Finally, the third book is rashis daughters book ii. This version did not include the text of the chumash itself. Immediately download the rashi summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more. Due to its difficulty, the talmud was not a book of the masses. When i saw that noted holocaust survivor and nobel laureate elie wiesel recently wrote a book on rashi rabbi shlomo itzhaki, the famous bible commentator, i was reminded of a question rashi asks in his torah commentary. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashis daughters series 9780452288638. Rashi calculator moonsign calculator janmarashi calculator. Amazing research of 11th century jewish life in france and beyond. Rashi combined the two basic methods of interpretation, literal and nonliteral, in his influential bible commentary. Rashis daughters is the story of the three daughters of the great talmudic authority salomon ben isaac, a.
Judy chicago, in her compendium of significant women in history, lists rachel b. This novel centers on the life of salomon ben isaac, known today as rashi, and his three daughters. She was a world wide authority on bible teaching in general and rashi in particular. I met her in 1970 and was her student for 15 years. At the end of the novel, the author describes how tortured the first lady is by her husbands policies.
Like women today, they attended synagogue regularly and performed those rituals usually reserved for men. A blog about life and learning at the rashi school, the boston areas reform jewish k8 independent school. Anton introduces us to the life of the renowned classical biblical and talmudic commentator rabbi salomon isaac of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rashi was born shelomoh yitzhaki in troyes, france. Maggi anton, who researched the twelfth century renaissance and the talmud and wrote three wonderful novels regarding rashis daughters speaks about her next project which will showcase the. Throughout both books are many quotations from the torah and various comments on the quotations, including rashis. It has not punctuation and is written in a sixth century aramaic dialect.
Rashi rashi, 10401105 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article rashi, 10401105, contrib the complete jewish bible, with rashi commentary in hebrew and english, ed. Part of a series, though i hadnt read the first book and followed it well enough. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Rashi died on july, 1105 tammuz 29, 4865 at the age of 65. As a woman educated in the torah she is unusual in medieval france. There is also evidence that rashis daughters and granddaughters taught torah to local women and served as models for the proper performance of jewish rituals. Scholars believe that the commentary which appears. Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of rashi and her fathers favorite. Rashis daughters is a wonderful, richly textured yarn incorporating all the sights, sounds and impressions of an eleventh century jewish community. It is doubtful whether we can find another jewish scholar active at the time who was willing to make changes for the benefit of womens rights even where halakhic and aggadic sources were not kindly disposed towards. Jocheved by maggie anton for our book club, asked me to read it and tell her my thoughts. Abt 1060 worms, germany married kalonymos sister of r. The story is an entertaining one, though it may annoy you a bit if youre a republican.
There are three legends about rashis daughters, all suggesting that they possessed unusual piety and scholarship. Magically coming and going upon moses hand to convince pharaoh. By way of example, lets enter rashis daughters in book iii, where one. Similarly, an article that appeared in the journal of jewish music and liturgy3 mentions that rashis daughters wore tefillin. Anton is also a sex researcher and she weaves that into these books. This book focused on miriam, the 2nd of rabbi rashis daughters, who loses her first love to an accident and then faces the difficult question of if and who she will marry. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france, penguin plume, 2009. This is the first book of the rashis daughters trilogy. Rashis commentary on the pentateuch was first printed without the text at reggio in 1475 the first dated hebrew book printed. A person should always teach in the most concise fashion. I found this book after reading rav histas daughter because of my thirst and love of study of torah and talmud. While there is no evidence that any of rashi s daughters wore tefillin, this myth persists and is found in various printed sources. The second novel in a dramatic trilogy set in eleventhcentury france about the lives and loves of three daughters of. The name he is known by is an abbreviation of rabbi solomon bar isaac.
In book ii, maggie anton continues to follow this fascinating trio of sisters as they defy the expectations and opinions that confine them, all while studying and revering their heritage through their devotion to the. When modern jewish women create new rituals and new blessings, we are following in the footsteps. These women married three of their fathers finest students and were the mothers of the leaders of the next generation of french talmudic scholars. But i think it is far from a coincidence that the rumors about rashis daughters started about the same time. All about rashis daughters radio israel national news. The author does a fabulous job of weaving her torah and talmud knowledge into a. The first dated hebrew printed book was rashis commentary on the chumash, printed by abraham ben garton in reggio di calabria, italy, 18 february 1475. Rashi is an acronym for the name rabbi shlomo yitzchaki, but jewish tradition tells us it also stands for rebbe shel yisrael, which means, the teacher of the jewish people. Moonsign at the time of the birth is known as rashi or janma rashi. Balloon juice winnowing the gop race from within part. Rashi rabbi solomon ben isaac, 10401105 is considered the greatest jewish scholar of medieval times in ashkenaz germany, france and england. The approximate location of the cemetery in which he was buried was recorded in seder hadoros, but over time the location of the cemetery was forgotten. The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the great talmud scholar rashi rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval jewish scholar salomon ben isaac, or rashi.
Suess rashis library was full of joy, concentration, and quiet reading voices this past. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashis daughters series by maggie anton. Miriam by maggie anton, 9780452288638, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Excellent social history and the talmudic process in one good read rashis daughters. The origins of the matrilineal principle in rabbinic law jstor. The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the great talmud scholar rashi rachel is. Reclaiming herstory as well as a wide range of engendered jewish experience is a. Simeon the great of mainz, and daughter of itzhak kalonymos d. Rashi was the outstanding biblical commentator of the middle ages. Rashi, who lived in 11th century troyes, france and had no sons. There are many levels to this book and one learns about jewish life in troyes, midwifery in the 11th century, many ideas from the talmud and the torah and a great deal about the fairs and the trading of goods that took place at that time in the world. Rashi occupies a unique place in the jewish world, on par with moses. But the outsiderchallenger role is taken this year, so that cruz is really stuck in the mud, unless trump collapses and the primaries revert to the 2012 freakoftheweek pattern.
If you do not know your birth time and date then you can know your rashi with find rashi with birth name. He was a fantastic scholar and studied with the greatest student of rabbenu gershom of mainz. However, it seems unlikely that rashi would use the awkward expression, son of my daughter instead of, my grandson, and more likely that son of was added in later. Rashi school recently awarded the coveted mosaic circle ruach award to former board member and alumni parent kathleen fromm cohen. Rashi by elie wiesel random house books new york, 2007 90 pages. Feldheim, 1965, a book brought to my attention by rabbi wolfe. Maggi anton, author of rashis daughters speaks about her. The bible seldom notices idolatrous acts by israelite women. Book two in a trilogy about rashi s three daughters. I found this helpful as i have often wondered about the source of those studied today. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france by anton, maggie isbn. A feminist journey toward traditional rabbinic ordination, dr. Yocheved and meir had at least two daughters who married rashis students.
Miriam picks up where its acclaimed predecessor, rashis daughters, book i. Elliot dorf of the conservative movement lets us know that to his regret even he. He was born in troyes, france, and lived from 1040 to 1105, surviving the massacres of the first crusade through europe. The last daughter amos lassen maggie anton completes her trilogy of rashis daughters with book iii, rachel. The women n the 11th century jewish philologist and commentator were influential. Rashi, teacher of the jewish people jewish history. Secret scholar is filled with carefully researched historical anecdotes that the author uses as inspiration for her imagined scenes.
The medieval scholar and commentator rashi 10401105 wrote the greatest commentaries in jewish exegeses on the old testament and the talmud. The book i s faithful to the life and times of a jew living in the 10th century in eh interior of europe germany. The primary rule of thumb that rashi adhered to in all his commentaries was. At twentyfive, he founded his own academy in france. This was the second in a series about rashi s daughters and takes place in 1075 troyes, france. Miriam married yehudah ben nathan rivan who finished rashi s commentary to makkot.
If not for rashi, the talmud would be virtually a sealed book. Amongst family, friends, rashi faculty, staff, alumni, and students, kathy. He is running as the keeper of the pure conservative flame. Nakshatra calculator sunsign calculator lagna calculator. His commentaries are still important in jewish life. Rashi, renowned medieval french commentator on the bible and the talmud the authoritative jewish compendium of law, lore, and commentary. Rashi leonard nemoy teaches his daughters the talmud and reassures their concerns. As i explained in my book antisemitism and the american far left 20. A number of years ago, a sorbonne professor discovered an ancient map depicting the site of the cemetery, which now lay under an open square in the city of.
Moonsign is the name of the zodiac in which the moon was located at the time of the birth. Rashis grandson rabbi samuel ben meir also known as rashbam, about 10851174, the son of one of rashis daughters, wrote his bible commentary, largely, with the goal in mind to liberate people from this use of midrash, and to show his objection to rashis frequent use of it. Its first appearance with the text was at bologna in 1482, the commentary being given in the margin. A condition called tzaraat appears frequently in the torah and occurs prominently in this section. At that time i heard rumors that she put on tefilin every day. Maybe alice felt that way, but im not so sure laura bush does. This is book one of a trilogy composed of fact and fiction about our great sage rashi, and particularly about his three daughters johevet, miriam and. Rashis daughters recognized the value of torah study in the jewish world, and they wanted an education for themselves as well as for their husbands and sons. Inbook ii, maggie anton continues to follow this fascinating trio of sisters as they defy the expectations and opinions that confine them, all while studying and revering their heritage through their devotion to the talmud. Rivka is upset that her daughters are learning talmud. The rashi school critical minds, compassionate hearts.
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