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Jewish Women Grab the Spotlight

Revenge. Beauty. Sacrifice. Birth. Murder. What if the stories of biblical times were told from women's perspectives? What if your High Holiday sermon focused on what Eve might have felt or whether Sarah could have sacrificed a son? Jewish women decided it was time to collectively share their own insights, and the Women of Reform Judaism delivered—by creating The Torah: A Women’s Commentary. Eighty biblical scholars, archaeologists, rabbis, theologians, and poets created this 1,500-page work coming to you this December! Below are reviews and inspiring stories from the amazing women who
built it.
Michelle Cove, Editor, mcove@brandeis.edu

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When the Torah describes Abraham mourning the death of Sarah, it's the only time in the entire text that a man mourns a woman.

		View from Inside Meet the brave—and no doubt exhausted—managing editor who helped put together this mammoth project.

		It's Mine Too Why one man is happy to say that he owns the household copy of A Women's Commentary.

		The Jewish Whistleblower Meet the woman who made a feminist dream come true by putting forth a challenge.

		As Long As It’s Choice An Orthodox young woman offers her take on the Women’s Commentary—and whether it should be celebrated.

		Stories From Contributors Personal reflections from three contributors to The Torah: A Women's Commentary.

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