By Ruth Ellen Gruber One of the themes I am exploring in this project is the transmission of tradition. My great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother whose tombs I found and photographed in the Jewish cemetery in Radauti, Romania were buried under gravestones marked with candlesticks, denoting the signal role of women in Jewish tradition and practice of [...]
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Transmitting Tradition: The Women’s Torah Project
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, Torah, tradition, transmission of tradition on January 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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