Jewish Women Grab the Spotlight

Revenge. Beauty. Sacrifice. Birth. Murder. What if the stories of biblical times were told from women’s perspectives? What if your High Holiday sermon focused on what Eve might have felt or whether Sarah could have sacrificed a son? Jewish women decided it was time to collectively share their own insights, and the Women of Reform Judaism delivered—by creating The Torah: A Women’s Commentary. Eighty biblical scholars, archaeologists, rabbis, theologians, and poets created this 1,500-page work coming to you this December! Below are reviews and inspiring stories from the amazing women who built it.

Michelle Cove, Editor, mcove@brandeis.edu

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In This Issue

• View from Inside

  Meet the brave—and no doubt exhausted—managing editor who helped put together this mammoth project.

• It’s Mine Too

  Why one man is happy to say that he owns the household copy of A Women’s Commentary.

• The Jewish Whistleblower

  Meet the woman who made a feminist dream come true by putting forth a challenge.

• As Long As It’s Choice

  One Orthodox young woman’s view on the Women’s Commentary—and whether it should be celebrated.

• Stories From Contributors

  Personal reflections from three contributors to The Torah: A Women’s Commentary.