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Beruria: A Scholarly Woman Before Her Time
It is rare that we find the name of a woman mentioned in the Talmud. Beruria was one such exception…
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Al Kahina: The North African Jewish Queen
This is the tale of Dihya al Kahina, Jewish warrior and queen. Her story, or however much of it we can piece together from the records of her nemeses, is a legend of mystique…
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Tamar: A Selfless Hero
We meet Tamar in the book of Genesis, where her story is presented in the midst of the tale of Yosef…
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Emma Lazarus, Poet and Patriot
Her writings were unabashedly Jewish, rich with Biblical references and replete with its values. She romanticized the old world, the “towns and temples” of traditional European observance…
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Who Was Tzipora, the Wife of Moshe, the Greatest of All Prophets?
Imagine what outstanding middot and refined qualities a girl would need to possess to be worthy of marrying Moshe Rabbeinu…
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Leah: The True Value of Gratitude
Every Jewish schoolchild knows that the very first word out of our mouths each morning is “Modeh ani.”
