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Gila Fine

Gila Fine is a lecturer in rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring the tales of the Talmud through philosophy, literary criticism, psychoanalysis, and pop-culture. She also serves on the faculty of the Nachshon Project, the London School of Jewish Studies, and Amudim Seminary, and has taught thousands of students at communities and conferences across the Jewish world. Gila’s work has been featured in the BBCHaaretzJerusalem PostJerusalem ReportTradition Journal, Jewish News, and Jewish Chronicle (which selected her as one of the ten most influential Brits in Israel). Haaretz has called her “a young woman on her way to becoming one of the more outstanding Jewish thinkers of the next generation.”

The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic

Women in the Talmud are mostly marginal and anonymous—daughters, sisters, and wives of rabbis. The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic delves into the rare exceptions: six named heroines, including Yalta, Homa, Marta, Heruta, Beruria, and Ima Shalom.

Gila Fine

by Gila Fine