In 1609, Rivka Tiktiner did something no Jewish woman had ever done before: she published a book. Meneket Rivka, printed in Prague, is the earliest surviving full-length work by a Jewish woman—written in Yiddish yet steeped in serious Torah scholarship. This week on Jewish History Nerds, Jonathan Schwab introduces Yael Steiner to this little-known trailblazer as they explore her legacy—and wrestle with the challenge of applying modern ideas about feminism to a woman from the 16th century.
For a brief summary and sources on Rivka Tiktiner, click here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UTdUQXea7MSiNnDRv5Z4YHuodJ38Au7iiSA2UuMexj8/edit?usp=sharing
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