Iconic Jewish Women
Fifty-Nine Inspiring, Courageous, Revolutionary Role Models for Young Girls (2023). Amazon.
The inspiring life stories of fifty-nine remarkable Jewish women from past and present come together to create the perfect gift for young girls on the precipice of their teenage years as well as the adults in their lives.
Over the course of history, Jewish women have served as leaders, changemakers, teachers, scholars, and revolutionaries. Their actions have made the world what it is today; their stories model for us how much can be accomplished when one has the vision and determination to pursue a dream.
With Iconic Jewish Women, girls will set off on a powerful journey to become part of the world of Jewish women. They will learn about steadfast Golda Meir, brilliant Rita Levi-Montalcini, incisive Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dedicated Queen Esther, fearless Sarah Aaronsohn, and many more inspiring Jewish women who rose up and changed the world around them—and be encouraged to engage with their legacies in concrete ways.
Focusing on the deeply meaningful occasion of a Jewish girl’s bat mitzvah, author Aliza Lavie crafts an uplifting experience to connect girls to their heritage and spark a generation of heroines.
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A Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book
A beautiful and moving one-of-a-kind collection that draws from a variety of Jewish traditions, through the ages, to commemorate every occasion and every passage in the cycle of life, from the mundane to the extraordinary. This elegant, inspiring volume includes special prayers for the Sabbath and holidays and important dates of the Jewish year; prayers to mark celebratory milestones, such as bat mitzva, marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth; and prayers for comfort and understanding in times of tragedy and loss. Each prayer is presented in Hebrew and in an English translation, along with fascinating commentary on its origins and allusions. Culled from a wide range of sources, both geographically and historically, this collection testifies that women’s prayers were—and continue to be—an inspired expression of personal supplication and desire.
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Being a Jewish Woman
Being a Jewish Woman was written in collaboration with Prof. Tova Cohen, published in 2005 by “Your Voice”.
The Jewish Backpack
A Bar Mitzvah Odyssey Through the Jewish World was published by Koren in 2010. It is Lavie’s third book and contains dozens of texts, prayers, and practices related to the Bar Mitzvah process and ceremony.
Women’s Customs
Women’s Customs is a book about the feminine journey of customs, rituals, prayers, and stories, published by Yedioth Ahronoth in 2012. In this book Lavie seeks to revive lost information by writing about Jewish women from different periods in history.
Fanny Neuda
“Fanny Neuda” was published in 2014 by Yedioth Books, a compilation of translated 20th century Czech prayers.