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Deborah: (a) Fourth of the Judges, a prophetess who judged and taught the Israelites for forty years (1107-1067 BCE) following Ehud and Shamgar’s deaths. When the Israelites relapsed into idolatry they were subjected to the rule of the Canaanite king, Jabin, and his general, Sisera. Deborah and Barak led a small Israelite army in battle and completely destroyed the Canaanite army and gained independence. (b) A common Jewish name.
Under Canaanite Oppression, Deborah, Barak Responds, The Song of Deborah
From all over Israel, people flocked to Devorah to hear her inspiration, advice and judgement. Devorah means a bee; here's how her name reflected the message of her life.
For the haftarah of Beshalach, From the Teachings of the Rebbe
The song by the sea was sung by both the men and the women. Why is the song of the haftarah only that of a woman, Deborah?
Question: I am interested to understand why women cannot judge disputes in Torah law. How is the case of Devorah, the judge, handled? Is wisdom limited to the male population? Is it understood that females have no ability to distinguish between two points...
The Jewish name of Deborah (Devorah)
Yes, devorah is Hebrew for “bee.” It’s also the name of two great women mentioned in the Torah. The first was the nursemaid of our matriarch Rebecca. The more famous Devorah, however, was Devorah the prophetess, who judged and taught the Jewish nation for...
(2654-2694)
The fourth of the judges who ruled over the Jewish people after the death of Joshua, was not a man, but a woman, one of the most famous of all times, the Prophetess Deborah. Before her were Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar, the latter only for a short time. Afte...
Leader from 2654 until her death in 2694 (1067 BCE)
In Eastern countries, in the days of old, and even nowadays among backward peoples, women are usually looked down upon by men, and they are often treated not much better than servants or even slaves. This has never been the case in the Jewish family, wher...
Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Batsheva . . . From the outside, the women of the Bible appear to play only a supportive role in a drama dominated by men; from the inside emerges a very different story . . .
Do you know who led the battle against Amalek? How about the war against Ammon?
The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 33
The third-in-a-series about Female Prophetic Superiority, comes on the heels of the observation that Hamanic plotting catalyzed greater spiritual rejuvenation than EVEN the exceptional down-to-earth form of prophecy uniquely endowed to females. Here, once...
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