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Millen, Rochelle L
"Birkhat Ha-gomel: A Study in Cultural Context and Halakhic Practice," Millen, Rochelle L. Judaism, 43:3, 1994, 270-278.

Synopsis: This discussion of birkat ha-gomel demonstrates that the idea of woman as private person is not an idea held sacred in the responsa.

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"Recitation of the Gomel," JOFA. Birth, The Orthodox Jewish Woman and Ritual: Options and Opportunities. JOFA, 2000, 13-14.

Synopsis: This short article encourages women to recite birkat hagomel for themselves after giving birth, either in the synagogue or at the simchat bat or brit.

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Henkin, Yehuda Herzl
Responsa On Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues. Henkin, Yehuda Herzl. Ktav, 2003.

Synopsis: This book contains twenty-four modern responsa translated from Hebrew. The chapter on Women and Birkat haGomel is relevant to this category in the JOFA online library.

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