The Meneket Rivkah: A Manual of Wisdom and Piety for Jewish Women

Awards:   Commended for National Jewish Book Award (Women's Studies) 2009
Author:   Rivkah bat Meir ,  Frauke von Rohden ,  Sam Spinner ,  Maurice Tszorf
Publisher:   Jewish Publication Society
ISBN:  

9780827608351


Pages:   360
Publication Date:   09 February 2009
Format:   Hardback
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The Meneket Rivkah: A Manual of Wisdom and Piety for Jewish Women


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  • Commended for National Jewish Book Award (Women's Studies) 2009

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The first-known Yiddish book to be written by a woman, Meneket Rivkah (Rivkah's Nurse) reveals a great deal about 16th-century Jewish women's lives and religious practices. It includes Rivkah bat Meir's sermons, her interpretations of the Bible, and other religious instructions on various topics to guide women in their familial relationships. First published posthumously in Prague, in 1609, Meneket Rivkah pre-dates the work of Glueckel of Hamelin and makes a new contribution to the fields of Yiddish literature and Jewish women's literature. Von Rohden's critical introduction and commentary serve to place the work within biblical and rabbinical literature, and within other Yiddish ethical works of Rivkah bat Meir's time. This is the first book to include the original Yiddish text in English translation, as well as the original Yiddish manuscript of Rivkah bat Meir's unpublished Simhes Toyre Lid. The book also includes the original Yiddish text of Meneket Rivkah.

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Author:   Rivkah bat Meir ,  Frauke von Rohden ,  Sam Spinner ,  Maurice Tszorf
Publisher:   Jewish Publication Society
Imprint:   Jewish Publication Society
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.848kg
ISBN:  

9780827608351


ISBN 10:   0827608357
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   09 February 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Frauke von Rohden is a research associate in the Academy Project “Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture” at the Simon Dubnow Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Leipzig. Dr. von Rohden studied in Berlin and Jerusalem and received her MA and PhD in Jewish Studies.

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