Feeding Women of the Bible, Feeding Ourselves
A Jewish Food Hero Cookbook
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- $29.99
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
Feeding Women of the Bible cookbook features a short compelling narrative of 20 female biblical heroines from the Hebrew bible, paired with two healthy plant-based kosher pareve recipes inspired by the character’s experience.
You learn about these extraordinary women through:
Their Stories: a concise summary of the female biblical character’s narrative.
Verses: key quotations from the Hebrew Bible relating to the biblical character’s narrative. All quotations are from The Hebrew Bible: A Translation and Commentary by Robert Alter.
Themes: essential emotional, mental, physical, social themes that define the heroine’s narrative or role.
Midrash: a modern commentary, uplifting the voice of the biblical heroine without attempting to neutralise their imperfections, flaws or struggles.
Prompts: meaningful questions arising from her story, to inspire further reflection for women today.
Food Offerings: two plant-based recipes developed to honour the biblical heroines.
This is a community cookbook by Kenden Alfond and is the co-creation of 40 Jewish women. The twenty biblical narratives are contributed by Rabbis, Rabbinical students, Jewish teachers and emerging thought leaders. The forty-one plant-based recipes were developed by professional chefs, homecooks who are elementary school students, and great-grandmothers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Food and lifestyle blogger Alfond (Jewish Food Hero) brings together in this delightfully eclectic vegan cookbook-workbook hybrid the writing of 40 different Jewish women and girls to highlight 20 biblical heroines, from Eve to Esther, with associations of each to a particular food and drink. Brief essays note the biblical and midrashic representations of each woman, "prompts" encourage readers to consider qualities applicable to their own lives today, and the recipes afford another way to experience the inspiration of biblical heroines. For example, Rebekah, whose son Esau gives away his birthright for a lentil stew, is presented alongside the recipe for a lentil and tomato stew. Contributions vary in depth and quality, but some themes emerge; for example, the gender inequality and patriarchal assumptions of biblical and midrashic texts, which have "resulted in a longstanding fear of and prejudice against women." Though some recipes strain associations to particular biblical women, all are easy to make and fun, such as carrot jam, vegan chocolate truffles, and even beer. With contributors from all over the globe and ranging in age from nine to over 80 years old Alfond achieves her goal of creating a "multicultural/ multiethnic Jewish community vegan cookbook" and provides great food for thought, as well.
