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A 16th-Century Handbook for Jewish Women
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Born in what is now Belarus, Benjamin Aaron Slonik (ca. 1550–1619) studied under two of the great rabbis of his day: Moses Isserles of Krakow (“the Rema”), who codified Ashkenazi practice and jurisprudence in his commentary to the Shulhan Arukh, and Solomon Luria, the author of a complex talmudic commentary. Slonik went on to an illustrious rabbinic career of his own. Among his works is the Sefer Mitzvot Nashim, a handbook of religious practice, in Yiddish, intended for women. Edward Fram discusses this fascinating work—and the window it opens on popular religion, attitudes toward women, and much else—in conversation with Nachi Weinstein. (Audio, 56 minutes.)
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