Nechama leibowitz biography of alberta

Nechama Leibowitz sister of Yeshayahu was born on September 3, , in Riga , educated in Berlin , and moved to Eretz Yisrael in Leibowitz was a frequent radio commentator on the Israel Broadcasting System, and she was awarded the Israel Prize for Education in She died in Jerusalem in Her approach to the Bible was an active one, and through her thought-provoking questions, she demanded that her students adopt a similar active role towards the text.

Her interpretations reflect her vast knowledge of traditional and modern Biblical commentaries, and display a sensitivity to the religious, literary, and psychological meanings of the text. She sought to infuse her students with a love of the Bible as well as the belief that its levels of meanings were to be probed by its readers.

They were later collected into book form and published as Studies in the Weekly Sidra and Studies in Bereshit with similar volumes for the other books of the Torah. She is recognized as one of the leading teachers of the Torah of the twentieth century, as well as a role model for Orthodox women who are professional Jewish scholars and teachers.

Nechama leibowitz biography of alberta: The well known Torah scholar Nechama

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