The first-known Yiddish book to be written by a woman, "Meneket
Rivkah" (Rivkah's Nurse) reveals a great deal about 16th-century
Jewish women's lives and religious practices. It includes Rivkah
bat Meir's sermons, her interpretations of the Bible, and other
religious instructions on various topics to guide women in their
familial relationships.
First published posthumously in Prague, in 1609, "Meneket
Rivkah" pre-dates the work of Glueckel of Hamelin and makes a new
contribution to the fields of Yiddish literature and Jewish women's
literature. Von Rohden's critical introduction and commentary serve
to place the work within biblical and rabbinical literature, and
within other Yiddish ethical works of Rivkah bat Meir's time. This
is the first book to include the original Yiddish text in English
translation, as well as the original Yiddish manuscript of Rivkah
bat Meir's unpublished "Simhes Toyre Lid." The book also includes
the original Yiddish text of Meneket Rivkah.
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