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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Most of the bibliography mentioned so far is in the category
of alte zachin. And although there is nothing wrong with alte zachim, there are
modern approaches that should be considered: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Grossman, A. "The Historical Background
to the Ordinances on Family Affairs Attributed to Rabbenu Gershom Me'or
ha-Golah ("The Light of the Exile")," <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Jewish History: Essays in Honour of Chimen
Abramsky </span></i>, eds. A. Rapoport-Albert and S.J.
Zipperstein. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place>:
Peter Halban, 1988. Pages 3 - 24.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The chapter in:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Pious-Rebellious-Jewish-Medieval-Brandeis/dp/1584653922/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225638460&sr=1-1"><font
color="#003399"><span style='color:#003399'>Pious and Rebellious: Jewish Women
in Medieval Europe (Brandeis on Jewish Women)</span></font></a> <span
class=ptbrand4>by Avraham Grossman</span><span class=binding4> (</span><span
class=format4>Paperback</span><span class=binding4> - Jun 1, 2004) translation
of the Hebrew published in 2003. <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=binding4><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>And finally:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=binding4><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Elimelech westreich:
Transitions in the legal status of the wife in jewish law. Hebrew university
magnes press, 2002 (hebrew)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=binding4><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>These usually summarize
past research and suggest other explanations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=binding4><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Enjoy<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=binding4><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Shlomo pick<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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