ISBN: 0151983801
Author: Vanessa L. Ochs
Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt; 1st edition (June 1, 1990)
Pages: 328
Category: Specific Groups
Subcategory: Biography
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 354
Size Fb2: 1109 kb
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One woman's journey into Torah study as vehicle for touring the world of modern Torah study in the late 20th Century. Vanessa Ochs tells of her quest to discover on a very personal level if women have a place in Torah study. Nearly 20 years later, many of these issues seem dated.
One woman's journey into Torah study as vehicle for touring the world of modern Torah study in the late 20th Century. But Ochs' story is so intimate and so well told that I doubt one can read this book without coming away with a burning desire to study Torah for one's self. On another level this book is a treat simple for the people Ochs encounters in her journey
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Ochs's spiritual odyssey into the study of Jewish sacred texts with other women in Jerusalem provides the . Vanessa L. Ochs, P. is the Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Virginia
Ochs's spiritual odyssey into the study of Jewish sacred texts with other women in Jerusalem provides the framework of this extraordinary book Читать весь отзыв. is the Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Virginia. The recipient of a writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, she has written several books, including Words on Fire, and dozens of articles for national newspapers and magazines. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
When Vanessa Ochs begins to suspect her various physical ailments are due to her leading an "unsanctified life," she decides to travel to Jerusalem with her family to explore the sacred books of Judaism. Armed with a list of institutions and the names of women who specialize in teaching these sacred texts, Ochs sets out on a journey of discovery. She forges a personal relationship with her mentors, women who are determined to disprove the claim of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus: "The words of the Torah should be burnt rather than taught to women.
Top 4 quotes by Vanessa L Ochs. Discover Vanessa L Ochs famous and rare quotes. Words on Fire: One Woman's Journey Into the Sacred, Harvest Books. Religious, Women, Home. To make your spiritual yearning public, I thought, was to announce that you were wounded. To turn deeply into religion was to admit that your own resources were so weak you had to resort to magic and miracle cures for healing. To acquire faith was to mobilize the powers of an overly active imagination. Ochs (1992).
When Vanessa Ochs begins to suspect her various physical ailments are due to her leading an ?unsanctified life,? she decides to travel to Jerusalem with her family to explore the sacred books of. .Author(s) Bio. Vanessa L Ochs.
When Vanessa Ochs begins to suspect her various physical ailments are due to her leading an ?unsanctified life,? she decides to travel to Jerusalem with her family to explore the sacred books of Judaism. She forges a personal relationship with her mentors, women who are determined to disprove the claim of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus: ?The words of the Torah should be burnt rather than taught to women.
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