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Wolowelsky, Joel
Women at the Seder: A Passover Haggadah. Wolowelsky, Joel. , 2005.
Synopsis: Women at the Seder is a traditional Passover haggadah with commentary that includes rabbinic comments on women associated with the Exodus, a discussion of those relevant aspects of Jewish law that apply to women, and homilies-divrei Torah by women for the seder, many written especially for this volume.
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Engelberg Cohen, Yocheved
"Important Women - A Socio-Halachic Definition," Engelberg Cohen, Yocheved. To Be a Jewish Woman, Proceedings of the Third International Conference: Women and Their Judaism, July 2003, pp. 17-22.
Synopsis: Yocheved Engelberg Cohen discusses the passage from Pesachim 108a which states that only “important women” are required to recline on Pesach.
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Goldstein Saks, Illana
"In A Good Time," Goldstein Saks, Illana. Vehigadet Levitekh, JOFA, 2003.
Synopsis: This article explains the connection between the haftarah portion read on Shabbat Hol Hamo'ed of Pesah, Yehezkel, chapter 37 and the Pesah holiday. Both stories revolve around the theme of redemption from the depths of despair. Moreover, the images in the haftarah are a reminder that even when hope seems so distant and actions so useless, one should never despair.
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Groner, Samuel
"Women and the Fast of the Firstborn," Groner, Samuel. JOFA Journal, V, 1, 2004, 7.
Synopsis: This brief article summarizes the sources which discuss whether or not women should observe the fast of the firstborn.
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Levine, Yael
"It Was in the Middle of the Night: Additional Stanzas Concerning Women," Levine, Yael. JOFA Journal, V:1, Spring, 2004, 8.
Synopsis: Yael Levine composed two additional stanzas to the liturgical hymn recited at the seder, so as to include female figures. The article includes an English linear translation of the Hebrew verse and a commentary.
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Rosenfeld, Jennie
"Towards Personal Redemption," Rosenfeld, Jennie. Vehigadet Levitekh, 2004.
Synopsis: Rosenfeld teaches lessons about the sense of change and psychological redemption we strive to feel during Pesach in an effort to connect with yetziat mitzrayim, the exodus from Egypt.
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"A Place at the Table: An Orthodox Feminist Exploration of the Seder," JOFA Journal, V, 2004, 2-6.
Synopsis: This special section presents feminist interpretations of the components and symbols of the Passover Seder, and reveals that feminist themes, such as the development of female religious and communal leaders and the covenantal birth of the Jewish nation, are intrinsic to the Passover holiday.
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Synopsis: Miriam's Cup is a new ritual for the Passover seder. Its purpose is to honor the role of Miriam the Prophetess in the Exodus and to highlight the contributions of women to Jewish culture, past and present
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Broner, E.M.
The Telling: Including the Women's Haggadah. Broner, E.M.. Harper, 1994.
Synopsis: E.M. Broner tells the stories of Jewish women who move beyond the constraints of tradition to celebrate their own innovative spirituality.
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Cohen Anisfeld, Sharon, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector
The Woman's Seder Sourcebook: Rituals and Readings for Use at the Passover Seder. Cohen Anisfeld, Sharon, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector. Jewish Lights, 2003.
Synopsis: A sourcebook for planning women's seders. Some of the selections come from unpublished liturgies from campus Hillel groups, individual congregations and Jewish women's organizations, but most were solicited from female rabbis, scholars and other notables such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anne Roiphe, Lynn Gottlieb and Judith Plaskow.
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Cohen, Tamara Ed
The Journey Continues. The Ma'yan Passover Haggadah. Cohen, Tamara Ed. Ma'yan: The Jewish Women's Project, 2002.
Synopsis: The Journey Continues is a haggadah with a feminist focus. The text has a grounding in Jewish tradition and includes recent feminist writings and innovations.
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Dishon, David and Noam Zion
A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah (with Separate Leader's Guide). Dishon, David and Noam Zion. Shalom Hartman Institute, 1997.
Synopsis: A Different Night is a family participation haggadah for all Jewish denominations and levels of knowledge that offers stories, discussions, explanations, readings, songs, activities and games.
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Elwell, Sue Levi Ed
The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah. Elwell, Sue Levi Ed. Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2002.
Synopsis: This haggadah includes traditional and innovative blessings, commentaries and supplemental readings, Miriam's Cup rituals, women's voices, gender inclusive language, more than forty pages of traditional and newly commissioned music, and full-color art.
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Levitt, Joy and Michael Strassfield
A Night of Questions: A Passover Haggadah. Levitt, Joy and Michael Strassfield. Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, 2002.
Synopsis: A Night of Questions offers everything found in the traditional haggadah plus a collection of marginalia, readings, commentaries, suggestions for embellished rituals, song lyrics, and historical notes.
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Peerless, Shmuel
Studies in the Haggadah from the Teachings of Nechama Leibowitz. Peerless, Shmuel. Urim Publications, 2003.
Synopsis: Studies on the Haggadah is based on the teachings of one of the outstanding Bible teachers of our generation, Nechama Leibowitz, presenting over 100 analytical questions relating to the Passover Seder and the Exodus from Egypt. The full text of the Passover Haggadah appears in the original Hebrew with English translation. The commentary is in English.
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Schwartz, Rebecca Ed
All the Women Followed Her: A Collection of Writings on Miriam the Prophet and the Women of the Exodus. Schwartz, Rebecca Ed. Rikudei Miriam Press, 2001.
Synopsis: This women-centered version of the haggadah includes Hebrew text and transliteration along with English. All the Women Followed Her is a collection of women's voices as they explore the figure of Miriam the Prophet.
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Zones, Jane
San Diego Women's Haggadah. Zones, Jane. Women's Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, 1986.
Synopsis: A Passover Haggadah for women.
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