Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi
Sigal Samuel
Osnat Barzani, a Kurdish Jew born in Mosul, Iraq, in 1590, persuades her rabbi father to teach her Hebrew and Torah. Her scholarly pursuits are unusual for a girl of her era. As an adult, she continues studying after marriage, teaches at her father’s yeshiva after his death, and later assumes her husband Jacob’s position. The account also includes stories of Osnat healing her injured pet dove and protecting Torah scrolls during a synagogue fire.
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