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 Woman
of Jerusalem by Dvora Waysman. This collection is a love
affair with Jerusalem, in verse and in prose, and is beautifully
adorned with photographs, paintings and ancient artifacts.
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Straight
Talk : My Dilemma As an Orthodox Jewish Woman by Sally Berkovic.
The Orthodox establishment does not provide the same opportunities
for its girls to reach their intellectual and spiritual potential
as its boys. It is imperative that Orthodoxy adapt to the changing
realities of the modern woman's life.
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 Tears
of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope : A Jewish Spiritual Companion for
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss by Nina Beth Cardin.
One of the strengths of Rabbi Cardin's work is her acknowledgment
that these issues and traumas affect men as well as women, and that
true healing can only come when both parties face them together.
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 Fannie:
The Talent for Success of Writer Fannie Hurst by Brooke Kroeger,
1999.
...the
subject of Kroeger's brisk narrative is Fannie Hurst (1885-1968),
the best-selling author of such novels as Back Street and Imitation
of Life, not to mention dozens of short stories that brought the
lives of immigrants and working-class women into the literary
mainstream.
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The
Chimney Tree by Helaine G. Helmreich, 2000.
A
generational novel that follows a Jewish girl(Breindal) from an
innocent affair with a boy who turns out to be far more than he
seems, through the horrors of Nazi and Communist terror. Breindal
is a great character who combines an emotional response to her
fascinating life coupled with a wisdom and insight that keeps
you reading chapter after chapter.
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The
Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus by Avivah Gottlieb
Zornberg
Combines traditional interpretations with literary, psychological
and textual explications from the authors academic background.
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Fax
Me a Bagel :
A Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mystery by Sharon Kahn. Meet Ruby, rebbetzin,
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Life
on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Toward Traditional Rabbinic
Ordination 
Beginning
Anew : A Woman's Companion to the High Holy Days:
