Amazing research of 11th century jewish life in france and beyond. Rashi, who lived in 11th century troyes, france and had no sons. Pandaruss shot at menelaus in book 4 breaks the temporary truce between the two sides. While yet in the academy in wormsmainz, rashi married. And the plan he thought seemed best was to send a false dream to agamemnon.
Rabbi shlomo yitzchaki rashi jewish virtual library. Book two in a trilogy about rashis three daughters. Trojans who would follow hector, in his rash eagerness for battle, rather than the prudent. Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept soundly, but jove was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honour to achilles, and destroyed much people at the ships of the achaeans. In the end he deemed it would be best to send a lying dream to king agamemnon. You can imagine my surprise when i learned that both he her husbands business associate and the nubian housekeeper, dhabi, were slaves who now belonged to elizer rachels husband. Agenda 1997 english book 1 rainmaker x60 stacker dumpbin the autism revolution autism spectrum disorders and aac love me again twilight. There is some precedent for prominent women wearing tefillin. The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees.
He was born in troyes, france, and lived from 1040 to 1105, surviving the massacres of the first crusade through europe. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france, penguin plume, 2009. We also have educational games, greeting cards, and more. The last daughter amos lassen maggie anton completes her trilogy of rashis daughters with book iii, rachel. Likewise, fazonia, the first wife of rabbi haim ben attar, wore tallit and tefillin, as did rabbi haims second wife. Rashis daughters is the story of the three daughters of the great talmudic authority salomon ben isaac, a.
Inbook ii, maggie anton continues to follow this fascinating trio of sisters as they defy the expectations and opinions that confine them, all while studying and revering their heritage through their devotion to the talmud. At a time when most women were illiterate and the rare educated woman was one who could read the bible, rashis daughters studied talmud. Rashi, in keeping with the custom of not taking money for teaching, was a successful wine merchant. Rashi s daughters is the story of the three daughters of the great talmudic authority salomon ben isaac, a. Agamemnon had sacrificed his daughter at the urging of the prophet. If i see anyone acting apart and helping either trojans or danaans, he shall be.
He was a fantastic scholar and studied with the greatest student of rabbenu gershom of mainz. Although rashi became one of the greatest scholars of his time and wrote on most of the basic jewish texts, he had a house of study where he taught students also. Anton is also a sex researcher and she weaves that into these books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rachel picks up where miriam left off, revealing the last years of rabbi salomon ben isaacs life and the fate of his famous school and large. It portends the eventual, desperate fighting of the iliads action, when in book 12 the.
The king returned with 4, but as they entered the city walls, a stone fell down and killed 1 of. The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the great talmud scholar rashi rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval jewish scholar salomon ben isaac, or rashi. We saw in iliad 2 that agamemnon was tricked by a destructive dream into thinking. Mikhal the daughter of king saul, and king davids wife. Rashi, a light after the dark ages is the story of an unusual hero, a bible commentator, who lived in 11th century france during the time of the crusades. Diomedes and glaucus in iliad 6, there is mention of two sorts of madness that. There is legend that rashi had a third daughter, rachel. With rashi s daughters, author maggie anton brings the talmud and eleventhcentury france to vivid life and poignantly captures the struggles and triumphs of strong jewish women. These women married three of their fathers finest students and were the mothers of the leaders of the next generation of french talmudic scholars. Agamemnon insisted arrogantly upon his preference for chryses daughter. Troyes at the time had a vibrant jewish community, full of scholars, but also traders, vintners, and estate owners. Excellent social history and the talmudic process in one good read rashis daughters. Skillfully and honestly combining stricture and supplement.
Miriam by maggie anton, 9780452288638, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Anton introduces us to the life of the renowned classical biblical and talmudic commentator rabbi salomon isaac of. Chryseis chryses daughter, a priest of apollo in a trojanallied town. Miriam, a midwife and a mohelperforming circumcisionscannot foresee how she will be tested. Miriam picks up where its acclaimed predecessor, rashi s daughters, book i. When i saw that noted holocaust survivor and nobel laureate elie wiesel recently wrote a book on rashi rabbi shlomo itzhaki, the famous bible commentator, i was reminded of a question rashi asks in his torah commentary. Miriam picks up where its acclaimed predecessor, rashis daughters, book i. In additon, stories persist of rashis daughters wearing tefillin. Rashis reading of the akedah journal of textual reasoning. Titles of each book in the iliad flashcards quizlet. Robert fagles does a great job translating both books in a. A judge, spiritual leader, commentator and teacher, rashi made such farreaching contributions to judaism that both the beginner student, and advanced scholar, today learns torah with rashi. He has made a fatal decision, and the deaths of sarpedon, patroklos, hektor, achilles himself, and the fall of troy all inevitably follow. There is a story you can read the details here about rashi telling a king that he will conquer yerushalaim for 3 days and return with 3 horses and 3 riders.
I wouldnt trust the cheesy excuses he develops later to explain his behavior as we see it in book i. I found this helpful as i have often wondered about the source of those studied today. However, most current scholars discount the possibility of rashi having a third daughter. Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of rashi and her fathers favorite. The torah with rashis commentary volume 1 bereishisgenesis by rashi online at alibris. At twentyfive, he founded his own academy in france. Rachel, by maggie anton, is a wellwritten and wellresearched historical novel, filled with beautiful imagery, and imagery that is often brutal. Further, the use of i, 26 is the result not just of metrical filling, but of the. The rash leadership style of agamemnon comes to the fore again in book 14. The book cover pr photo this is book one of a trilogy composed of fact and fiction about our great sage rashi, and particularly about his three daughters johevet, miriam and rachel. Rashi was the outstanding biblical commentator of the middle ages. Jocheved by maggie anton for our book club, asked me to read it and tell her my thoughts.
All about rashis daughters radio israel national news. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashis daughters series by maggie anton. Rashi rabbi solomon ben isaac, 10401105 is considered the greatest jewish scholar of medieval times in ashkenaz germany, france and england. Im aware that you shouldnt judge a book by its cover but they they look this good its hard not to notice. Rashi rashi, 10401105 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article rashi, 10401105, contrib the complete jewish bible, with rashi commentary in hebrew and english, ed. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france by anton, maggie isbn.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Rachel is an enlightened, empowering, and engaging journey of rashis youngest daughter rachel, who enacts the forbidden during the middle agesstudying and teaching talmud as a female. Jupiter, in pursuance of the request of thetis, sends a deceitful vision to agamemnon, persuading him to lead the army to battle, in order to make the greeks sensible of their want of achilles. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france format. Pdf download the essential iliad free unquote books. However, there is evidence machzor vitry, avraham grossman, elisheva baumgarten, and others that a few women did wear tefillin in 11th12th century ashkenaz, just as some women wore tzitzit, blew the shofar, performed. Thoughtprovoking, researchrich, psychologically complex, rachel is a mirror of our own hearts and minds, a tale of pathos that. Haviva nerdavid2 cites rashis daughters tradition of wearing tefillin as setting a precedent. Ari zivotofsky is entirely correct that to this day there is no hard proof that rashis daughters wore tefillin. By way of example, lets enter rashis daughters in book iii, where one daughter, rachel, is filling her sister miriam in on her trip to tunis. Rashi by elie wiesel random house books new york, 2007 90 pages. Rashis work was literally epochal, and the agreement of subsequent scholars that the basic needs of text commentary had been fulfilled stimulated the rise of a new school of writers known as tosafists, who composed tosafot glosses, refining, criticizing, expanding, or qualifying rashis interpretations and conclusions.
Arranged according to an alephbet sequence, the family rashi book is a series of questions whose answers are. Antons books the first focused on the elder daughter, joheved. This study guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the iliad. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashi s daughters series paperback july 31, 2007 by maggie anton author visit amazons maggie anton page. The complete jewish bible, with rashi commentary, by rashi. In book ii, maggie anton continues to follow this fascinating trio of sisters as they defy the expectations and opinions that confine them, all while studying and revering their heritage through their devotion to the. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashi s daughters series 3 4. At a time when most women were illiterate and the rare educated woman was one who could read the bible, rashi s daughters studied talmud. His work continues to studied and debated centuries after his. Rashi, living in troyes, france, in the latter half of the 11 th century, was one of judaisms greatest scholars. A novel of love and the talmud in medieval france rashis daughters series paperback july 31, 2007 by maggie anton author visit amazons maggie anton page. Miriam by maggie anton, 9780452288638, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Rachel by maggie anton is the third installment of her trilogy about the fiercely talented progeny of rashi, a widely revered jewish scholar of the 11th century. The novel is filled with intrigue and historical data from the medieval period, but also contains much information about the jewish talmudic scholar salomon ben isaac, otherwise known as rashi.
He had two daughters some say he had three daughters. King neptune was greatly troubled and answered, juno, rash of tongue. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Book ii miriam the engrossing historical series continues having no sons, salomon continues to teach his daughters the intricacies of the talmud in an era when such scholarship for women was unheard of. And rashi was so concise, and in his own script did write. For example, one of bestsellers is a baseball themed yarmulke handmade in israel with hebrew lettering. Rashi occupies a unique place in the jewish world as he provides the jewish people with the tools to understand and analyze the text of the torah. Review by adina bernstein a man who teaches his daughter torah has taught her lechery sotah 3, 4 among the legends of jewish theology and history, the sage known as rashi is a shining star. It is doubtful whether we can find another jewish scholar active at the time who was willing to make changes for the benefit of womens rights even where halakhic and aggadic sources were not kindly disposed towards. A feminist journey toward traditional rabbinic ordination, dr.
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