| Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah Contributor(s): Frankel, Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 006063037X ISBN-13: 9780060630379 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1997 Annotation: Ellen Frankel, folklorist, writer, scholar, has written the book that lets the Torah speak to women and that welcomes women into its sacred pages. In The Five Books of Miriam, she helps us discover the stories, conflicts, and dreams of the many women - named and nameless - who populate the biblical landscape. Building on the centuries-old tradition of Jewish commentary, Frankel expands the conversation about what the Torah means to women. The Five Books of Miriam includes folktales and folklore, homespun wisdom, Yiddish lore, songs, midrash, modern scholarship, and feminist criticism. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222.107 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.12" W x 9.23" (1.04 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: Weaving together Jewish lore, the voices of Jewish foremothers, Yiddish fable, midrash and stories of her own imagining, Ellen Frankel has created in this book a breathtakingly vivid exploration into what the Torah means to women. Here are Miriam, Esther, Dinah, Lilith and many other women of the Torah in dialogue with Jewish daughters, mothers and grandmothers, past and present. Together these voices examine and debate every aspect of a Jewish woman's life -- work, sex, marriage, her connection to God and her place in the Jewish community and in the world. The Five Books of Miriam makes an invaluable contribution to Torah study and adds rich dimension to the ongoing conversation between Jewish women and Jewish tradition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Frankel, Ellen: - Ellen Frankel is an acclaimed storyteller and writer, popular lecturer and accomplished scholar. She is the author of many books, including The Classic Tales: Four Thousand Years of Jewish Lore. |