Rashi's Daughters: Joheved
by:
Maggie Anton (author)
Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish scholars who ever lived, had no sons, only three daughters. Much has been written about Rashi and his grandsons, the Tosafot, but almost nothing of his daughters. Legend has it that they were learned in a time when women were forbidden to study the sacred texts....
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Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish scholars who ever lived, had no sons, only three daughters. Much has been written about Rashi and his grandsons, the Tosafot, but almost nothing of his daughters. Legend has it that they were learned in a time when women were forbidden to study the sacred texts. Rashi's Daughters tells the story of these forgotten women.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780976305057 (0976305054)
Publish date: 2005-06-15
Publisher: Banot Press
Pages no: 386
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 ...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/04/review-rashis-daughters-book-one.html
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