Creator Bio
Chava Weissler
b. 1947
Born in Washington, D.C., Chava Weissler is a professor of Jewish civilization at Lehigh University. A specialist in Jewish folklore, tradition, mysticism, tkhines, and women’s history, Weissler is also a translator and a recipient of the 1999 Jewish History Koret Book Award.
Content by Chava Weissler
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The Spiritual Power of Separating Hallah
Pietist Sarah bas Tovim depicts making hallah as involving the symbolic reenactment of Temple penitence rituals; modern scholar Weissler offers spiritual applications.
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Voices of the Matriarchs
What does it mean to study women’s religion? How are we to define our subject matter? How are we to understand the relationship of the history of women’s religious life and practice to the history of…