Waiting for Rain: Reflections at the Turning of the Year

Bryna Jocheved Levy

abr 2008 · Jewish Publication Society

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In Israel, the High Holiday cycle marks the transition from summer to the rainy season. Here, Bryna Levy offers a collection of meditations that examine the Biblical and liturgical readings associated with the High Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Simhat Torah.

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Bryna Jocheved Levy is a senior lecturer in Bible at Matan - The Women's Institute for Torah Studies, where she is also the founder and director of the graduate program in Bible, a joint program with Hebrew University. Levy has an M.A. in Biblical Interpretation from McGill University and, in 1987, was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in Bible from Yeshiva University. One of the most esteemed Bible teachers in Israel and a leader in the movement for women's Torah study, Levy recently created a website, Visions and Voices, dedicated to women and Jewish life.