Midrash & Mimosas: Brunch with Rabbi Marla J. Feldman

Join the **Detroit Jewish Book Fair** for text study with author, **Rabbi
Marla J. Feldman**
who will share learning from her new book, _Biblical Women Speak: Hearing
Their Voices through New and Ancient Midrash_
10 AM – Text Study and Brunch: $30, with book, $50.
**Pre-registration required** , limited seating available: (https://jccdet.typeform.com/to/KThFSVnu)

Followed by a Free and Open to the Public Book Fair talk at 11:30 AM.

Books will be available during the event in the Book Fair Bookstore, followed
by a book signing with the author.

**About the book:**(https://bookshop.org/a/7125/9780827615144)
_Biblical Women Speak_ employs midrash (interpretative techniques) to
discover ten biblical women’s stories from a female point of view and provide
insights beyond how ancient male scholars viewed them. Each chapter brings
alive a different biblical woman, including non-Israelite characters and
others who are neglected in classical rabbinic texts, such as Keturah
(Abraham’s last wife), Bat Shuah (Judah’s wife), Shelomith (the infamous
blasphemer’s mother), and Noah (one of Zelophehad’s brave daughters who
demanded inheritance rights). After each featured text we hear a creative
retelling of the woman’s story in her own voice, followed by traditional
midrash and medieval commentaries and the author’s reflections on how these
tales and interpretations are relevant for today. Rabbi Marla J. Feldman’s
book is an engaging invitation to enter biblical narratives, challenge
conventional wisdom, and recalibrate the stories and lessons through the lens
of our own lives.

**About the author:**
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman ** ** is executive director emerita of Women of Reform
Judaism. She has published numerous articles about the role of women in Jewish
life and social justice issues, and her modern midrashim have appeared in
several collections. She is the author of Reform Movement action manuals,
including _Speak Truth to Power_.
**SPONSORS:** Silver Book Sponsor: Women of Temple Israel, Temple Shomer
Emunim, Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood; Bronze Book Sponsor: Cohn-Haddow Center for
Judaic Studies, Wayne State University

For more information about the Detroit Jewish Book Fair and to become a
Patron, visit www.jccdet.org/bookfair

Organized by: The J, The Detroit Jewish Book Fair

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