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Single women within the Orthodox community can face a special set of issues and concerns. How can Orthodox communities better understand the challenges facing single women of all ages, whether a person has never married, is divorced, or is widowed, and how can the community provide more reliable and visible sources of communal support?
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Bartov, Hagit
"The Challenge of Unmarried Women: Does Defining Them as a Problem Meet a Social Need," Bartov, Hagit. Edah Journal, 4:2, 2004, 6-12.
Synopsis: This article argues for the need of traditional Jewish community to rethink the ways it regards the status of single women, understanding that for many singleness is not a temporary condition. This recognition has implications for both ritual and the traditional social structure of the observant Jewish community.
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Jaye, Devora
"Life As a Happy Single Person," Jaye, Devora. Jewish Action, Spring 2008, 62-63.
Synopsis: In this upbeat article, Devora Jaye tells the reader that you can be single and still live a happy, full life.
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Katz, Joan Sadinoff and Bulow, Shoshana
"Non-Nuclear Families in a Traditional World," Katz, Joan Sadinoff and Bulow, Shoshana. JOFA 5th International Conference, 2004.
Synopsis: One woman's story of her experiences with the reactions of the Orthodox community to non-nuclear family arrangements such as single parents.
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"Orthodox Caucus Portal about Singles".
Synopsis: Articles by a range of authors, including singles, parents of singles, former singles, rabbis and mental health professionals about being single and Orthodox.
www.ocweb.org/index.php/singles/
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Brown, Erica
"Single Women, Kedusha and the Sexual Struggle," Brown, Erica. JOFA 2nd International Conference. 1998.
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Dallek, Nancy
"You're Single, You're Happy, Now Change," Dallek, Nancy. JOFA 5th International Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: This session explores how gender disctinctions in the modern Orthodox community affect the way single people date, think about marriage and relate to sex and sexuality.
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Kasir, Suri and Deborah Mark
"Single Women: Issues in the Community," Kasir, Suri and Deborah Mark. JOFA 2nd International Conference. 1998.
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Kohl, Chaye and Naomi Feder
"Single Again: Widowed and Divorced Women in the Jewish Community," Kohl, Chaye and Naomi Feder. JOFA 3rd International Conference. 2000.
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Mark, Debbie
"Opportunities and Challenges for Single Feminists in Their 40's and Over," Mark, Debbie. JOFA One Day Conference, New York. May 2001.
Synopsis: This session will address the challenges and opportunities facing single Jewish women in midlife as they fashion a meaningful place in the Orthodox community.
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Tessler, Aviva, Susan Marks, Lisa Beltz
"The Place of the Single and Newly Single Woman in Orthodoxy," Tessler, Aviva, Susan Marks, Lisa Beltz. JOFA Washington DC Conference. 2002.
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Aiken, Lisa
Guide for the Romantically Perplexed. Aiken, Lisa. Pitspopany Press, September 2004.
Synopsis: A step-by-step guide for singles and married couples that describes how to find a mate and keep that mate for life.
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