Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0452288622 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. Rich in period detail and drama, Joheved is a must read for fans of Tracy Chevalier?s Girl With a Pearl Earring.. The first two novels in a dramatic trilogy set in eleventh-century France about the lives and loves of three daughters of the great Talmud scholar In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac returns home to Troyes, France, to take over the family winemaking business and embark on a path that will indelibly influence the Jewish world?writing the first Talmud commentary, and secretly teaching Talmud to his daughters. Joheved, the eldest of his three girls, finds her mind and spirit awakened by religious study, but, knowing the risk, she must keep her passion for learning and prayer hidden
"Midwest Book Review" Anton has reimagined the life and world of the famed eleven-century biblical teacher Rashi through the lives of his three daughters.Readers will definitely be hooked on this series. "Jewish Journal" The writing successfully captures the pace of medieval life and pulls the reader into the details of the characters lives. "Jewish Times News"aA forceful novel of the power of learning, faith, and the two sides of love.a "Midwest Book Review" aAnton has reimagined the life and world of the famed eleven-century biblical teacher Rashi through the lives of his three daughters.aReaders will definitely be hooked on this series.a a"Romantic Times" aImpressive workaa fine storytelleraan absorbing, detailed account.a a"Jewish Journal" aThe writing successfully captures the pace of medieval life and pulls the reader into the details of the charactersa lives.a a"Jewish Times News"?A forceful novel of the power of learning, fa
"A fascinating era, a wonderful story." according to Joan Levin. I would rank Rashi's Daughters with Milton Steinberg's As a Driven Leaf or Donna Cross' Pope Joan as engaging stories of historical figures living in ages past, whose lives were, in important ways, at odds with the prevailing expectations of their day.In Rashi's Daughters, we learn about life in the Champaigne coun. A classic novel This novel is an excellent encapsulation of Jewish thought. For non-Jews who might be tempted to think that Judaism is just Christianity without Jesus, for literate Jews who have not studied Talmud and want to know what it's all about, and for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of Jewish intellectual hist. Faith Block said Five Stars. Well written with a lot of historical information. Interesting Jewish Family.