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For Labowitz, Eve is the first role
model. She argues that Eve passively
could have accepted her role as Adam's
companion, enjoying a hedonistic life
in the Garden of Eden. Instead, Eve
sought knowledge. She wanted to be
more than just a pretty face, suggests
Labowitz.
As for the serpent, Labowitz quotes
ancient texts and modern scholars to
pose the possibility that the serpent
was God in disguise, urging Eve to
assert herself. In
short, Labowitz
removes the
shame from Eve
and replaces it
with pride.
Moses' sister,
Miriam, also
emerges with a
new identity in
Labowitz's unusual
interpretation. Tra-
ditionally she is
shrewish, criticizing
Moses for having a
dark-skinned
Cushite wife.
In Labowitz's
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view, Miriam is a
sympathetic sister-
OFIVNP
in-law, one who
advises Moses to be
more attentive to his
wife even as he is preoccupied with the
future of the Jewish people. "Miriam,"
writes Labowitz, "knew that Tsipporah,
like many women today, needed a
companion who understood her spirit
and could guide her flight."
Labowitz believes negative portray-
als of biblical women may have result-
ed from faulty translations of scriptur-
al text. Furthermore, she claims, for
generations these erroneous depictions
have been reinforced by a patriarchal
society.
Even Hebrew names have been
misinterpreted: Miriam, which can
mean "bitter," can also mean "to fly or
soar." Labowitz prefers her version of
Miriam's life, which portrays this
woman of the Bible as "challenging
the status quo and
fostering hope."
Revisiting bibli-
cal heroines is not
merely a scholarly
exercise for
Labowitz, even
though she has
widely explored
biblical, kabbalistic.
mythological and
anthropological
sources to support
her theses. She
believes the signifi-
cance of her work
is the way it can
impact women's
lives, helping
them "discover
their sensual, spir-
itual selves" by
revealing God's place in them.
Labowitz's research began almost 20
years ago, prompted by the questions
she encountered leading a prayer
group. Labowitz recalls feeling con-
flicted; on one hand she wanted to
offer inspiration from the Bible, yet
her own growing feminism contradict-
Modern Lessons
Women of the Bible can help us
resolve the issues women face
today, asserts author Shoni
Labowitz. The women whose sto-
ries she reinterprets offer us the fol-
lowing lessons:
Leah: Plain and overlooked,
Leah helps us overcome our own
poor body images and discover the
Divine within.
Rachel: Leah's sister uncovers the
mysteries of menstruation and
offers us a new approach to rest
and relaxation.
Eve: The first woman encourages
us to invite God into our own sex-
uality.
Yocheved: The mother of Moses
demonstrates how to make mother-
hood a spiritual experience.
Deborah: This Judge of Israel
inspires women to reach new per-
sonal and professional heights.
Miriam: Moses' sister helps us
experience menopause with dignity
and grace.
The Prophet's Widow: This
anonymous woman helps us to deal
with the loss of loved ones.
Unnamed Women of the Bible:
These usually unacknowledged fig-
ures explain how to cope with hys-
terectomies.
Naomi: In the most mature
stage of our lives, Ruth's mother-in-
law teaches us how to be more con-
fident and secure in our attractive-
ness as older women.
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