HBI Series on Jewish Women

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The HBI Series on Jewish Women publishes a wide range of books about Jewish women and gender issues in diverse contexts. By offering fresh perspectives on Jewish women’s history, lives and experiences worldwide, the series aims to close a major gap in Jewish learning.

Books in the HBI Series on Jewish Women are appropriate for course adoption in Jewish studies, women’s studies, gender studies, history, religion and many other fields of study.

	A Poetics of Trauma: The Work of Dahlia Ravikovitch Ilana Szobel Astute analysis of the work of a great Israeli poet through the lens of psychoanalysis, gender, nationalism, and trauma theory Buy the book
	American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider, Editors The first and only complete exploration of the role of American women in the creation and support of the State of Israel Buy the book
	Double or Nothing? Jewish Families and Mixed Marriage Sylvia Barack Fishman A lively and accessible look at Jewish intermarriage and its familial and cultural effects Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Winner! Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Jewish Orthodox Day Schools Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman, Elana Maryles Sztokman An incisive look at gender inequalities in Jewish day school education. Buy the book
	Eternally Eve: Images of Eve in the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, and Modern Jewish Poetry Anne Lapidus Lerner A fascinating analysis of the story of Eve, using modern poetry in conversation with biblical texts and rabbinic rewritings to reveal new layers of meaning Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Finalist! Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism Tamar Ross An extraordinary examination of the theological implications for Orthodox Judaism of women’s changed status in the modern world Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Winner! Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism: Resistance and Accommodation Tova Hartman An innovative analysis of how creative tensions between modern Orthodox Judaism and feminism can lead to unexpected perspectives and beliefs Buy the book
	Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism Sharon Faye Koren A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism Buy the book
	Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality Ellen M. Umansky, Dianne Ashton The only comprehensive volume of Jewish women's spiritual writing from the sixteenth century to the present Buy the book
	Gaby Brimmer: An Autobiography in Three Voices Gaby Brimmer, Elena Poniatowska The remarkable autobiography of Mexican-Jewish disability rights activist and writer Gabriela Brimmer Buy the book
	Gender and American Jews: Patterns in Work, Education, and Family in Contemporary Life Harriet Hartman, Moshe Hartman; Sylvia Barack Fishman, pref. A much-anticipated sociological analysis of gender components in contemporary American Jewish life based on the most recent population data Buy the book
	A Jewish Ceremoney for Newborn Girls: The Torah's Covenant Affirmed Sharon R. Siegel Formulates a framework for the development of Jewish rituals for newborn girls Buy the book
	Jewish Feminism in Israel Some Contemporary Perspectives Kalpana Misra and Melanie S. Rich, Editors A dynamic and authentic representation of feminism in Israel by some of its leading exponents and activists Buy the book
	Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia ChaeRan Y. Freeze A groundbreaking study of Jewish marriage and divorce in 19th-century Russia Buy the book
	Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women’s Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope Jael Silliman A riveting family portrait of four generations of Jewish women from Calcutta Buy the book
	Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel Ruth Kark, ed.; Margalit Shilo, ed.; Galit Hasan-Rokem, ed.; Shulamit Reinharz, fwd. A critical look at the history and culture of women of the Yishuv and a call for a new national discourse Buy the book
	Holocaust Mothers and Daughters: Family, History, and Trauma Federica K. Clementi; Shulamit Reinharz, fwd. An astonishing analysis of Jewish mother-daughter relations before, during, and after the Shoah as described in daughters’ memoirs Buy the book
	The Kosher Baker Paula Shoyer This extraordinary bible of kosher baking breathes fresh life into parve desserts and breads. Buy the book
	Leaving Leningrad: The True Adventures of a Soviet Émigré Ludmila Shtern A hilarious memoir of life under communism and capitalism Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Finalist! Levirate Marriage and the Family in Ancient Judaism Dvora E. Weisberg Provocative exploration of levirate marriage in ancient Judaism that sheds new light on the Jewish family in antiquity and the rabbinic reworking of earlier Israelite law Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Winner! Marie Syrkin: Values Beyond the Self Carole S. Kessner This book brings to light the fascinating legacy of Marie Syrkin. As a polemical journalist, socialist Zionist, poet, educator, literary critic, translator and idiosyncratic feminist, Syrkin was eyewitness to and reporter on most of the major events in America, Israel and Europe in the twentieth-century. Buy the book
	Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic Literature Judith R. Baskin A unique look at how non-legal rabbinic writings imagine women and their lives Buy the book
	Pious and Rebellious: Jewish Women in Medieval Europe Avraham Grossman A pioneering work exploring the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women Buy the book
	National Jewish Book Award Finalist! Princess or Prisoner? Jewish Women in Jerusalem, 1840-1914 Margalit Shilo A fascinating journey into the world of women in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Jerusalem toward the end of Ottoman rule Buy the book
	Promised Lands: New Jewish American Fiction on Longing and Belonging Derek Rubin, ed. An anthology of previously unpublished stories by leading young Jewish writers that explore the idea of the Promised Land Buy the book
	Sexual Violence against Jewish Women during the Holocaust Sonja M. Hedgepeth, ed.; Rochelle G. Saidel, ed. The first book in English to specifically address the sexual violation of Jewish women during the Holocaust Buy the book
	The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau's School for Girls, 1900 - 1960 Laura S. Schor The first book in English to specifically address the sexual violation of Jewish women during the Holocaust Buy the book
	The Song of Songs: Love Lyrics from the Bible Marcia Falk An acclaimed translation of the Bible’s celebrated collection of love poetry Buy the book
	The Covenant of Circumcision: New Perspectives on an Ancient Jewish Rite Elizabeth Wyner Mark, Editor Scholars and rabbis examine the complex history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision. Buy the book
	The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World Elana Maryles Sztokman A provocative look at the inner world of Orthodox Jewish men who attend partnership synagogues Buy the book
	The Plough Woman: Records of the Pioneer Women of Palestine Mark A. Raider and Miriam B. Raider-Roth, Editors The classic text on the pioneer women of pre-state Israel, updated in 2002 Buy the book
	The Women Who Reconstructed American Jewish Education, 1910-1965 Carol K. Ingall, ed. The first volume to examine the contributions of women who brought the forces of American progressivism and Jewish nationalism to formal and informal Jewish education Buy the book
	Uncertain Travelers: Conversations with Jewish Women Immigrants to America Marjorie Agosín An evocative exploration of Jewish women’s immigration to America Buy the book
	Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman Farideh Goldin A riveting personal account of growing up in the shadow of religious fundamentalism Buy the book
	What Makes Women Sick? Maternity, Modesty, and Militarism in Israeli Society Susan Sered An eye-opening look at Israeli women’s life expectancy and health Buy the book
	Women and American Judaism Historical Perspectives Pamela S. Nadell and Jonathan D. Sarna, Editors New portrayals of the religious lives of American Jewish women from colonial times to the present Buy the book
	Women and Water: Menstruation in Jewish Life and Law Rahel R. Wasserfall, Editor Provocative essays address women’s menstrual rituals in Jewish law, history and culture. Buy the book
	Women, Birth, and Death in Jewish Law and Practice Rochelle L. Millen A sensitive exploration of the development of pivotal life cycle rituals as they touch Jewish women’s lives Buy the book

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