Dirshuni - Contemporary Women's Midrash

Dirshuni: Contemporary Womens Midrash is a unique compilation of contemporary womens midrashim, expressing religious and moral thought and experience through innovative interpretations of scripture. It reflects dramatic changes in the agency of women in religious writings and features a comprehensive introduction to Midrash for the uninitiated reader.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 13 September 2022
Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Dirshuni: Contemporary Womens Midrash, is the first-ever English edition of a historic collection of midrashim composed by Israeli women, which has been long-anticipated by multiple American audiences, including synagogues, rabbinical seminaries, adult learning programs, Jewish educators, and scholars of gender and religion. Using the classical forms developed by the ancient rabbis, the contributors express their religious and moral thought and experience through innovative interpretations of scripture. The women writers, from all denominations and beyond, of all political stripes and ethnic backgrounds, contribute their Torah to fill the missing half of the sacred Jewish bookshelf. This book reflects dramatic changes in the agency of women in the world of religious writings. The volume features a comprehensive introduction to Midrash for the uninitiated reader by the distinguished scholar Tamar Kadari and extensive annotation and commentary by Tamar Biala.

Weight: 630g
Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684580958