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1. www.chabad.org › theJewishWoman › article_cdoOsnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim

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   Dec 11, 2022 · Osnat’s birth and subsequent relocation to Egypt all led to her eventual union with Joseph. Their marriage produced two exemplary sons: Ephraim and Menasheh . Both were raised in exile, outside the pale of Jewish culture.

2. www.slj.com › review › osnat-and-her-dove-the-trueOsnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World’s First ...

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   Jan 1, 2021 · In language reminiscent of a fairy tale, a child named Osnat is born in 1590—“almost five hundred years ago, when almost everyone believed in miracles.” Born into a family with no sons, and surrounded by books, she convinces her father, a rabbi in the yeshiva, to teach her to read.

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3. blogs.timesofisrael.com › who-was-osnatWho was Osnat? | Sharona Margolin Halickman | The Blogs

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   Dec 17, 2015 · They were born to him by Osnat, the daughter of Poti Phera, Kohen On. Yosef named the first born, Menashe, ‘For God has made me forget all my trouble, and all that was in my father’s house.’

4. www.jpost.com › judaism › telling-the-forgottenTelling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, first female rabbi

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   Feb 11, 2021 · But centuries earlier, Osnat was born in Kurdistan in 1590. Her story is an astounding one — she was the daughter of a yeshiva leader from Mosul, Rabbi Shmuel b. Netanel Ha-Levi.

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   Feb 2, 2021 · Although there are some legends and supernatural intervention included throughout, this is a true story of Osnat Barzani who was born in 1590 in Mosul (modern-day Iraq) and is known to be the first female rabbi and first female Kurdish Jewish leader.

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   Sep 28, 2024 · Osnat was born five hundred years ago — at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her.

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   Where was Osnat born?

   • Osnat was born in Kurdistan in 1590. This essay originally appeared on Kveller. A week ago, I was sitting in bed working on the questions for my interview with Sigal Samuel about ‘Osnat and her Dove.’

   Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, first female rabbi

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   What information is available about Osnat?

   • There is scarce information about Osnat. Most of it comes from letters, manuscripts, and Jewish amulets that tell of her supernatural powers.

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   Who was Osnat in the Torah?

   • One such woman’s name is mentioned briefly in the Torah portion of Mikeitz. “Pharaoh called Joseph ’s name Zaphnath-Paneach, and he gave him Osnat, the daughter of Potiphar, priest of On, as a wife. 1 There is a tradition in the Midrash that Osnat was the daughter born to Joseph’s sister, Dina, as the result of her having been raped by Shechem.

   Osnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim

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   Who was Osnat in the Midrash?

   • There is a tradition in the Midrash that Osnat was the daughter born to Joseph’s sister, Dina, as the result of her having been raped by Shechem. From that violent incident came forth the holy soul of Osnat, who was destined to be the future wife of the righteous Joseph. 2 The Midrash states: “What did [ Jacob] do?

   Osnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim

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   What did Osnat do after her father died?

   • After the deaths of her father and husband, who was a student of her father and had married her under the condition that she not be bothered with housework and be allowed to continue her studies, Osnat was made the head of the yeshiva and given the title tanna’it, a rabbinical title that is equivalent to the one her father carried (tannai).

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   What was Osnat known for in terms of intellect?

   • Osnat was known for her brilliant mind in Talmud and Kabbalah, as evidenced by the letters she wrote, which are full of references. Her contemporaries also held her in high regard, as shown in their letters to her.

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8. www.levinequerido.com › osnat-and-her-doveOsnat and Her Dove - Levine Querido

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   Osnat was born five hundred years ago – at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat’s father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her.