{"product_id":"9781934730447","title":"Chanah's Voice: A Rabbi Wrestles with Gender, Commandment, and the Women's Rituals of Baking, Bathing, and Brightening","description":"In her first book, \u003ci\u003eLife on the Fringes\u003c\/i\u003e, Haviva Ner-David described her quest to become an Orthodox rabbi, to serve God the same way men traditionally did. Now, Rabbi Ner-David tunes in to an aspect of God she hadn't heard before, the voice of Chanah.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanah, the Biblical mother of Samuel, was considered by tradition to have invented prayer. Her name is also an acronym for the three commandments given to women: Challah, the taking of an offering from baking dough; Niddah, separation during menstruation followed by immersion; and Hadlakat HaNer, lighting the Sabbath candles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this spiritual memoir, Rabbi Ner-David explores the spirituality of domestic life while struggling with the strictures of systematized Jewish law. Combining soul-searching honesty and deep Jewish knowledge, \u003ci\u003eChanah's Voice\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling voice of a new generation of Jewish feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful example of how to wrestle with God, Torah, and one's self.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Brad Hirschfield, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"New challenges, new insights, and, at times, new theological innovations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jay Michaelson, \u003ci\u003eauthor of Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This profound meditation on spiritual integrity, vulnerability, and holiness is a must-read for anyone who values Judaism. Haviva Ner-David has once again illuminated the way for us, enlivening ancient concepts and imbuing them with deep spiritual meaning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author, \u003ci\u003eSurprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Haviva Ner-David is one of the most original thinkers on the Jewish scene today. In Chanah's Voice she takes what have sadly become stale rituals and re-envisions them anew. Ner-David's powerful stories of family, tradition, and love will inspire readers to find deeper meaning in their Jewish lives.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ari L. Goldman, author, \u003ci\u003eLiving a Year of Kaddish: A Memoir \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have always admired Haviva. I loved her first book, yet \u003ci\u003eChanah's Voice\u003c\/i\u003e is more remarkable. It is not only a unique contribution to the literature of feminism and Orthodoxy but also a significant work that better fits the categories of the theology and social anthropology than autobiography. Perhaps this is how all theological works should be: written engagingly in the first person, making accessible to the reader the struggle of an individual or community trying to make sense of one's relationship with God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Blu Greenberg, author, \u003ci\u003eOn Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Yehuda Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059550601456,"sku":"9781934730447","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934730447_p0.jpg?v=1763656918","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934730447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}