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The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions

Elyse Goldstein

Women rabbis are changing the face of Judaism. Here, for the first time, women's unique experiences and perspectives are applied to the entire Five Books of Moses, offering all of us a comprehensive commentary by women across all denominations.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2008
  • Pages: 498
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.90in - 5.90in - 1.30in - 1.65lb
  • EAN: 9781580233705
  • Categories: ReferenceBiblical Studies - Old Testament - GeneralJudaism - Theology

About the Author

Goldstein, Elyse: -

Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, one of the leading rabbis of a new generation, is director of Kolel: The Adult Center for Liberal Jewish Learning, a full-time progressive adult Jewish learning center. Goldstein lectures frequently throughout North America. She is also editor of The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions; and The Women's Haftarah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Haftarah Portions, the 5 Megillot and Special Shabbatot; and author of the award-winning New Jewish Feminism: Probing the Past, Forging the Future and ReVisions: Seeing Torah through a Feminist Lens (all Jewish Lights).

Rabbi Elyse Goldstein is available to speak on the following topics:

  • Women and Judaism
  • Reform Judaism
  • Jewish Parenting
  • General Judaica