Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France

Name: Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
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ISBN: 9780452288638

ISBN-10: 0452288630

ISBN-13: 9780452288638

Edition: N/A

Authors: Maggie Anton

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The engrossing historical series of three sisters living in eleventh-century Troyes, France, continues with the tale of Miriam, the lively and daring middle child of Salomon ben Isaac, the great Talmudic authority. Having no sons, he teaches his daughters the intricacies of Mishnah and Gemara in an era when educating women in Jewish scholarship was unheard of. His middle daughter, Miriam, is determined to bring new life safely into the Troyes Jewish community and becomes a midwife. As devoted as she is to her chosen path, she cannot foresee the ways in which she will be tested and how heavily she will need to rely on her faith. With Rashis Daughters, author Maggie Anton brings the Talmud…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.44" wide x 8.46" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English