[ISBN] 978-0-452-28878-2
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Book I: Joheved
In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac, today
known as "Rashi," returns home to Troyes, France to take over the family winemaking
business and embark on a path that will indelibly influence the Jewish world—writing
the first Talmud commentary, and secretly teaching these intricate discussions
of Jewish law to his daughters.
Joheved, the eldest of his three girls, finds her mind and spirit awakened
by religious study, but knowing the risk, she must keep her passion for learning and prayer hidden.
When she becomes betrothed to Meir ben Samuel, she is forced to choose between
marital happiness and being true to her love of the Talmud.
Rich in period detail and drama, JOHEVED is a must read for fans of Tracy
Chevalier’s GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.
“A forceful novel of the power of learning, faith, and the two sides of
love.”
--Midwest Book Review
“An enthralling and well-researched novel of
women’s lives in the Jewish world of eleventh century France. Blending authentic
passages of Talmudic argument with the imagined human dramas of the household
of the medieval scholar Salomon ben Isaac, Rashi’s Daughters
entertains and educates. Readers will eagerly await the promised second and
third installments."
-- Judith R. Baskin, Director, Harold Schnitzer Program
in Judaic Studies at the Univ. of Oregon and author of Midrashic
Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic Liberature
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