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Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox Judaism by Lynn Davidman Publisher Comments The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $25.69 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Ynetl's Revenge : the Next Wave of Jewish Feminism (01 Edition) by Danya Ruttenberg Publisher Comments A diverse group of young women--from witches to rabbis--explore the new Judaism. Contributors ponder Jewish transgenderdom, Jewish body image, Jewish punk, the stereotype of the Jewish American Princess, intermarriage, circumcision, faith, and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Tessie and Pearlie: A Granddaughter's Story by Joy Horowitz Publisher Comments A journalist offers a tribute to her Jewish grandparents, who remain close to their immigrant past and whose lives have been shaped by this century's wars, the Depression, discrimination, religion, and family. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Four Centuries of Jewish Women by Ellen M Umansky Publisher Comments Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality is the first book-length exploration of Jewish spirituality as seen through the eyes of women. Drawing on archival material that has not been available to the contemporary reader, as well as new pieces... (read more) List Price $38.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Her Works Praise Her: A History of Jewish Women in America from Colonial Times to the Present by Hasia Diner About the Author Beryl Lieff Benderly is the author of several books, including Dancing without Music: Deafness in America.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt by Ruth Andre Ellenson Publisher Comments A hilarious and provocative collection of original essays by some of todays top Jewish women writersincluding Aimee Bender, Daphne Merkin, and Rebecca Walkerexploring all the things that their rabbis warned them never to discuss in public. Have you... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lifecycles #1: Lifecycles: Jewish Women on Life Passages & Personal Milestones by Debra Orenstein Publisher Comments Jewish Women on Life Passages & Personal Milestones This unique two-volume collaboration brings together more than fifty women writers, rabbis and scholars. Topics covered: Childbirth, Infertility, Welcoming Children into Name & Covenant, Adolescence... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Found Treasures Stories by Women Writer by Frieda Formam Publisher Comments The first of its kind, this anthology showcases women's writing previously available only in Yiddish. A book of voices from an almost forgotten female heritage, it features eighteen writers who speak powerfully of the events that shaped their lives; the... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jewish Women/Jewish Men: The Legacy of Patriarchy in Jewish Life by Aviva Cantor Publisher Comments A sweeping look at the complex patterns of the Jewish experience Jewish Women/Jewish Men offers a new and often controversial view of gender, generational, and social struggles throughout Jewish history. Author Aviva Cantor shows how every aspect of... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America by Joyce Antler Publisher Comments Throughout the twentieth century, American Jewish women have made history, challenging the political and cultural constraints facing women in every aspect of American life. From suffrage to birth control, from trade unionism to civil rights and feminism,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Revisions : Seeing Torah Through Feminist Lens (98 Edition) by Elyse Goldstein Publisher Comments Re-examines the Five Books of Moses (Torah) to offer readers a modern, feminist perspective of the texts, practices and beliefs central to Jewish tradition.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt by Ruth Andrew Ellenson Publisher Comments Twenty-eight of today’s top Jewish women writers tell the truth about all the things their rabbis warned them never to discuss in public in this hilarious and provocative collection. Includes original essays on: • Finding (and Divorcing) the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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You Never Call! You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother by Joyce Antler Publisher Comments In You Never Call, You Never Write, Joyce Antler provides an illuminating and often amusing history of one of the best-known figures in popular culture — the Jewish Mother. Whether drawn as self-sacrificing or manipulative, in countless films... (read more) List Price $90.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Jewish Tales of Holy Women by Yitzhak Buxbaum Publisher Comments One of the great events of our generation is an increased awareness of feminine spirituality. Yitzhak Buxbaum has collected profound traditional tales about Jewish holy women— tzaddikot— of the last few centuries, precious tales that inspire... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Women Who Danced by the Sea by Marsha Mirkin Publisher Comments "This is a wise and wonderful book, a book to open minds and nourish souls." -Rabbi Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen To Good People "Mirkin is a passionate storyteller who enables us to see ourselves in each story that she tells. The connection... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Spinning Fantasies: Rabbis, Gender, and History by Miriam Peskowitz Publisher Comments Following the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by Roman armies in 70 C.E., new incarnations of Judaism emerged. Through ancient stories involving Jewish spinners and weavers, Miriam B. Peskowitz re-examines this critical event and--presenting a... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $25.69 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Jewish Woman's Book of Wisdom: Thoughts from Prominent Jewish Women on Spirituality, Identity, Sisterhood, Family, and Faith by Ellen Jaffe Gill Publisher Comments Prominent Jewish women throughout the ages speak out on Jewish identity, family, God, feminism, and life, offering wisdom to savor and pass on to the next generation. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Through the Unknown, Remembered Gate: A Spiritual Journey by Emily Benedek Publisher Comments Emily Benedek, the author of two highly regarded books on the traditions and conflicts of Native Americans of the Southwest, suddenly found herself in the mid-1990s grappling with certain traditions and conflicts of her own. Stricken with a case of... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Feminist Perspectives on Jewish Studies by Lynn Davidman Publisher Comments This book is the first to evaluate the development of feminist scholarship in various fields within Jewish studies. Eminent scholars in biblical studies, rabbinics, theology, history, literature, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and film studies... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jewish Mothers: Strength, Wisdom, Compassion by Paula Wolfson Publisher Comments In this celebration of Jewish women and motherhood, stunning black and white duotones are paired with intimate profiles that evoke the lives of fifty Jewish mothers. Each extraordinary woman featured in this collection shares her powerful insights into... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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