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what's behind Tisha B'Av

July 20

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Historical novel, fantasy or both?

June 12

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Attending the International Society for Iranian Studies conference

June 6

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The problem of slavery in Rav Hisda's time

I'm nearly finished reading Lynn Cohick's Women in the World of the Earliest Christians – Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life, and it has opened my eyes to a difficulty I will need to overcome when writing about both Roman Palestine and Babylonia in t…

May 20

Maggie Anton and Nethanel Zion Ben-Yahushua are now friends

May 9

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Israel after Constatine

May 9

Nethanel Zion Ben-Yahushua commented on Maggie Anton's blog post 'Women, Tefillin and Chabad don't mix'

Just for the Record the Reason why women are expected not to Don Tefillin, is because women are said to be Spiritually connected were as men are Trapped in Logic. You may also be Surprised to know Logic and Emotion are The Compound to what makes the…

May 9

Nethanel Zion Ben-Yahushua commented on Maggie Anton's blog post 'Talmud research is more complicated than I thought'

OK That's fair. Hevenu Shalom Aleinu

May 9

Maggie Anton commented on Maggie Anton's blog post 'Talmud research is more complicated than I thought'

I make no judgment on how American Jews are supposed to view Satmar; only that most American Jews today have no contact with Satmar and probably never even heard of them.

May 9

Nethanel Zion Ben-Yahushua commented on Maggie Anton's blog post 'Talmud research is more complicated than I thought'

And How are we Suppose to View Satmar??? I View Satmar as True Torah Jews with Bravery and Courage.

May 7

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Some interesting info about beer and cosmetics in Babylonia

It was an interesting experience reading Julius Newman's Agricultural Life of Jews in Babylonia [written in 1930] vs. Moshe Aberbach's Labor, Crafts and Commerce in Ancient Israel [written in 1996]. Although much of the subject matter was similar, t…

April 17

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what I just learned about Jews in Babylonia

Now that I'm home again, I'm trying to digest all the reading I did. I finished "Agricultural Life of Jews in Babylonia," and read most of "Labor, Crafts and Commerce in Ancient Israel." Definitely learned some interesting stuff, but not as much abo…

April 14

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Twas the Night After Pesach

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore: Twas the night after Pesach and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not me nor my spouse Matzah crumbs and other shmutz were swept up with care Wine stains removed from that dining ro…

March 30

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Fun at HUC's library

I spent Tuesday doing research at the HUC-JIR library in Los Angeles. I must have found over twenty books that looked like they could be useful, but I was only allowed to check out five. So I spent my time leafing through them, deciding which ones I…

March 25

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National Day of Unplugging this Shabbat

I read an unusual article in the NY Times this morning about a Jewish organization, Reboot who are urging everyone, Jews and not, to join in them in a "National Day of Unplugging" this Shabbat, from Friday, March 19, at sundown to Saturday, March 20…

March 18

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Problematic Talmud texts about Rav Hisda's daughter

The Talmud contains 3 passages concerning Rav Hisda's daughter that I'm not sure what to do with. Berachot 56a is part of a large sugia on dream interpretation where Rava [her husband] and Abbaye [his friend] consult a professional dream interprete…

March 15

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what the Talmud says about Rav Hisda's daughter

So what does the Talmud actually say about Rav Hisda's daughter? Bava Batra 12b has the core scene of Rav Hisda's daughter sitting on her father's lap while his students, Rava and Rami bar Hama, stand before them. When Rav Hisda asks her which of th…

March 12

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What does the Talmud say about Rav Hisda's daughter

Back to RAV HISDA'S DAUGHTER. With the historical timeline in place, I now look to what the Talmud says about my characters' lives, my heroine's in particular. Jewish scholars span a wide range of opinions on the Talmud's historicity, from those who…

March 7

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Fabulous Purim video from BCC

In honor of Purim, which of course took place in ancient Babylonia [but about 800 years before Rav Hisda's time] I'm sharing a video taken at my Reform synagogue, Beth Chayim Chadashim [I also belong to a Conservative synagogue, Burbank Temple Emanu…

March 2

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Historical timeline for RAV HISDA'S DAUGHTER

One of my first research tasks was to determine the historical timeline for RAV HISDA'S DAUGHTER. While 10th century Babylonians are unlikely to know accurate birth and death dates for 3rd and 4th century sages, I accept that Rav Hisda was active be…

February 27

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I'll be signing at Book Soup on Sunday at 4 pm, if you live near there. Also I'll be speaking at Mishkon Tephilo on Aug 23. See my website for schedule [www.rashisdaughters.com]

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what's behind Tisha B'Av

Today was Tisha b'Av, the "black fast" as opposed to Yom Kippur's "white fast." One of three Jewish "holidays" that come from the Talmud, not the Torah [the other two are Purim and Hanuka], the origins of this mournful observance have roots in a far murkier past than the Talmud. According to Taanit 30b, " Five events befell our fathers on the Seventeenth of Tammuz and five on Tisha B'Av (the Ninth of Av). On the Seventeenth of Tammuz, the Tablets were broken, the Daily Offering ceased, the City… Continue

Posted on July 20, 2010 at 10:29pm —

Historical novel, fantasy or both?

Speaking of "Prince of Persia" [which sort of takes place around the
time and location of my next novel], it looks like RAV HISDA'S DAUGHTER
may turn out to be a combination fantasy and historical novel. I've
finished reading about Roman Palestine and moved on to Sasanian
Babylonia, only to realize that while I was fairly knowledgeable about
Christianity and Roman mythology, I knew next to nothing about Persia's
state religion, Zoroastrianism. So that's the subject I tackled next.

I w… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2010 at 10:50pm —

Attending the International Society for Iranian Studies conference

Last Sunday I attended the ISIS, International Society for Iranian Studies, conference. Luckily it was meeting in Santa Monica, about 6 miles from my home. I sat in on a very informative panel about Sasanian times and met several scholars who are experts on my field of interest, 3rd-4th Century Babylonia. I found it amusingly appropriate that, after the conference was over, these erudite scholars on Iranian history headed off to see "Pri… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2010 at 3:58pm —

The problem of slavery in Rav Hisda's time

I'm nearly finished reading Lynn Cohick's Women in the World of the Earliest Christians – Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life, and it has opened my eyes to a difficulty I will need to overcome when writing about both Roman Palestine and Babylonia in the 4th century. Both societies practiced slavery, and it appears that there were almost as many slaves as free people. Jews were no different from anyone else in this regard, and thus were both slaves and slaveholders. In general the wealthy ow… Continue

Posted on May 20, 2010 at 11:27pm —

Israel after Constatine

Now that I'm safely back from my last book tour promoting BOOK III - RACHEL [speaking at 100 events between September 2009 and May 2010], I finally have a nice long stretch of uninterrupted time to get cracking on RAV HISDA'S DAUGHTER in a more organized fashion. But first I want to finish reading all the material I photocopied at the HUC and JTS libraries , after which I'll determine what information I'm l… Continue

Posted on May 9, 2010 at 11:16pm —

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At 1:08pm on August 24, 2009, Danny said…: Yes Maggie,I'm a Big Chabad Fan...WHAT A WASTE, YOU'RE NOT. You can join 'Georg von Starerman' in your wonderful thought's and deeds.

At 10:39am on August 20, 2009, Ruth Slater said…: Really enjoy your books, Maggie.Heard from friends who met you at the Pasadena ORT group what a pleasant time they had with you.

At 4:04pm on August 15, 2009, Maggie Anton said…: I'll be signing at Book Soup on Sunday at 4 pm, if you live near West Hollywood. Also I'll be speaking at Mishkon Tephilo in Venice on Aug 23 at 11 am. See my website for schedule [www.rashisdaughters.com]

At 9:10am on August 15, 2009, Yvonne Rose Beltzer (Sweeney) said…: I have not read your book, but it sounds very interesting, I particularly like genres about Jewish women.

At 7:14am on August 15, 2009, Shelly Lieff said…: Maggie, its nice to know you. Where do you live in WLA? I'm going to have to pick up a copy of your book, sounds fascinating. Best regards, Shelly Lieff

At 6:11am on August 15, 2009, Kay Ross said…: Congratulations on the book review. I haven't read the book, but will do my best to get a copy soon. I will suggest it to my Rosh Chodesh Group and to my Hadassah Chapter. I will also suggest it to my Yiddish Culture Club and my Synagogue family.
B'Shalom,
Kay

At 11:39pm on August 14, 2009, Sharon Baumgold said…: I feel the same way!

At 11:29pm on August 14, 2009, Rena Dictor LeBlanc said…: Hi Maggie:

Mazeltov on you book.
I co-authored a book with my late husband called "Suddenly Rich", true stories of what happens to people when the become rich "overnight". Unfortunately, it didn't happen to us.

Rena