Crown of Creation: The Lives of Great Biblical Women Based on Rabbinic & Mystical Sources

Chana Weisberg is an amazing source for learning about biblical women. I teach a course on women of the bible and this brilliant book is one of my reference books. The women covered include Eve, Sara, Rebecca, Ruth, Esther and two other chasidic women. There are nine chapters in all, the first two are titled "Attuned to the Inner Self" and "Women and Royalty". The book is only about 150 pages but do not mistake the small size for small content. There is material here to last you years as you re-read and re-learn this timeless and inspirational material. I highly recommend this book if you want more insights into the women of the Tanach.

This was a great book. It told a lot about a Jewish woman's feminist journey -- well, from an Orthodox perspective. I thought the writing style was rather unscholarly, though, even though the ideas were extremely valid. Perhaps this was meant as more of a "light read" even though I used it as a reference for a paper.