Nehama Leibowitz
Teacher and Bible Scholar
Published: 2009
Documenting the life story, inspiring personality, and scholarship of Nehama Leibowitz, a recipient of the Israel Prize in Education, this biography discusses her strong views on issues such as Zionism, humanism, and feminism, as well as the influences that shaped her. The book also examines her pioneering approach to the study of the Hebrew Bible and the commentaries that forever changed the face of Jewish Bible study, as well as her acceptance as a prominent Torah scholar despite her gender and the future of her work in light of recent scholarship. Dozens of black-and-white photographs help tell the story of a brilliant teacher, an erudite scholar, and a forthright, warm, and humorous individual who left her mark on tens of thousands of people around the world.
Yael Unterman
Yael Unterman is an author, editor, international speaker, and lecturer at Shalem College.
Her two books are Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar (National Jewish Book Awards finalist) and The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Long & Longing (USA Best Book Awards finalist).
She has facilitated hundreds of workshops in Bibliodrama, a deep interpretation technique invented by Prof. Peter Pitzele, and offers a weekly Bibliodrama on zoom. Visit www.yaelunterman.com.