Meneket Rivkah : a manual of wisdom and piety for Jewish women / by Rivka bat Meir ; edited with an introduction and commentary by Frauke von Rohden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir.

Contributor:

Rohden, Frauke von.

Series:

Edward E. Elson Book

Standardized Title:

Meneḳes̀ Rivḳeh. English & Yiddish

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir. Menekes Rivkeh.

Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir.

Jewish women--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--Religious life--Early works to 1800.

Jews--Czech Republic--Prague--History--16th century.

Jews.

Jews--Czech Republic--Prague--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first-known Yiddish book to be written by a woman, "Meneket Rivkah" (Rivkah's Nurse) reveals a great deal about 16th-century Jewish women's lives and religious practices. It includes Rivkah bat Meir's sermons, her interpretations of the Bible, and other religious instructions on various topics to guide women in their familial relationships. First published posthumously in Prague, in 1609, "Meneket Rivkah" pre-dates the work of Glueckel of Hamelin and makes a new contribution to the fields of Yiddish literature and Jewish women's literature. Von Rohden's critical introduction and commentary serve to place the work within biblical and rabbinical literature, and within other Yiddish ethical works of Rivkah bat Meir's time. This is the first book to include the original Yiddish text in English translation, as well as the original Yiddish manuscript of Rivkah bat Meir's unpublished "Simhes Toyre Lid." The book also includes the original Yiddish text of Meneket Rivkah.

Contents:

Rivka bat Meir

Meneket Rivkah

The literary style: between morality book and homiletic work

Ideals of conduct and social practices

On research

Appendix I: Meneket Rivkah: Yiddish text (Prague 1609)

Appendix II: Simhes Toyre lid: original Yiddish text.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-295) and index.

Contains:

Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir. Simhes Toyreh lid.

ISBN:

9780827610002

0827610009

OCLC:

694363680