Favorite Episodes | Initially released in December 2022.

We can learn about the public presence of women in a given society by examining how various rabbis understood the story of Dina. We’ll witness the difference between Ashkenazic and Sefardic commentaries, between the Tanchuma and Bereishis Rabah, and between Ashkenazic and Sefardic halachic norms.

Between Ashkenaz and Sefard: Medieval Women, Biblical Dena, and the Public Square