The Daughters VictoriousBased on the biblical story, Rabbi Wexler takes us on a fictional journey into the lives of five brave and determined sisters who transformed Judaism and women's rights when they fought for their property and educational rights, the results of which can be seen in Judaism's laws of inheritance. All of this happening 3,000 years before the most advanced Western civilizations acted in a similar manner. |
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Page 72
... Machla with us and I will ask Adina to look after the others . That means , of course , that I will have to watch her children some other time . " They had no qualms about taking Machla . Not only was she well behaved , but she was ...
... Machla with us and I will ask Adina to look after the others . That means , of course , that I will have to watch her children some other time . " They had no qualms about taking Machla . Not only was she well behaved , but she was ...
Page 93
... Machla , though , maintained a stony silence and didn't respond to her presence . Achla was hurt by her coolness but said nothing . " Adina , I would appreciate it if you could put the younger girls to sleep . I want to take Machla for ...
... Machla , though , maintained a stony silence and didn't respond to her presence . Achla was hurt by her coolness but said nothing . " Adina , I would appreciate it if you could put the younger girls to sleep . I want to take Machla for ...
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... Machla was very smart , but Achla regarded her as just a little girl . That is why she was stunned by Machla's first question after they left the tent area . " Why did you let daddy go and get himself killed ? " she asked , with a tone ...
... Machla was very smart , but Achla regarded her as just a little girl . That is why she was stunned by Machla's first question after they left the tent area . " Why did you let daddy go and get himself killed ? " she asked , with a tone ...
Page 97
... Machla to get around . She helped prepare the food and clean the tent . She was only eight years old when he died , and was terribly sad . To the limit of his ability , Chefer had been a father to her in the absence of Zelaphchad . Machla ...
... Machla to get around . She helped prepare the food and clean the tent . She was only eight years old when he died , and was terribly sad . To the limit of his ability , Chefer had been a father to her in the absence of Zelaphchad . Machla ...
Page 99
... Machla could hardly catch her breath . This Torah lesson was particularly meaningful to Machla . Now she realized why the Land of Canaan played such a central role in the history of her people , and why it had been so important to her ...
... Machla could hardly catch her breath . This Torah lesson was particularly meaningful to Machla . Now she realized why the Land of Canaan played such a central role in the history of her people , and why it had been so important to her ...
Contents
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CHAPTER FIVE | 115 |
CHAPTER SIX | 138 |
THE DESERT | 167 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 169 |
THC SECOND TRIAL | 309 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 311 |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | 335 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 359 |
IN CANAAN | 379 |
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | 381 |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | 401 |
GENERAL NOTES | 421 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 193 |
CHAPTER NINE | 214 |
CHAPTER TEN | 239 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | 263 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 286 |
DETAILED NOTES | 426 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 445 |
GLOSSARY | 449 |
Common terms and phrases
Aaron Abba Abraham answer Azriel Barak Batya blessed brothers Caleb Canaanites Carmiel CHAPTER Chefer Chemlon chief judge children of Israel commanders council daughters of Zelaphchad desert Divine Egypt Egyptian Elazar Elchanan Elchanan ben Uriah Elgar Eliav enter Exodus father feel Gamliel Genesis girls Haniel hear heard Hebrew High Court Hogla Honor husband inheritance Jacob Joseph knew Land of Canaan learned Levirate marriage listen look Lord Machla Machla asked Malka manna married matter meeting Meir Mikva Milka morning Moses mother Name assigned never night Noah Numbers person Pharaoh problem question Rabbi Rashi request Sabbath Shafat Shechem sisters slaves spoke sure Tabernacle talk Talmud teach teacher tell tent Tirza told Torah Law Torah studies Tractate Tribal Center tribal court tribe of Judah tribe of Menashe vote waiting walk wife witness woman women words Yedida
Popular passages
Page 203 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 183 - I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation ; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 183 - Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion. Who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Page 304 - ... a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates ; a land of oil olive, and honey...
Page 331 - And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it : and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Page 345 - Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Page 183 - Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion. Who shall rouse him up?
Page 416 - You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.