Women's Tefillah Movement Records, 1981-1986

Summary

Extent:

0.5 Linear Feet
1 manuscript box

Authors:

Finding aid created by Katie Jones using ArchivesSpace, 2024.

Background

Scope and Content:

The Women's Tefillah Movement Papers contains newsletters from the Women's Tefillah Network and Teaneck Group, an event flier from the Women's Tefila Group, newspaper clippings, articles, and a conference paper on Orthodox Jewish women's prayer groups, and photocopies of positive and negative t'shuvas. Materials are mainly in English, with some Hebrew materials.

Biographical / Historical:

The Women's Tefillah Movement began in the late 1960s by Orthodox Jewish women's tefillah (prayer) groups in New York City. These groups were formed to allow women to participate in communal prayer while remaining within the halakhic parameters of the Orthodox community.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Nehama Glogower, 2022.

Processing information:

Donor's notes with identifying information and comments were kept with materials.

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Subjects:

Jewish women -- United States.
Orthodox Judaism -- United States.
Orthodox Judaism