“We are left to assume that women raised in rabbinic households somehow acquired knowledge, but, again the Talmud displays no interest in how that acquisition occurred or what part rabbis played in educating their daughters” (44).

“Rabbinic stories were also cited as evidence for the existence of extraordinary Jewish women, women whose actions did not conform to gender stereotypes. For those who argued for a broader role for women in Jewish life, these stories were inspirational” (45).

This essay expanded further on the idea of the woman often being referred to as “the other woman” as discussed in the The Passionate Torah essay we just read. “Reading Women and Torah Study in Aggadah” caused me to have even more questions. I found it interesting how Weisberg expands on the quote from page 45 by saying that many books and articles take these rabbinic stories has historical sources and look at stories uncritically and take them out of context. I understand that this would create issues in establishing strong serious scholarship revolving around Jewish Feminism. What confuses me is I guess what connects the dots of the “other woman” and woman becoming Rabbis today. When and how did that shift happen? And does the “other woman” perspective still occur today?