Daughters of the king : women and the synagogue : a survey of history, halakhah, and contemporary realities /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1992. |
| Description: | xxvii, 340 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1226974 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: Daughters of the King
- Introduction: Women and the Synagogue / Susan Grossman and Rivka Haut
- 1. History. Women and the Jerusalem Temple / Susan Grossman. Women and the Ancient Synagogue / Hannah Safrai. Women and the Synagogue in Medieval Cairo / Sara Reguer. Women's Voices, Women's Prayers: The European Synagogues of the Middle Ages / Emily Taitz. Tehines: A Brief Survey of Women's Prayers / Shulamith Z. Berger
- 2. Halakhah. Are Women Obligated to Pray? / Irwin H. Haut. Purity and Piety: The Separation of Menstruants from the Sancta / Shaye J. D. Cohen. Mehitzah: Halakhic Decisions and Political Consequences / Norma Baumel Joseph. Women's Prayer Groups and the Orthodox Synagogue / Rivka Haut. Women and the Conservative Synagogue / Judith Hauptman. Language and Liturgy / Annette Daum
- 3. Contemporary Realities. The Synagogue as a Sacred Space for the Elderly Oriental Women of Jerusalem / Susan Starr Sered. From Persia to New York: An Interview with Three Generations of Iranian Women / Susan Grossman and Rivka Haut. The Impact of the Jewish Women's Movement on the American Synagogue: 1972-1985 / Rela Geffen Monson
- Personal Vignettes. Growing Up Lubavitch / Shoshana Gelerenter-Liebowitz. On Being a Rebbetzin / Beverly A. Lebeau. Egalitarianism and the Havurah Movement / Merle Feld. On Being a Rabbi / Emily Faust Korzenik. On Becoming a Cantor / Nancy S. Hausman. Building Synagogue Skills / Naomi Doron. On Being a Hazzanit / Susan B. Aranoff. Bat Mitzvah: Coming of Age in Brooklyn / Yael Penkower, Talya Penkower and Yonina Penkower. Celebrating Simhat Torah in Jerusalem / Pnina Peli. The Presence of Women / Rivka Haut. The Sefer Torah Comes Home / Susan D. Alter. On Wearing Tallit and Tefillin / Dvora E. Weisberg. Finding Comfort After Miscarriage / Susan Grossman. A Ritual for Affirming and Accepting Pregnancy / Tikva Frymer-Kensky. Looking to the Future: Conclusions / Paula E. Hyman.