Some of the stories in* Lilith's Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women* , by Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Rabbi+Deborah+Bodin+Cohen&search-alias=books&text=Rabbi+Deborah+Bodin+Cohen&sort=relevancerank> (Author)....more if you imagine God as female (in the Eve story, for instance).
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Steven M. Bergson <safran-...@yahoo.com>wrote: > I was recently given the challenge of finding a Jewish story / folk song / > folk tale / legend / myth / fairy tale which can pass the "Bechdel test". > > from http://bechdeltest.com/ : > > To pass the Bechdel test > > * 1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it > * 2. Who talk to each other > * 3. About something besides a man > > The "named" in brackets is part of the way the Bechdel test is written and > I'm fine with the women being unnamed, since many Jewish stories have > nameless characters anyways. > > I've run Google searches, looked at a Chassidic story website (probably > not the best place to look), and looked through stories in 6 anthologies I > borrowed from my local library (including a Yemenite one). > > I've had no luck so far. > > Can anyone on the list point me in the right direction &/or suggest a > story (not biography)? > > You may reply off-list at safran-...@yahoo.com (or on-list if you want to > share it with everyone). > > Much thanks for any and all help. > > Steven M. Bergson > Toronto, Canada > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Clare Kinberg
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