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Uncovering the history of women's education tells a fascinating story about the modern process of formalizing women's torah education and women's increasing roles in Jewish institutions of higher learning.
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March, 2009
"What Do We Know About The Establishment of Beit Ya'akov?," Finkelman, Yoel. Survey of Research in Jewish Education, ATID, March, 2009.
Synopsis: The article discusses how the history of Sara Schneirer and the establishment of the Beis Ya'akov schools reflects the views of the narrator of that history.
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1989
"Jewish Education for Women," Kahn, Moshe. Ten Da'at, III:3, 1989, 9-11.
Synopsis: In this article, Kahn situates the origins of formal Jewish education for women in the work of Sara Schnirer and her founding of the Beth Jacob movement in Poland.
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1987
"Ze'nah Ur'enah: the Story of a Book for Jewish Women," Carlebach, Julius. Le'ela, 23, 1987, 42-47.
Synopsis: Carlebach writes of the growing interest in religious self-expression on the part of Jewish women and discusses various literary works that have emerged as a result.
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1987
"Sara Schenirer," Greenberg, Blu. The Encyclopedia of Religion, 1987.
Synopsis: Greenberg recounts the life of Sara Schenierer, as well as the history of the development of the Bais Yaakov movement which pioneered religious education for Jewish females.
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Spring, 2008
"The Rightful Heirs of Sarah Schenirer," Cooper, Levi. Jewish Educational Leadership, 6:3, Spring, 2008.
Synopsis: R. Cooper discusses the change in Jewish education for women since the days of Sarah Schenirer.
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2002
"Torah Learning for Women: A Historical Perspective," Adler, Rivkah Lamber. JOFA Washington DC Conference. 2002.
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2004
Receiving & Relaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom. Firestone, Tirzah R. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
Synopsis: The Receiving, presents seven women who represent aspects of the "feminine" that have been lost or devalued in Jewish study and practice.
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1994
And All Your Children Shall Be Learned: Women and the Study of Torah in Jewish Law and History. Zolty Pantel, Shoshana. Jason Aronson, 1994.
Synopsis: This book traces the development of the legal literature pertaining to the instruction of Torah to women and the various issues surrounding it. It also discusses the twentieth-century initiative of Sarah Schenirer, the founder of the Bais Yaakov Schools, and analyzes the place of the study of Torah by women in Orthodox settings.
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1988
The Men and Women of Yeshiva: Higher Education Orthodoxy and American Judaism. Gurrock, Jeffrey S. Columbia Univesity Press, 1988.
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1976
Bais Yaakov: A Historical Model for Jewish Feminists, in The Jewish Woman: New Perspectives, Elizabeth Koltun Ed., (139-148) Koltun, Elizabeth. Weissman, Deborah. , 1976.
Synopsis: In this article, Deborah Weissman traces the origins of the Bais Yaakov movement as the first formal institution for women's education.
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