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Bibliography Bibliography Abbreviation: A. J. Y. B.=American Jewish Year Book (Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society of America). Margaret Adams, 'The Compassion Trap': ch. 24, pp. 555-75 in Vivian Gornick and Barbara K. Moran (eds), Woman in Sexist Society (New York: Basic Books, 1971 ). Pnina Adelman, Miriam's Well (Fresh Meadow, NY: Biblio Press, 1987). Rachel Adler, 'Tum'ah and Taharah: Ends and Beginnings': pp. 63-71 in Koltun, 1976. Rachel Adler, 'The Jew Who Wasn't There: Halacha and the Jewish Woman' pp. 12-18 in Hesche!, 1983. I. Ajzen and M. Fishbein, A Theory of Reasoned Action (NY: Prentice Hall, 1980). Shirley Ardener (ed.), Perceiving Women (London: Dent, 1975). Shirley Ardener (ed.), Defining Females: the nature of women in society (London: Croom Helm, 1978). Janet Aviad, Return to Judaism: Religious renewal in Israel (University of Chicago Press: 1983). 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