Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women Paperback Beacon Press
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Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women Paperback Beacon Press

Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women

Beacon Press
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Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for 1998

With Voices of the Matriarchs, Chava Weissler restores balance to our knowledge of Judaism by providing the first look at the Yiddish prayers women created during centuries of exclusion from men's observance. In Weissler's hands, these prayers (called thkines) open a new window into early modern European Jewish women's lives, beliefs, devotion, and relationships with God.

Author: Chava Weissler
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 11/10/1999
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.05h x 5.99w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780807036174
ISBN10: 080703617X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism | History
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Religion | Prayerbooks | Jewish

About the Author
Chava Weissler is professor of religion studies at Lehigh University, where she holds the Philip and Muriel Berman Chair of Jewish Civilization.