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Maggie Anton
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Talmud study
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Hallelujah! I�m home from my Big Fat East Coast Book Tour. It was a great success and took me to...
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Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved
— published 2005 — 9 editions |
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Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
— published 2007 — 8 editions |
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Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
— published 2009 — 6 editions |
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Rav Hisda's Daughter, Book I: Apprentice: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery
— published 2012 — 4 editions |
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Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar
— published 2008 — 2 editions |
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Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam
— published 2007 |
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Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel
— published 2009 |
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Rav Hisda's Daughter
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Rav Hisda's Daughter: Book I - Apprentice (Literature & Fiction)
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Set in 3rd-century Babylonia and based on actual Talmud texts, Rav Hisda's Daughter: Book I – Apprentice [A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery] brings the world of the Talmud, especially its rabbis and their families, to life - from a woman's perspective.
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"For those who want to see how the non-nobility lived in medieval France, I recommend my Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Ta...more
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“Azariel didn't know what to say. Most Frenchmen preferred voluptuous women - whose ample breasts proved how well the next generation would be nurtured, between whose thighs they would take their pleasure. Women, in turn, dressed to appear as plump and fruitful as possible. Some even wore neckbands that, when pulled tight, made their chins look doubled. What kind of man wouldn't want a full-figured wife?”
― Maggie Anton, Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
― Maggie Anton, Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
“The beauty of Rav Yohanan is not mentioned because Rav Yohanan did not have splendor of face (a beard).”
― Maggie Anton, Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
― Maggie Anton, Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
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