Voices of the Matriarchs Paperback by Chava Weissler

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (1999-11-10)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 304 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807036174
• Item Weight: 411.08 grams
• Dimensions: 22.81 x 15.21 x 1.57 cm

Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for 1998

With Voices of the Matriarchs, Chava Weissler restores balance to our knowledge of Judaism by providing the first look at the Yiddish prayers women created during centuries of exclusion from men's observance. In Weissler's hands, these prayers (called thkines) open a new window into early modern European Jewish women's lives, beliefs, devotion, and relationships with God.

About the Author

Chava Weissler is professor of religion studies at Lehigh University, where she holds the Philip and Muriel Berman Chair of Jewish Civilization.