Women rabbis are changing the face of
Judaism. Discover how their interpretations of the Torah can
enrich your perspective.
“Rich and engaging … makes
available to a wide readership the collective wisdom of women
who have changed the face of Judaism.”
—Judith
Plaskow, author, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist
Perspective; professor of religious
studies, Manhattan College
Here, for the first time, women’s
unique experiences and perspectives are applied to the entire
Five Books of Moses, offering all of us the first comprehensive
commentary by women.
In this groundbreaking book, more than 50
women rabbis come together to offer us inspiring insights on
the Torah, in a week-by-week format. Included are commentaries
by the first women ever ordained in the Reform,
Reconstructionist and Conservative movements, and by many other
women across these denominations who serve in the rabbinate in
a variety of ways.
This rich resource offers new perspectives
to inspire all of us to gain deeper meaning from the Torah and
a heightened appreciation of Judaism.
A major contribution to modern biblical
commentary. The gift of choice for every young woman’s
bat mitzvah, and for anyone wanting a new, exciting view of
Torah.
Contributing Rabbis:
Rebecca T. Alpert • Lia Bass •
Miriam Carey Berkowitz • Elizabeth Bolton • Analia
Bortz • Sharon Brous • Judith Gary Brown • Nina
Beth Cardin • Diane Aronson Cohen • Sandra J. Cohen
• Cynthia A. Culpeper • Lucy H. F. Dinner • Lisa
A. Edwards • Amy Eilberg • Sue Levi Elwell •
Rachel Esserman • Helaine Ettinger • Susan Fendrick
• Lori Forman • Dayle A. Friedman • Elyse D.
Frishman • Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer • Shoshana Gelfand
• Laura Geller • Elyse M. Goldstein • Julie K.
Gordon • Claire Magidovitch Green • Rosette Barron
Haim • Jill Hammer • Karyn D. Kedar • Sarra
Levine • Valerie Lieber • Ellen Lippmann •
Sheryl Nosan • Stacy K. Offner • Sara Paasche-Orlow
• Barbara Rosman Penzner • Hara E. Person •
Audrey S. Pollack • Sally J. Priesand • Geela-Rayzel
Raphael • Laura M. Rappaport • Debra Judith Robbins
• Rochelle Robins • Gila Colman Ruskin • Sandy
Eisenberg Sasso • Ilene Schneider • Rona Shapiro
• Michal Shekel • Beth J. Singer • Sharon L.
Sobel • Ruth H. Sohn • Julie Ringold Spitzer z"l
• Shira Stern • Pamela Wax • Nancy Wechsler-Azen
• Nancy H. Wiener • Elana Zaiman
“The ideas raised are worthy of discussion and the writing is uniformly high in quality. The women rabbis give new life to ancient sisters.”
—American Library Association’s Booklist
“Here, women’s pent-up voices
on Torah—wise and loving—have burst forth with a
richness and exuberance that refreshes the tradition, excites
the mind and stirs the Jewish soul.”
—Blu
Greenberg, author, On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition
“A must-have for every synagogue and church library. Highly recommended for Jews,
Christians and anyone studying the Judeo-Christian religion and tradition.”
—Church & Synagogue Libraries
“A thoughtful compilation … it
offers us an interesting supplement to the traditional
Midrashic collections.”
—Rabbi
David Lieber, Skovron Distinguished
Service Professor of Bible, American Jewish University; general
editor, Etz Hayyim, a Conservative commentary on the Torah
“A treasure! . . . Christians as
well as Jews will be inspired, informed, and challenged by this
groundbreaking work.”
—Sharon
H. Ringe, professor of New
Testament, Wesley Theological Seminary;
co-editor, The Women’s Bible Commentary
co-editor, The Women’s Bible Commentary
“Torah inspires ever new
understandings, and this commentary written by rabbis who are
women is the latest example. It provides many surprising
insights into a long neglected area of the biblical
text.”
—Rabbi W.
Gunther Plaut, editor, The Torah: A Modern Commentary
“A major contribution to modern
biblical commentary … for people of all faiths who draw
insight from the Five Books of Moses.”
—New York
Board of Rabbis Bulletin
“The essays in this work touch on
almost every contribution that feminist readings of Torah over
the past thirty years have brought to Torah study.”
—Central
Conference of American Rabbis Journal
“This book of thought-provoking
commentary is fascinating reading that belongs in all Judaica
collections.”
—Association
of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
“Fresh and challenging, draw[s]
deeply on the midrash (oral tradition) as well as feminist
psychology and women’s life experiences.”
—Jewish
Woman Magazine
