The Bible from Alef to Tav

Penina V. Adelman

Michael Jacobs

1998

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Penina V. Adelman

b. 1953

Penina V. Adelman, a social worker in the Boston area, is a scholar in residence at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. Her books, articles, and speeches address women and spirituality, women in the Bible, and women’s rituals in Judaism. Adelman helped to establish Rosh Hodesh (New Moon) ceremonies for women.

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Michael Jacobs

20th Century

Nothing is known about the illustrator Michael Jacobs. 

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