Miriam Shapira-Luria | |
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Born | |
Other names | Rabbanit Miriam |
Known for | Woman Talmudic scholar |
Spouse | Yochanan Luria |
Parent | Solomon Shapira |
Miriam Shapira-Luria, also known as Rabbanit Miriam, was a Talmudic scholar of the Late Middle Ages. According to academic Lawrence H. Fuchs, she was one of the "most noted" women Talmud scholars. [1]
Miriam Shapira-Luria was born sometime in the 13th, [2] [1] late 14th or early 15th centuries [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] in Konstanz, on the southern German border. [6] Her father was Rabbi Solomon Shapira, a descendant of Rashi, an 11th century commentator. [4] [5] [7] Shapira-Luria's brother was the noted rabbi, Peretz of Konstanz. [7] Her husband, Yochanan Luria [4] was a rabbi who was known to interpret the Talmud liberally. [1]
Shapira-Luria, also known as Rabbanit Miriam, [3] taught in Padua, Italy. [8] She conducted a yeshiva (a higher institution for the study of central Jewish texts) and gave public lectures on Jewish codes of law. [5] [6] She was thoroughly conversant in rabbinical writings, [7] and Nahida Ruth Lazarus writes that her "Talmudic disputations with other distinguished scholars of her time created a great sensation." [9] Female community teachers were rare in Jewish tradition but "not unheard of", according to Norma Baumel Joseph, who lists as other examples Huldah, Bruriah, Asenath Barzani, and Nechama Leibowitz. [10]
Shapira-Luria was also known for her beauty, and she taught Talmud to elite young men from behind a curtain so that they would not get distracted by her appearance. [3] [6]
Shapira-Luria was the ancestress of the Luria rabbinical family, [7] the grandmother of Solomon Luria (Maharshal), a posek ( Jewish law decisor). [4]
miriam shapiro.
miriam schapira.
Miriam Shapira-Luria | |
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Born | |
Other names | Rabbanit Miriam |
Known for | Woman Talmudic scholar |
Spouse | Yochanan Luria |
Parent | Solomon Shapira |
Miriam Shapira-Luria, also known as Rabbanit Miriam, was a Talmudic scholar of the Late Middle Ages. According to academic Lawrence H. Fuchs, she was one of the "most noted" women Talmud scholars. [1]
Miriam Shapira-Luria was born sometime in the 13th, [2] [1] late 14th or early 15th centuries [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] in Konstanz, on the southern German border. [6] Her father was Rabbi Solomon Shapira, a descendant of Rashi, an 11th century commentator. [4] [5] [7] Shapira-Luria's brother was the noted rabbi, Peretz of Konstanz. [7] Her husband, Yochanan Luria [4] was a rabbi who was known to interpret the Talmud liberally. [1]
Shapira-Luria, also known as Rabbanit Miriam, [3] taught in Padua, Italy. [8] She conducted a yeshiva (a higher institution for the study of central Jewish texts) and gave public lectures on Jewish codes of law. [5] [6] She was thoroughly conversant in rabbinical writings, [7] and Nahida Ruth Lazarus writes that her "Talmudic disputations with other distinguished scholars of her time created a great sensation." [9] Female community teachers were rare in Jewish tradition but "not unheard of", according to Norma Baumel Joseph, who lists as other examples Huldah, Bruriah, Asenath Barzani, and Nechama Leibowitz. [10]
Shapira-Luria was also known for her beauty, and she taught Talmud to elite young men from behind a curtain so that they would not get distracted by her appearance. [3] [6]
Shapira-Luria was the ancestress of the Luria rabbinical family, [7] the grandmother of Solomon Luria (Maharshal), a posek ( Jewish law decisor). [4]
miriam shapiro.
miriam schapira.