Menekes Rivke - A Manual of Wisdom and Piety for Jewish Women

Informationen zum Autor Frauke von Rohden is a research associate in the Academy Project a�Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culturea� 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. Klappentext 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 studies. 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. This is the first book to include the original Yiddish text as well as an English translation of Meneket Rivkah. In addition! the book also includes the original Yiddish manuscript of Rivkah bat Meir's unpublished Simhes Toyre Lid.

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• Authors: Rivka Bat Meir, Rivkah Bat Meir, Rivka Bat Meir, Frauke von Rohden, Frauke von Rohden
• Assisted by: Frauke von Rohden (Editor), Frauke von Rohden (Editor), Samuel Spinner (Translation), Maurice Tszorf (Translation)
• Publisher: Jewish Publications Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2009
• EAN: 9780827608351
• ISBN: 978-0-8276-0835-1
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Edward E. Elson Classics; Edward E. Elson Classics; Edward E. Elson Classic
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism