Midrash, By Women, About Women
Mondays at 10:00am
May 3, 10, 24, 31
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
$125.00
Description
New collections of women’s midrashim have been published in Israel over the last few years, and one copy of the collection, Dirshuni, has has finally arrived. In the spring of 2021, we’ll be translating them, and we will study them during this Spring 2021 class.
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