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"Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia - Online Edition" by Hyman, Paula E. and Ofer, Dalia, eds. Jewish Women's Archive, 2009
Synopsis: This encyclopedia seeks to make available to all who are interested in Jewish history and culture the varied accomplishments of Jewish women and their many contributions to the Jewish historical experience over the course of the past three millennia. The online edition makes this wealth of information available to anyone, anywhere, and will allow scholars and more casual readers to propose updates and, in a later stage, to upload new articles. This first iteration creates easy access to the articles on the CD-ROM and gives users the opportunity to add links, updates, and suggestions for new content.
jwa.org/encyclopedia
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2004
"The Future of Jewish Leadership," Bina, Malke. , 2004.
Synopsis: In this speech, Bina discusses the rootedness of Jewish leadership in the education of the Beit Midrash and arguments in favor of pursuing change through grassroots work and incremental progress.
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2004
"Orthodox Women and Leadership: The Journey Continues," Greenberg, Blu. JOFA Journal, IV, 2004, 1-2.
Synopsis: JOFA founding president, Blu Greenberg, discusses the ways in which women are increasingly populating leadership positions within the Orthodox community, such as day school principals, scholars-in-residence, and shul presidents. Greenberg asserts that Orthodox women who take on new public roles should find strength in linking their work to the rich tradition of previous generations of Orthodox women who, though their stories sometimes went untold and their leadership roles often lacked fancy titles, were also powerful agents for social change.
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2004
"From Under the Palm Tree: The Model of Devorah," Shaw-Frank, Laura. JOFA Journal, Winter, 2004, 3-4.
Synopsis: Shaw-Frank investigates the life of Devorah, perhaps the Bible's most famous female leader, who was also a judge, prophet and war strategist. Shaw-Frank demonstrates that Devorah was more than an archetype of a ?hardened career woman.? Instead, Devorah was a powerful leader who found strength in the legacy of the holy women who preceded her, as she used her feminine strength and nurturing abilities to earn great achievements in a traditionally male role.
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April 2002
"Emerging Leadership Roles for Women in the Orthodox Community: Triumphs and Challenges," Zlochower, Devorah. Sh'ma, April 2002.
Synopsis: Zlochower notes the advances Orthodox women have made in the recent past while noting several obstacles that still hinder full equality.
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2002
"Women's Leadership Will Transform Our Organizations," Bronznick, Shifra. Sh'ma, April, 2002.
Synopsis: Bronznick writes about women being and becoming a powerful source of Jewish professional leadership, and the benefits to the entire community of tapping into this talented and still largely untapped pool of Jewish leaders.
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2001
"Expanding Women's Role in Orthodoxy: The History behind the Movement," Farber, Seth. Amit, 73:4, 2001, 43-46.
Synopsis: Farber presents the history behind the feminist movement and how positions like Toenet Rabbinit, Yoetzet Halakha, and organizations like JOFA have come about.
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December 1998
"Breaking Out (Torah Portion of Vayeshev)," Weissman, Deborah. The Jerusalem Report, December 1998.
Synopsis: This article discusses the biblical character Tamar, and how she has impacted women of today.
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1936
"May a Women Act as a Shoheteth?," Duschinsky, Charles. Occident and Orient: Studies in honour of M. Gaster's 80th birthday, 1936.
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2007
"Can the Female Voice Contribute to Halakhic Discourse? Kol b'Isha Erva as Test Case," Ross, Tamar. JOFA 6th International Conference. 2007.
Synopsis: In recent years, women have published several studies that take a feminist perspective on the development of halakhic issues. While these studies appear under the guise of academic objectivity, it is also clear that they strive, by means of legal or historic analysis, to influence the nature of p'sak regarding concrete areas of concern to women. Examining issues relating to kol isha, this session will demonstrate the potential of feminist insight and women's voices in a broader metaphoric sense to enhance or supplement current halakhic considerations in a manner that is more oblique yet at the same time more profound in its implications for women's status in halakha at large.
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2004
"Beyond and From the Synagogue Balcony: Women's Role in the Shaping of American Judaism," Goldman, Karla. JOFA 5th International Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: This sesssion analyzes the ways in which women, in their changing roles, have been central to the shaping of American Judaism and Jewish ritual practice even when they were excluded from public and leadership roles.
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2004
"Feminist Satire in the Book of Judges," Klapper, Aryeh. JOFA 5th International Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: This sesssion analyzes the theory of gender politics which emerges from a study of the Book of Judges with special emphasis on the story of the Concubine of Giv'ah.
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2004
"The Future of Jewish Leadership," Bina, Malke, Dov Linzer, David Silber. JOFA 5th International Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: This session analyzes what the next generation of Jewish leaders will look like as well as how the construct of future leadership will affect the corpus of Hakakha.
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2004
"Who Owns Judaism? Male Resistance to Role Equity," Barack Fishman, Sylvia. JOFA 5th International Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: This sesssion questions whether the increase in women's participation in leadership roles will cause a declining by men in taking these roles.
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2004
"Strength of our Foremothers," Tessler, Aviva. JOFA / MERCAZ: Beth Tfiloh Baltimore Regional Conference. 2004.
Synopsis: The concept of strength in Tanach is not monolithic. There is much we can learn about the various manifestations of strength by studying some of the different characters in Tanach. In this session, we will examine a selection of texts and discuss how they inform our own understanding of being strong women.
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2002
"Sharing Power, Sharing Control," Bronznick, Shifra and Rella Feldman, Rabbi Shmuel Goldin. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
Synopsis: This session analyzes the factors that contribute to women's lack of participation in the Jewish sphere of influence. It offers creative solutions on how to help women achieve greater status in shuls and communal institutions.
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2002
"The Two Faces of Devorah: Rabbinic Views of Women's Leadership," Zlochower, Devorah. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
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2001
"The Glass Ceiling: Women's Torah Learning and Leadership," Gribetz, Beverly and Karen Miller. JOFA One Day Conference, New York. 2001.
Synopsis: This session examines the advances that women have made in Torah learning as well as the limitations that are still places on them.
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2000
"Women in Leadership: Creating New Paradigms," Marcus, Bat Sheva. JOFA 3rd International Conference. 2000.
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2000
"You in Ten Years: Young Orthodox Women in Religious Leadership," Miller, Karen, Deena R. Zimmerman MD MPH. JOFA 3rd International Conference. 2000.
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1998
"New Religious Leadership Roles for Women," Henkin, Chana. JOFA 2nd International Conference. 1998.
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