Poems and readings, ancient and modern, selected by a Jewish scholar and feminist address the spiritual needs of pregnant women, providing wisdom and support from the moment of getting pregnant through the next nine months.
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Frymer-Kensky (biblical studies, Constructionist Rabbinical Coll., Philadelphia) has gathered a remarkable collection of prayers, birth incantations, and scriptural narratives as a spiritual guidebook for pregnant women and mothers. Included here are documents from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religious traditions as well as sometimes more familiar materials from the Jewish and Christian traditions. The materials are nicely arranged to reflect the stages of pregnancy from quest and formation to labor and birth. Frymer-Kensky's introductions to the prayers are moving and insightful, and the prayers themselves connect the readers with the experience of pregnancy and childbirth over the ages. A powerful and moving book, it deserves a special place in all collections.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Jewish pregnancy companion,
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This review is from: Motherprayer: A Pregnant Woman's Spiritual Companion (Hardcover)
When I was pregnant with my daughter I searched for resources for Jewish women facing fertility issues or pregnancy and was thrilled to find Dr. Frymer-Kensky's book. I have admired her scholarship and breath of knowledge for many years and loved this ability to have it in a form that helped me celebrate my process of being pregnant and of delivering. Rabbi Amy Bernstein
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A must-read for lovers of Jewish history and thought,
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This was a powerful and fascinating book that delves deep into Jewish history. It's a must-read if you are a serious learner of Jewish traditions.
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