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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... sure that no misunderstandings arise , he has put into the General and Detailed Notes a clarification of which material in the book is fact and which is fiction . He also wishes to add the following warning : The Daughters Victorious ...
... sure that no misunderstandings arise , he has put into the General and Detailed Notes a clarification of which material in the book is fact and which is fiction . He also wishes to add the following warning : The Daughters Victorious ...
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... sure how they educated their daughters . " After a brief pause , his voice changed to a more philosophical tone . " Surely you know that beauty is not the most important thing in a marriage . Over the course of time it fades away . What ...
... sure how they educated their daughters . " After a brief pause , his voice changed to a more philosophical tone . " Surely you know that beauty is not the most important thing in a marriage . Over the course of time it fades away . What ...
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... sure you need parental approval , Zelaphchad ? Most men of your age just choose their brides in the marketplace and ask no one for consent . Our people have no special rituals of consent and approval these days . " Achla was troubled by ...
... sure you need parental approval , Zelaphchad ? Most men of your age just choose their brides in the marketplace and ask no one for consent . Our people have no special rituals of consent and approval these days . " Achla was troubled by ...
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... sure that his troops could contain the slaves but an uprising would be costly in terms of manpower and lost production . Pharaoh then instructed his chief of staff to gather the ruling council at the palace immediately after the noon ...
... sure that his troops could contain the slaves but an uprising would be costly in terms of manpower and lost production . Pharaoh then instructed his chief of staff to gather the ruling council at the palace immediately after the noon ...
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... sure . " At this point , Achla , who was following the discussion with mounting fear for Zelaphchad's safety , made a suggestion . " Perhaps the women can help in gathering the straw ? " Some of those at the table were surprised that ...
... sure . " At this point , Achla , who was following the discussion with mounting fear for Zelaphchad's safety , made a suggestion . " Perhaps the women can help in gathering the straw ? " Some of those at the table were surprised that ...
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.