Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved
by:
Maggie Anton (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429541817 (1429541814)
Publish date: July 31st 2007
Publisher: Plume Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Medieval,
Jewish,
Religion,
France,
Judaism,
Judaica
Series: Rashi’s Daughters (#1)
This is as much a book about medieval Jewish scholarship as it is about Rashi's family; his family members seem to circle the Talmud, supporting characters to its central theme(s).This is not to say that it wasn't incredibly fascinating to read regardless! I learned so much about Ashkenazi Jewry as ...
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