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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 chapters on Mechitzah in the Synagogue and Whether It Must Separate Reshut, Mechitzah in the Synagogue: Torah Law or Rabbinical Enactment?, and Women in the Men's Section of the Synagogue are relevant to this category in the JOFA online library.
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Lamm, Norman
"Separate Pews in the Synagogue: A Social and Psychological Approach," Lamm, Norman. Tradition, 1:2, 1959, 141-164.
Synopsis: This article traces the halakhic origins for the prohibition of mixed pews in the synagogue.
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Mintz, Adam
"Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin: A Forgotten American Posek - The Mehitzah," Mintz, Adam. Seforim Blog, 2007.
Synopsis: R. Mintz discusses R. Yosef Eliyahu Henkin's halakhic conclusion regarding synagogues without mehitzot.
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Sarna, Jonathan D.
"The Debate over Mixed Seating in the American Synagogue," Sarna, Jonathan D.. The American Synagogue: A Sanctuary Transformed, ed. Jack Wertheimer, 1987, 363-394.
Synopsis: Professor Sarna presents a historical look at the mehitza in American synagogues and the polemics surrounding the issue.
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Student, Gil
"The Mehitzah Controversy: Fifty Years Later," Student, Gil. Bekhol Derakhekha Daehu/BDD, 17, 2006, 7-43.
Synopsis: An overview of the mehitza in historical context.
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Amsellem, Wendy
"Mechitza: A Text Analysis," Amsellem, Wendy. JOFA 3rd International Conference, 2000. 2000.
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Bieler, Rabbi Jack
"The Mechitza in Tradition and History," Bieler, Rabbi Jack. JOFA 2nd International Conference, 1998. 1998.
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Sonnenschein, Rabbi Gershon
"Women and Synagogue: Architecture, Access and Participation," Sonnenschein, Rabbi Gershon. JOFA's Baltimore Regional Conference, 2004.
Synopsis: The physical structures of synagogues send symbolic and functional messages about the place of women in the community. This session explores the halakhot of mehitzah and addresses how a mehitzah can be inclusive. It will also explore what halakhic options are available for women's participation in public tefillah, synagogue-based ritual and leadership.
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Aiken, Lisa
To Be A Jewish Woman. Aiken, Lisa. Jason Aronson, 1992.
Synopsis: An exploration of the role of women in modern, though traditional Jewish life. Separate seating in the synagogue is addressed on page 67.
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Grossman, Susan and Haut, Rivka, eds.
Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Grossman, Susan and Haut, Rivka, eds.. JPS, 1992.
Synopsis: Daughters of the King explains women's involvement in and around the synagogue from its antecedents in the biblical period to contemporary times. Susan Grossman and Rivka Haut have added their experiences and studies to those of other scholars and religious thinkers to demonstrate the historical diversity of women's roles in Judaism, to record first-person accounts of the innovative practices now being introduced for and by women throughout the Jewish community, and to ponder these new realities in order to glimpse the religious life of Jewish women in the future. Part 2 contains a chapter entitled "Mehitzah: Halakhic Decisions and Political Consequences."
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