Nehama Leibowitz : Teacher and Bible Scholar

610 Pages·2009·172.638 MB·English

by  Yael Unterman

Nehama Leibo\Vitz
Teacher and Bible Scholar
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Modern Jewish Lives
volume 3
Rabbi Shlomo Goren: Torah Sage and General (MJL, volume 1)
Rabbi Haitn David Halevy: Gentle Scholar and Courageous Thinker
(MJL, volume 2)
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LEIBOWITZ
TEACHER AND BIBLE SCHOLAR
BY YAEL UNTERMAN
URIM PUBLICATIONS
Jerusalem• New York
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Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar
by Yael Unterrnan
Series: Modern Jewish Lives - Volume 3
Series Editor: Tzvi Mauer
Copyright © 2009 by Yael U nte1r11an
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in an)' manner
whatsoever without written permission from the copyright owner, except in the case
of brief quotations embodied in reviews and articles.
Printed in Israel. First Edition.
ISBN-13: 978-965-524-019-1
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For my parents, Rabbi Dr. Alan and Nechama Unterman,
with many thanks for their support.
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CON'l'ENTS
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NOT'ESTOTHE R.EA.DER .................................................................................
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................ 11
ACKNOWLEDGI\IENTS ..................................................................................... 12
IN11tODUCI'ION ······························································································· 14
PART I: MEET NEHAMA LEIBOWITZ
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CHAPl'ER
Early Years: ''This Young Lady Will Yet Speak a Mouthful,,
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CHAPI'ER
The Gi!Jonot. How Nehama Became a Favorite of the Israel Postal Service
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CH.AJ>'f'ER
Nehama,s Personality: Where ()pposites !\feet
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CH.t\P'l'ER
Humility: ''I,m Not Wonh Writing About,,
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CH.API'ER
Simplicity: ''You Can't Eat Breakfast Twice,,
CH,\ 6 ...................................................................................................... 14 3
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Middle Years: In Wind, Rain or Snow
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CHAPl'ER
Nehama the Teacher: ''Heaven on Earth,,
8 ...................................................................................................... 166
CHAPI'ER
Pedagogical l\lethods: 'The Grande Danie of Bible Teaching,,
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Impact ''She,s the Real Thing,,
10. ................................................................................................... 228
CH.t\J>'f'ER
Later Years: ''The Tanach-Teaching Grann~·,,
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NEHAl\lA LEIBO\\.'lT.l
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CHAPI"ER
Leavetaking: ''Do Not Leave Us''
12. ................................................................................................... 243
CHA.Pl'ER
Nehama's Legacy: ''Zot Nehamati: This Is ~-f), Comfort''
PART II: EMUNOT VE-DE'OT- BELIEFS AND OPINIONS
13 .................................................................................................... 252
CHAPl'ER
Zionism: Digging Wells Once Again
14. ................................................................................................... 269
CHAPl'ER
Feminism and Femininity: ''A Woman in the Inner Courtyard?''
15 .................................................................................................... 308
CHAPI' ER
Religious Identity and Values: Halachah, Humanism and Heroes
16 .................................................................................................... 349
CHAP'I'ER
Autonom)r and Responsibility: "In the Image of God''
PART III: METHODOWGY
17 .................................................................................................... 368
CHAPI'ER
Commentaries: Llghting up the Torah
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CHAP'rER
Pluralism within Llmits: The Fruit and the Peel
19 .................................................................................................... 413
CHAPI'ER
Nehama's Bible Scholarship: Straddling Worlds
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CHAPI.ER
Literary Approach: Part I: Background and Influences
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CHAPI'ER
Literary Approach: Part II: Nehama's Literary Work
22 .................................................................................................... 488
CHAPI'ER
The Medium and the ~fessage: Peshat, Derash and What Lies Between
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PART IV: YESHAYAHU LEIBOWITZ
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CHA.P'I'ER
Yeshayahu Leibowitz: ''Say to Wisdom: You Are My Sister''
PART V: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
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CHAPl'ER
Today's World and Tomorrow's: Nehama's Torah into the Twenty-First
Century
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EPILOGUE .......................................................................................................
What's in a Street Name?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX ..............................................................................................................
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