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Osnat and her dove, the true story of the world's first female rabbi, written by Sigal Samuel ; illustrated by Vali Mintzi

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P-3, Brodart

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Osnat and her dove

1175678721

written by Sigal Samuel ; illustrated by Vali Mintzi

the true story of the world's first female rabbi

Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her. Then she in turn grew up to teach others, becoming a wise scholar in her own right, the world's first female rabbi! Some say Osnat performed miracles - like healing a dove who had been shot by a hunter! Or saving a congregation from fire! But perhaps her greatest feat was to be a light of inspiration for other girls and boys; to show that any person who can learn might find a path that none have walked before

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