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The Biblical Deborah Reimagine
Thursday, April 22, 2021 @1:00pm-2:00pm
Wendy Zierler, PhD, Professor of Feminist Studies & Modern Jewish Literature, HUC/NY
In Trieste Italy, the first modern Hebrew woman poet, Rachel Luzatto Morpurgo (1790-1871) placed herself in the shoes of Deborah as well as those of the erudite rabbis of the Talmud, subtly suggesting that women might be able to do the job better than their male counterparts. Discover the story of the Biblical Deborah!