A comparison of the effects of selected mono-ethnic urban environments on the autonomic functions of Muslim and Jewish women in Israel
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-7000-0
Abstract: Few previous studies evaluated ethnic differences in the effects of urban environments on the autonomic balance in intra-ethnic environments and the mediation effects of environmental exposures (air pollution, noise, and thermal load). In a field… read more here.
Keywords: urban environments; mono ethnic; jewish women; muslim jewish ... See more keywords
Exploring body image, strength of faith, and media exposure among three denominations of Jewish women
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DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-9876-9
Abstract: Body image dissatisfaction has been associated with harmful effects on the psychological well-being of women in western societies. Religion has been suggested to be a protective factor against body image dissatisfaction, though its precise mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: media exposure; image; body image; jewish women ... See more keywords
Cost effectiveness of population based BRCA1 founder mutation testing in Sephardi Jewish women
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.221
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Population‐based BRCA1/BRCA2 founder‐mutation testing has been demonstrated as cost effective compared with family history based testing in Ashkenazi Jewish women. However, only 1 of the 3 Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA1/BRCA2 founder mutations (185delAG[c.68_69delAG]), 5382insC[c.5266dupC]), and… read more here.
Keywords: population based; jewish women; sephardi jewish; cost effectiveness ... See more keywords
“She Aims to Harass Him”: Jewish Women in Muslim Legal Venues in Medieval Egypt
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DOI: 10.1017/s0364009418000107
Abstract: Jewish women in medieval Egypt made extensive use of Muslim legal venues. By amassing and analyzing a sizable corpus of Geniza documents and contemporary responsa, this study explores how women accessed these venues, why they… read more here.
Keywords: legal venues; jewish women; muslim legal; harass jewish ... See more keywords
A protocol for ovulation delay in women who cannot use estrogen, including Jewish women with Niddah issues and a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2017.1342237
Abstract: Abstract Orthodox Jewish women abstain from sexual intercourse from the commencement of menstruation until seven days after the end of menstrual bleeding at which point they can immerse themselves in a ritual bath and recommence… read more here.
Keywords: study; ovulation delay; jewish women; protocol ... See more keywords
From the margins to the center: urban housing for single Jewish women in pre-state Israel
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DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2018.1455570
Abstract: ABSTRACT From the mid-1920s on, single urban Jewish women in Palestine under the British Mandate (1920–1948) experienced a chronic shortage of suitable and affordable lodgings. This spurred Zionist women’s organizations to take action and solve… read more here.
Keywords: housing single; urban housing; jewish women; center urban ... See more keywords
Wedding the dragon: The powerful feminine as seen in Jewish women’s dreams
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2018.1499312
Abstract: Abstract This article addresses the theological and liturgical problem of incorporating mythic traditions of the divine feminine into contemporary practice, given the typically essentialist nature of these traditions. The article considers the dream practice of… read more here.
Keywords: wedding dragon; dragon; jewish women; powerful feminine ... See more keywords
Queer expectations: A genealogy of Jewish Women’s poetry
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2019.1667120
Abstract: The primary objective for this review is to reinforce Yiddish studies based on queer theory because until recently, Yiddish research was dominated by instructional, descriptive or established approaches of literary criticism in the widest sense.… read more here.
Keywords: weiman kelman; queer theory; women poetry; genealogy ... See more keywords
Rachel Bloom’s gaping MAAW: Jewish women, stereotypes, and the boundary bending of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2019.1703629
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article uses Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to argue in favour of abandoning the “JAP” as the primary archetype for Jewish women. By looking at both Rebecca and her mother Naomi the article pushes us to… read more here.
Keywords: bloom gaping; gaping maaw; crazy girlfriend; jewish women ... See more keywords
Body image among three denominations of Jewish women in Israel
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DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2017.1290126
Abstract: ABSTRACT Religious identity has been shown to be related to women’s healthy body image, though research is still scarce, with most of it having been carried out in the context of the Christian religion. We… read more here.
Keywords: body care; body image; jewish women; regarding body ... See more keywords
Fat liberation’s Jewish past—and future: A new wave of activists advocates for legal and cultural change
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DOI: 10.1080/21604851.2021.1902703
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this collection of interviews with Jewish fat liberationists, Merissa Nathan Gerson traces the centrality of Jewish women to the beginnings of the fat liberation movement in the 1970s and 1980s. She links the… read more here.
Keywords: past future; jewish past; jewish women; liberation ... See more keywords