bible, we are reunited with Deborah, the warrior prophetess, Tamar,... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir by Elizabeth Ehrlich Publisher Comments Like many Jewish Americans, Elizabeth Ehrlich was ambivalent about her background. She identified with Jewish cultural attitudes, but not with the institutions; she had fond memories of her Jewish grandmothers, but she found their religious practices... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Song of Lilith by Joy Kogawa Synopsis Joy Kogawa, internationally celebrated author of Obasan and The Rain Ascends, offers a feminist version of the biblical story of Lilith, the "first Eve." Illustrated by Lilian Broca, A Song of Lilith combines poetry and artwork in a powerful ode to truth,... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Receiving: Reclaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom by Tirzah Firestone Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-278).... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Receiving by Tirzah Firestone, Rabbi Publisher Comments A highly respected rabbi, therapist, and teacher restores women's spiritual lineage to Judaism and empowers women to reclaim their rightful connection to Jewish teachings, Kabbalah, and to their own spiritual wisdom.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition by Blu Greenberg Publisher Comments A classic for over 20 years, this thought-provoking volume explores the role of Jewish women in the synagogue, in the family, and in the secular world. Greenberg offers ways to change present Jewish practices so that they more readily reflect feminine... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Joining the Sisterhood: Young Jewish Women Write Their Lives (Suny Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) by Tobin Belzer Publisher Comments Young Jewish women engage in almost every aspect of religious and cultural Jewish life, yet their unique perspectives have remained largely invisible. Through poetry and personal essays, Joining the Sisterhood sheds light on the lives of these young... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Jewish Women by Elinor Slater Publisher Comments From the biblical Deborah to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the individuals profiled in this volume are the authors' considered choice for Jewish women who have had the greatest impact on their respective fields.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Demonizing the Queen of Sheba: Boundaries of Gender and Culture in Postbiblical Judaism and Medieval Islam (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) by Jacob Lassner Publisher Comments Over the centuries, Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening the boundaries of gender. In this book, Jacob Lassner shows how successive retellings of the... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Pious and Rebellious: Jewish Women in Medieval Europe (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series) by Avraham Grossman Publisher Comments The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Receiving: Reclaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom by Tirzah Firestone Publisher Comments Profiles seven women throughout history whose lives are representative of Jewish women's spiritual heritage, inviting readers to reconnect with the Jewish feminine experience. Reprint.... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective by Judith Plaskow Publisher Comments A feminist critique of Judaism as a patriarchal tradition and an exploration of the increasing involvement of women in naming and shaping Jewish tradition.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home by Sadia Shepard Publisher Comments In this beautifully crafted memoir, a young half-Muslim, half-Christian woman travels to India to connect with a tiny Jewish community and unlock her familys secret history. Sadia Shepard grew up in a joyful, chaotic home just outside of Boston... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Joining the Sisterhood: Young Jewish Women Write Their Lives by Tobin Belzer Publisher Comments Essays and poems that offer insight into what it means to be a young Jewish woman today. A volume in the SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture Sarah Blacher Cohen... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $29.55 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Beyond the Synagogue Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American Judaism by Karla Goldman Publisher Comments Exegesis -- interpretation and explanation of sacred texts -- is the quintessence of rabbinic thought. Through such means and methods, the written words of Hebrew Scripture have been extended since antiquity, and given new voices for new times. In this... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Jgirl's Guide: The Young Jewish Woman's Handbook for Coming of Age by Penina Adelman Publisher Comments The JGirls Guide is an inspirational, interactive book designed to help pre-teen Jewish girls address the spiritual, educational, and psychological issues surrounding coming of age in today's society. Topics include: - Ideals of beauty... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal by Diana Raab Publisher Comments When glamorous Regina inexplicably ends her own life, her ten-year-old grand-daughter Diana is devasted by the loss and haunted by questions she never got to ask her grandmother. Three decades later, Diana discovers her grandmothers journal which gives... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tessie and Pearlie: A Granddaughter's Story by Joy Horowitz Publisher Comments In their touching story, two Jewish grandmothers--Tessie and Pearlie--share their wisdom, knowledge, and recipes to die for. Still close to their immigrant past and hardened by wars, the Depression, and discrimination, they teach us about living. And... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bringing Home the Light: A Jewish Woman's Handbook of Rituals by E M Broner Publisher Comments Ceremonial words and scenarios based in the stories and traditions of sacred Jewish rituals, for women who seek to celebrate their lives and religious heritage.... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women's Ordination, 1889-1985 by Pamela Susan Nadell Book News Annotation Tapping archival records, Nadell (Jewish studies, American U., Washington, DC) introduces a century of contenders (e.g. Ray Frank, the 19th century "girl rabbi of the golden West"), their male advocates, and the continuing debate over the question... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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