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Coming home : a woman's story of conversion to Judaism / Linda M. Shires.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shires, Linda M., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shires, Linda M., 1950-.
- Shires, Linda M.
- Jewish converts from Christianity--United States--Biography.
- Jewish converts from Christianity.
- Women in Judaism.
- Jewish way of life.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 262 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- A beautifully personal and engaging story of the wonders and struggles of life as a "newly" Jewish wife and mother.
- Contents:
- 1. From passing as a Jew to standing at Sinai
- 2. Time, timeliness, timelessness
- 3. God, women, and gender
- 4. Pollution and holiness
- 5. Face to face
- 6. In pieces.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813365961
- OCLC:
- 52178917
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