Women, birth, and death in Jewish law and practice / Rochelle L. Millen.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Brandeis series on Jewish women.
Main Author: Millen, Rochelle L., 1943-
Language:English
Published: Hanover : Brandeis University Press, published by University Press of New England, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Brandeis series on Jewish women.
Subjects:
Women in Judaism.
Jewish women > Religious life.
Women > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:xiv, 246 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Birth. Beginnings
  • Birth control and contraception
  • Fertility and infertility
  • Simhat bat: celebrating the birth of a daughter
  • 2. Death. Mourning: Kaddish and the funeral.