Osnat and Her Dove

By Sigal Samuel, Vali Mintzi (illustrator),

Book cover of Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi

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Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read.

Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her. Then she in…

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1 author picked Osnat and Her Dove as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Erica Lyons

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Osnat and her Dove is so much more than a book that reflects Iraqi Jewish culture.

It is a book that will inspire girls to see the limitless possibilities that they have to choose their own paths. It’s a window into a community and history that readers likely know little about. The layered gouache illustrations create the illusion of texture and make the book even more magical.

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