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Rashi's Daughters: Joheved (Book One) - Maggie Anton
Rashi's Daughters: Joheved (Book One)
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The first two novels in a dramatic trilogy set in eleventh-century France about the lives and loves of three daughters of the great Talmud scholar In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac returns home to Troyes, France, to take over the family winemaking business and embark on a path that will... show more
The first two novels in a dramatic trilogy set in eleventh-century France about the lives and loves of three daughters of the great Talmud scholar In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac returns home to Troyes, France, to take over the family winemaking business and embark on a path that will indelibly influence the Jewish world?writing the first Talmud commentary, and secretly teaching Talmud to his daughters. Joheved, the eldest of his three girls, finds her mind and spirit awakened by religious study, but, knowing the risk, she must keep her passion for learning and prayer hidden. When she becomes betrothed to Meir ben Samuel, she is forced to choose between marital happiness and being true to her love of the Talmud. Rich in period detail and drama, Joheved is a must read for fans of Tracy Chevalier?s Girl With a Pearl Earring.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780452288621 (0452288622)
ASIN: 452288622
Publisher: Plume
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Series: Rashi’s Daughters (#1)
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K.
K. rated it
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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3.0 Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/04/review-rashis-daughters-book-one.html
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