WeavingtogetherJewishlore,thevoicesofJewishforemothers,Yiddishfable,midrashandstoriesofherownimagining,EllenFrankelhascreatedinthisbookabreathtakinglyvividexplorationintowhattheTorahmeanstowomen.HereareMiriam,Esther,Dinah,LilithandmanyotherwomenoftheTorahindialoguewithJewishdaughters,mothersandgrandmothers,pastandpresent.TogetherthesevoicesexamineanddebateeveryaspectofaJewishwoman’slife--work,sex,marriage,herconnectiontoGodandherplaceintheJewishcommunityandintheworld.TheFiveBooksofMiriammakesaninvaluablecontributiontoTorahstudyandaddsrichdimensiontotheongoingconversationbetweenJewishwomenandJewishtradition.
