| Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar Contributor(s): Anton, Maggie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0827608691 ISBN-13: 9780827608696 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: The tale of a young girl who challenges conventions to engage in Jewish learning Set in 11th-century Troyes, France, Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar tells the story of Joheved, eldest daughter of Salomon ben Isaac (known as Rashi), one of the great medieval Jewish Bible commentators. At a time when women traditionally were barred from studying Jewish texts, Rashi secretly teaches first Joheved, then her sister Miriam. By day, Joheved helps in running the household and the family winemaking business, and by night she studies Talmud with her father. As she nears marriageable age, Joheved finds her mind and spirit awakened by religious study, but 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. Will she fulfill the expected role of a Jewish woman or pursue a path of Jewish learning? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008008769 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.06" W x 9.09" (0.71 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar tells the story of Joheved, eldest daughtr of Salomon ben Isaac (Rashi), one of the great medieval Jewish Bible commentators. At a time when women traditionally were barred from studying Jewish texts, Rashi secretly teaches Joheved. As she nears marriageable age, Joheved finds her mind and spirit awakened by religious study. When she becomes betrothed, she is forced to choose between martial happiness and being true to her love of the Talmud. |