{"product_id":"the-rooster-princess-and-other-tales-jewish-stories-re-populated-with-spunky-heroines-wise-women-brave-crones-and-powerful-prophetesses-paperback","title":"The Rooster Princess and Other Tales: Jewish Stories Re-Populated with Spunky Heroines, Wise Women, Brave Crones, and Powerful Prophetesses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Gordon Zaslow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJewish Women's Storytelling Collective\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGail Pasternack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rich and resonant with women's voices \u003cbr\u003eand values, at once familiar and entirely \u003cbr\u003enew.\"-Rachel Barenblat, \"The Velveteen \u003cbr\u003eRabbi,\" and author of \u003ci\u003eTexts to the Holy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFemale protagonists turn Jewish folktales on their heads!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when stories with traditional male protagonists are updated with female characters? Timeless plots and values remain, while old tales transform to inspire and captivate a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Debra Gordon Zaslow first ventured into Jewish storytelling in the mid-1980s, she was surprised at how difficult it was to find Jewish tales featuring powerful female characters. This seemed odd, given the obvious strength of Jewish women. Over the years, she found herself slipping female characters into stories and changing male protagonists into females. Her criterion was simple: if it didn't change the basic meaning or plot of the story, the character could be female. There was always the sense, however, of meddling with something sacrosanct. These Jewish stories have been handed down for centuries, and who was she to change them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, comes this collection of stories. The \u003ci\u003emaggidot\u003c\/i\u003e (Jewish women storytellers) who wrote and compiled this innovative anthology have created a collection to honor Jewish values while featuring female characters in every central role. Some stories are female-centered versions of traditional tales (e.g. \"The Fishmonger and the Shiviti\" and \"The Shekhinah Is in Exile\"), others are original fiction inspired by perennial Jewish themes (\"A Queer Soul in the Shtetl\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra Gordon Zaslow\u003c\/b\u003e was ordained as a \u003ci\u003emaggidah\u003c\/i\u003e (Jewish storyteller) by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in 1995. She travels nationwide telling stories and leading workshops in storytelling and writing. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her short stories have been included in numerous anthologies. Debra recently retired from thirty years of teaching storytelling at Southern Oregon University. She runs a \u003ci\u003emaggid\u003c\/i\u003e training program (Jewish storytelling and Torah teaching) with her husband Rabbi David Zaslow in Ashland, Oregon, and together they lead Shabbat weekends across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jewish Women's Storytelling Collective\u003c\/b\u003e began in 2022 when Debra Gordon Zaslow and five female graduates of her \u003ci\u003emaggid\u003c\/i\u003e training program expressed frustration with the lack of female protagonists in Jewish folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033212743981,"sku":"9781958972878","price":24.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/0QV-ufjhc89781958972878.webp?v=1777585833","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-rooster-princess-and-other-tales-jewish-stories-re-populated-with-spunky-heroines-wise-women-brave-crones-and-powerful-prophetesses-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}