Hi Stanley,
Regarding tkhines and related matters, please consider the following texts: Kay, Devra (ed. and trans.). Seyder Tkhines: the Forgotten Book of Common Prayer for Jewish Women. Philadephia: Jewish Publication Society, 2004. Tiktiner, Rivkah bat Meir; edited, with and introduction by Frauke von Rohden. Meneket Rivkah: a Manual of Wisdom and Piety for Jewish Women. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2008. Weissler, Chava. Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999. There is also an essay on tkhines by Chava Weissler and Shaindy Jacobson in Slonim, Rivkah (ed.). Total Immersion: a Mikvah Anthology. Jerusalem ; New York: Urim Publications, c2006. With all best wishes, Aaron Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org