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The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions

by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein Editor
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Bible - Old Testament, Bible - criticism and commentary, feminism, Torah, Torah portions, rabbis, women
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4597
Status
Available
Call number
222.107 GOL

Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales

by Nina Jaffe
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, URJ Library List, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, reverence and awe - yirah, cheerfulness, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 10 more, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, brothers, folklore - folktales - legends, High Holidays - High Holy Days, humor, magic, Midrash, miracles, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4537
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.43 JAF

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Irin Carmon
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Betty's 100 Books, biography, seeking justice, judges and lawyers, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4500
Status
Available
Call number
B GIN

Pepper, Silk & Ivory: Amazing Stories about Jews and the Far East

by Rabbi Marvin Tokayer
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Japan, music, China, women, Shanghai, Holocaust - refugees, India, Burma, Singapore, Betty's 100 Books
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4444
Status
Available
Call number
950.0492 TOK

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

by Margarita Engle
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
biography, poetry, women, authors, Cuba, teen - young adult, AR book - MG
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4438
Status
Available
Call number
T B ENG

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

by Debbie Levy
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
books, anti-Semitism, prejudice, women, biography, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, judges and lawyers, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
4435
Status
Available
Call number
E B GIN

Lifecycles Vol. 2: Jewish Women on Biblical Themes in Contemporary Life

by Rabbi Jane Rachel Litman Editor
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
women, life cycle events, holidays, Torah, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers (Book of), Deuteronomy, anthology
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4407
Status
Available
Call number
296.74 LIT

Women Who Broke the Rules: Judy Blume

by Kathleen Krull
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
biography, authors, ages 9-12, women, AR book - LG, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4333
Status
Available
Call number
J B BLU

Anne Frank

by Ruud van der Rol
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Anne Frank, Holocaust, Amsterdam, Netherlands, biography, women, Holocaust - hidden children, teen - young adult, ages 9-12
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4288
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRA

The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women

by Diana Bletter
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
women, photography, United States
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4149
Status
Available
Call number
305.4 BLE

Rebel in Paradise: A Biography of Emma Goldman

by Richard Drinnon
Paperback, 1973
Tags
women, feminism
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4148
Status
Available
Call number
B GOL

She Who Dwells Within: Feminist Vision of a Renewed Judaism, A

by Lynn Gottlieb
Paperback, 1995
Tags
women, feminism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4147
Status
Available
Call number
296.082 GOT

Before Golda: Manya Shochat : A Biography

by Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
Paperback, 1989
Tags
women, Israel, Zionism
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4145
Status
Available
Call number
B SHO

Beyond the Pale

by Elana Dykewomon
Paperback, 1997
Tags
immigration and emigration, New York, LGBTQ, women, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3968
Status
Available
Call number
F DYK

Rivington Street

by Meredith Tax
Hardcover, 1982
Tags
historical fiction, New York, Triangle Factory Fire, labor unions, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3966
Status
Available
Call number
F TAX

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
AR book - UG, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, historical fiction, courage - ometz lev, Cybils Award Finalist, Betty's 100 Books, women, France, England, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Code Name Verity (1), Young Pilots (1)
Barcode
4513
Status
Available
Call number
T F WEI

Blessed is the Daughter, 8th Edition

by Carolyn Hessel Editor
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
women, biography, Sarah (matriarch), Rebecca (matriarch), Leah (matriarch), Rachel (matriarch), Miriam (Biblical figure), Deborah (Biblical figure), Ruth (Biblical figure), Esther (Biblical Figure), Judith (Biblical figure) — 8 more, Hannah (Biblical figure), Emma Lazarus, Henrietta Szold, Lillian Wald, Anne Frank, Golda Meir, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4401
Status
Available
Call number
J 920.72 HES

Tell Me Another Morning: An Autobiographical Novel

by Zdena Berger
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Holocaust, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Prague, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, teens - teenagers, Holocaust - concentration camps, women, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4119
Status
Available
Call number
T F BER

The Brave Women Who Saved Moses

by Alison Greengard
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Hebrew, Bible stories, women, Moses (prophet), women in the Bible, Miriam (Biblical figure)
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4054
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.11 GRE

Rebecca

by Alison Greengard
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Hebrew, Bible stories, women, kindness to animals, Rebecca (matriarch)
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4104
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.11 GRE

Uprising

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
courage - ometz lev, Triangle Factory Fire, AR book - MG, seeking justice, historical fiction, New York, labor unions, women, factories, immigration and emigration, ages 9-12 — 3 more, teen - young adult, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4109
Status
Available
Call number
J F HAD

Becoming a Bat Mitzvah: A Treasury of Stories

by Arnine Weiss
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Bat Mitzvah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah resource, mitzvah - mitzvot, teens - teenagers, teen - young adult, women, short stories
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4290
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.4 WEI

Liberty's Voice: the Emma Lazarus Story

by Erica Silverman
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
aiding those in distress, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, biography, immigration and emigration, New York, poetry, Emma Lazarus, women, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4024
Status
Available
Call number
J B LAZ

The Days Between: Blessings, Poems, and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season (HBI Series on Jewish Women)

by Marcia Falk
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, women, High Holidays - High Holy Days, prayer - tefillah
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
HBI Series on Jewish Women (2014)
Barcode
4329
Status
Available
Call number
H HH 296.72 FAL

In the days of sand and stars

by Marlee Pinsker
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
women, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Bible stories, women in the Bible, folklore - folktales - legends, Eve (Biblical figure), Sarah (matriarch), Rebecca (matriarch), Leah (matriarch), Rachel (matriarch)
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3934
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.1 PIN

Sarah Laughs

by Jacqueline Jules
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Sarah (matriarch), Torah portions - Lech Lecha, Torah portions - Vayeira, AR book - LG, spirituality, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, reverence and awe - yirah, faith in God, women, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha — 3 more, Abraham (patriarch), Bible stories, Genesis
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3872
Status
Available
Call number
E 222.11 JUL

Portraits of Jewish American Heroes

by Malka Drucker
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
AR book - MG, social activism, women, biography
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3853
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.0492 DRU

Hope Into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears

by Penny Rosenwasser
Paperback, 2013
Tags
women, seeking justice, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3868
Status
Available
Call number
296.082 ROS

The War on Women in Israel: A Story of Religious Radicalism and the Women Fighting for Freedom

by Elana Maryles Sztokman
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
women, Betty's 100 Books, Israel, feminism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4143
Status
Available
Call number
305.42 SZT

Henna House: A Novel

by Nomi Eve
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Betty's 100 Books, Yemen, women, Israel - immigration and emigration
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4243
Status
Available
Call number
F EVE

A Big Quiet House

by Heather Forest
Paperback, 2005
Tags
PJ Library, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, bringing peace between people, women, animals, family, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, peace - shalom — 1 more, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3726
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 FOR

The Garden of Letters

by Alyson Richman
Paperback, 2014
Tags
JBC National Jewish Book Club, Betty's 100 Books, Italy, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, music, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4411
Status
Available
Call number
F RIC

Hanukkah moon

by Deborah da Costa
Paper Book, 2007
Tags
Hanukkah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, women, animals, photography, Rosh Hodesh, Sephardim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3659
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E DAC

Goldie Takes a Stand: Golda Meir’s First Crusade

by Barbara Krasner
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Golda Meir, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, cooperation, achrayut - responsibility, taking initiative, tzedakah - charity, social activism, biography, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 1 more, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3641
Status
Available
Call number
E B MEI

The Saturday wife

by Naomi Ragen
Paper Book, 2007
Tags
rabbis, women, marriage
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3606
Status
Available
Call number
F RAG

The Covenant

by Naomi Ragen
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Israel, Jerusalem, grandparents, women, family
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3605
Status
Available
Call number
F RAG

The uninvited guest and other Jewish holiday tales

by Nina Jaffe
Paper Book, 1993
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, URJ Library List, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, reverence and awe - yirah, cheerfulness, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 10 more, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, brothers, folklore - folktales - legends, High Holidays - High Holy Days, humor, magic, Midrash, miracles, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3599
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.43 JAF

Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890-1940

by Melissa R. Klapper
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, marriage, feminism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3656
Status
Available
Call number
305.48 KLA

Kaddish: Women's Voices

by Michal Smart
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, Betty's 100 Books, Kaddish, feminism, grief and mourning
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4070
Status
Available
Call number
296.445 SMA

The Bat Mitzvah Club: Debbie's Story

by Esther Frimmerman
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, loving God, modesty, Bat Mitzvah, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, school, sports, teachers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3499
Status
Available
Call number
J F FRI

The JGirl's Guide: The Young Jewish Woman's Handbook for Coming of Age

by Penina Adelman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, Koret Jewish Book Award, mitzvah - mitzvot, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, choosing between right and wrong, women, modesty, taking care of one's body, adolescence, dating — 5 more, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, parents, achrayut - responsibility, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3490
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.708 ADE

Emma Lazarus (Jewish Encounters)

by Esther Schor
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Significant Jewish Books, poetry, women, Emma Lazarus, Betty's 100 Books, New York, Zionism, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4511
Status
Available
Call number
B LAZ

Marie Syrkin: Values Beyond the Self (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life & HBI Series on Jewish Women)

by Carole S. Kessner
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, Zionism, New York, authors, poetry, Betty's 100 Books, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Biography
Series
Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life (2008), HBI Series on Jewish Women (2008)
Barcode
4589
Status
Available
Call number
B SYR

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

by Kathy Stinson
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
biography, women, caring for the environment, perseverance, architecture, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4165
Status
Available
Call number
T B OBE

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Emma Lazarus, AR book - LG, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, social activism — 7 more, biography, poetry, United States - history, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3460
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAZ

All That Matters: A Novel

by Jan Goldstein
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
grandparents, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3441
Status
Available
Call number
F GOL

Daughters of the King

by Rabbi Susan Grossman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
URJ Library List, women, prayer - tefillah
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3427
Status
Available
Call number
296.65 GRO

Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women: Patterns in a Feminist Sampler

by Rachel J Siegel
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Canada, women, feminism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3426
Status
Available
Call number
305.486 SIE

God, Sex and Women of the Bible: Discovering Our Sensual, Spiritual Selves

by Shoni Labowitz
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
women, women in the Bible, Bible - Old Testament, feminism, spirituality, Bible - criticism and commentary
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3383
Status
Available
Call number
221.922 LAB

Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality

by Ellen Umansky
Paperback, 1992
Tags
URJ Library List, women, meditation
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
HBI Series on Jewish Women (2008)
Barcode
3364
Status
Available
Call number
296.7082 UMA
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