About this title: Set in 11th-century Troyes, France, "Rashi's Daughter" tells the story of Joheved, eldest daughter of Salomon ben Isaac, who is 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 ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
Date published: 2008-07-22
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Edition: First edition. First Plume Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: A Plume Book
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2007 First Plume Printing soft cover, some shelf wear showing on cover, pages are all very clean. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 199 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. 000058 read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society
Date published: 2008-09-22
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780827608696ISBN:0827608691
Description: New. 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... read more
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