Nadene Goldfoot
Sarah, wife of Abraham, also his niece. b: c.1945 BCE in the 2nd millennium
Daughter of Haran who died in Ur of the Chaldees. whose brother was Lot.
Named Sarai which was changed later to Sarah. Mother of Isaac, one of the 4 matriarchs of
the Jewish people. The Hebrew name Sarah can be translated as "noblewoman". She married Abraham before they had left Haran. She was said to be very beautiful and had attracted people as she and Abraham journeyed to Egypt and later in Philistia; so much so that she attracted the local ruler who had her taken to his harem. She allowed this to happen as she went along with the cover-up that she was Abraham's sister. Otherwise, they would have killed Abraham in order to possess her. She went unafraid. When the ruler found out about the ruse, he let her go back to Abraham. She had not conceived a child so gave Abraham her Egyptian servant, Hagar, in order to produce an heir and she produced Ishmael. Finally, at the age of 90, she gave birth to Isaac. She died at age 127, and was buried in the Cave of Machpelah by Abraham.
Rebekah, wife of Isaac b: c1905 BCE, Daughter of Bethuel, mother of twins, Esau and Jacob. She was known for her kindness which attracted the attention of Abraham's helper who had been sent to Aram Naharaim to find a wife for Isaac. She later supported Jacob in his argument with Esau, showing favoritism for her child most suited for the job argued about over Esau's inherited rights being 1st born. Rebekah is the 2nd of the 4 matriarchs of the Jewish people and in legend is the ideal type of Jewish womanhood.
Rachel, wife of Jacob, She was the 2nd wife of Jacob, who was forced to marry her older sister, Leah, first, though he loved Rachel the most. She was the daughter of Lathan and lived at Haran in Aram-Naharaim. Jacob then had to labor for 7 more years to earn the right to marry Rachel. She became the mother of Joseph and later on, Benjamin and died in childbirth near Bethlehem. She was one of the 4 matriarchs of the Jewish people. She's thought of as the compassionate mother weeping for her children that have been driven into captivity in 721 BCE and again in 586 BCE and has become a favorite heroine in Jewish stories. Many go to pray at Rachel's Tomb.
Leah, Rachel's older sister, 1st daughter of Laban, burdened with custom of marrying off the oldest female first, went along as the substitute for Rachel in the deception out of respect for her father and family. She bore Jacob 6 sons, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun and a daughter, Dinah. She and Rachel continued to be loving sisters and may have helped in bringing up Benjamin. She was said to have weak eyes. She would be the 4th matriarch of the Jewish people. I would consider her the peacemaker of the family. It must have been hard for her knowing that Jacob loved her sister and wanted to be with her instead. She was a true balabustah, a good wife and mother.
"This Talmudic expression found its way into the blessing for daughters on the eve of the Sabbath: “May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.” Along with this tradition, there is also an apparently later midrashic tradition that the nation of Israel had six matriarchs: “Six corresponding to the six matriarchs: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah” (Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 1:7, “And the tribal heads approached”; also Song of Songs Rabbah 6: “You are beautiful”; Esther Rabbah 1:12, “On the throne”). The liturgical wording “Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah” was based on Rashi’s commentary on a baraita in BT Berakhot 16b: “There are only three Patriarchs of Israel, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob … and only four Matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.” The addition of the Matriarchs to birkat avot in the Amidah may be seen as a continuation of a later midrash that Israel was saved from Egypt by the merit of the Matriarchs (and not that of the Patriarchs){.
Women have always stood out as important figures in our history. Before Israel had kings, they had leaders and some were women who not only led them in times of stress, but were accepted as Judges of the people.
Deborah: Deborah was close to Rebekah, actually was her nurse. She was the wife of Lapidoth. She roused the Israelite tribes to revolt under Barak, son of Abinoam, against the Canaanite King Jabin of Hazor and Sisera, his ally and commander. The famous SONG OF VICTORY is attributed to her. It is regarded as one of the oldest compositions preserved in Hebrew. Deborah was the only female judge of her period. The judges generally headed only their own tribe or an alliance of tribes.
Dinah: Jacob's only daughter listed as she was important and changed her parents, Jacob and Leah's lives. She was a rape victim, raped by Shechem and was avenged by her brothers, Simeon and Levi without their father's knowledge. This may have been the beginning of the conquest of Canaan by Israelite tribes. The brothers annihilated the men of the town of Shechem for this dastardly deed.
Naomi: The best of mother-in-laws. She was the wife of Elimelech. They and their sons, Malhon and Chilion, left Bethlehem for Moab during a period of famine. They were away from home for several years when her husband and sons all died. She returned home with her daughter-in-law, Ruth and helped her to find a new husband, and selected her kinsman, Boaz for her, a man of property. He was an ancestor of David as well, soon to be King David. She thought of the welfare of Ruth before her own, and Ruth wasn't an Israelite, either.
Ruth: A Moabite, ancestor of King David, 1st husband was Malhon, went back with her mother-in-law to Bethlehem, a new city for her, and found Boaz acceptable for a 2nd husband just as Naomi had suggested. Moab was a country in Transjordan, kinsmen to Israelites, being traditionally descended, like the Ammnites, from Lot. Their language was much like biblical Hebrew. Ruth helped to get the 2 women food by gleaning in the fields after harvest time.
Queen Esther: daughter of Abihail, one of Jews taken by Babylonians to Persia, lived in the time of King Ahasuerus, biblical book or scroll about her life-Scroll of Esther,-the Megillah, a festival is about her-Purim. She was selected by the king to be his 2nd wife-found in a beauty contest. She saved the Jewish people by telling her husband of the plot of Haman's, the king's chief minister, overheard by her Uncle Mordechai, to kill them all. In the end, all of Haman's sons and Haman himself were hung . Persia covered much land, and it was to happen to all Jews living in the lands. Mordecai was a Jew and Haman knew it. What they didn't know was the Esther (Hadassah) was his niece and was also a Jewess. Esther had to finally tell King Ahasuerus that she was Jewish. Haman had hated Mordecai's independent attitude so hated all Jews. I suppose he didn't grovel and bow enough to Haman.
May 14,1948
Golda Meir
Golda Meir: (1898-1978) Russian born in
Kiev, Ukraine-
lived in Milwaukie, Wisconsin after experiencing pogroms, made aliyah in 1921 to Palestine, became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, served during Yom Kippur War, , retired afterwards in 1974; wrote excellent book I've read, MY LIFE. smoked, drank lots of coffee during her service, known for her wisdom and her sayings have lived on. From Labor party; best they have produced. Thought of as everybody''s grandmother.
Resource: The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/matriarchs-liturgical-and-theological-category
https://www.biography.com/people/golda-meir-9404859
Daughter of Haran who died in Ur of the Chaldees. whose brother was Lot.
Named Sarai which was changed later to Sarah. Mother of Isaac, one of the 4 matriarchs of
the Jewish people. The Hebrew name Sarah can be translated as "noblewoman". She married Abraham before they had left Haran. She was said to be very beautiful and had attracted people as she and Abraham journeyed to Egypt and later in Philistia; so much so that she attracted the local ruler who had her taken to his harem. She allowed this to happen as she went along with the cover-up that she was Abraham's sister. Otherwise, they would have killed Abraham in order to possess her. She went unafraid. When the ruler found out about the ruse, he let her go back to Abraham. She had not conceived a child so gave Abraham her Egyptian servant, Hagar, in order to produce an heir and she produced Ishmael. Finally, at the age of 90, she gave birth to Isaac. She died at age 127, and was buried in the Cave of Machpelah by Abraham.
Rebekah, wife of Isaac b: c1905 BCE, Daughter of Bethuel, mother of twins, Esau and Jacob. She was known for her kindness which attracted the attention of Abraham's helper who had been sent to Aram Naharaim to find a wife for Isaac. She later supported Jacob in his argument with Esau, showing favoritism for her child most suited for the job argued about over Esau's inherited rights being 1st born. Rebekah is the 2nd of the 4 matriarchs of the Jewish people and in legend is the ideal type of Jewish womanhood.
Rachel, wife of Jacob, She was the 2nd wife of Jacob, who was forced to marry her older sister, Leah, first, though he loved Rachel the most. She was the daughter of Lathan and lived at Haran in Aram-Naharaim. Jacob then had to labor for 7 more years to earn the right to marry Rachel. She became the mother of Joseph and later on, Benjamin and died in childbirth near Bethlehem. She was one of the 4 matriarchs of the Jewish people. She's thought of as the compassionate mother weeping for her children that have been driven into captivity in 721 BCE and again in 586 BCE and has become a favorite heroine in Jewish stories. Many go to pray at Rachel's Tomb.
Leah, Rachel's older sister, 1st daughter of Laban, burdened with custom of marrying off the oldest female first, went along as the substitute for Rachel in the deception out of respect for her father and family. She bore Jacob 6 sons, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun and a daughter, Dinah. She and Rachel continued to be loving sisters and may have helped in bringing up Benjamin. She was said to have weak eyes. She would be the 4th matriarch of the Jewish people. I would consider her the peacemaker of the family. It must have been hard for her knowing that Jacob loved her sister and wanted to be with her instead. She was a true balabustah, a good wife and mother.
"This Talmudic expression found its way into the blessing for daughters on the eve of the Sabbath: “May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.” Along with this tradition, there is also an apparently later midrashic tradition that the nation of Israel had six matriarchs: “Six corresponding to the six matriarchs: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah” (Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 1:7, “And the tribal heads approached”; also Song of Songs Rabbah 6: “You are beautiful”; Esther Rabbah 1:12, “On the throne”). The liturgical wording “Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah” was based on Rashi’s commentary on a baraita in BT Berakhot 16b: “There are only three Patriarchs of Israel, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob … and only four Matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.” The addition of the Matriarchs to birkat avot in the Amidah may be seen as a continuation of a later midrash that Israel was saved from Egypt by the merit of the Matriarchs (and not that of the Patriarchs){.
Women have always stood out as important figures in our history. Before Israel had kings, they had leaders and some were women who not only led them in times of stress, but were accepted as Judges of the people.
Deborah: Deborah was close to Rebekah, actually was her nurse. She was the wife of Lapidoth. She roused the Israelite tribes to revolt under Barak, son of Abinoam, against the Canaanite King Jabin of Hazor and Sisera, his ally and commander. The famous SONG OF VICTORY is attributed to her. It is regarded as one of the oldest compositions preserved in Hebrew. Deborah was the only female judge of her period. The judges generally headed only their own tribe or an alliance of tribes.
Dinah: Jacob's only daughter listed as she was important and changed her parents, Jacob and Leah's lives. She was a rape victim, raped by Shechem and was avenged by her brothers, Simeon and Levi without their father's knowledge. This may have been the beginning of the conquest of Canaan by Israelite tribes. The brothers annihilated the men of the town of Shechem for this dastardly deed.
Naomi: The best of mother-in-laws. She was the wife of Elimelech. They and their sons, Malhon and Chilion, left Bethlehem for Moab during a period of famine. They were away from home for several years when her husband and sons all died. She returned home with her daughter-in-law, Ruth and helped her to find a new husband, and selected her kinsman, Boaz for her, a man of property. He was an ancestor of David as well, soon to be King David. She thought of the welfare of Ruth before her own, and Ruth wasn't an Israelite, either.
Ruth: A Moabite, ancestor of King David, 1st husband was Malhon, went back with her mother-in-law to Bethlehem, a new city for her, and found Boaz acceptable for a 2nd husband just as Naomi had suggested. Moab was a country in Transjordan, kinsmen to Israelites, being traditionally descended, like the Ammnites, from Lot. Their language was much like biblical Hebrew. Ruth helped to get the 2 women food by gleaning in the fields after harvest time.
Queen Esther: daughter of Abihail, one of Jews taken by Babylonians to Persia, lived in the time of King Ahasuerus, biblical book or scroll about her life-Scroll of Esther,-the Megillah, a festival is about her-Purim. She was selected by the king to be his 2nd wife-found in a beauty contest. She saved the Jewish people by telling her husband of the plot of Haman's, the king's chief minister, overheard by her Uncle Mordechai, to kill them all. In the end, all of Haman's sons and Haman himself were hung . Persia covered much land, and it was to happen to all Jews living in the lands. Mordecai was a Jew and Haman knew it. What they didn't know was the Esther (Hadassah) was his niece and was also a Jewess. Esther had to finally tell King Ahasuerus that she was Jewish. Haman had hated Mordecai's independent attitude so hated all Jews. I suppose he didn't grovel and bow enough to Haman.
May 14,1948
Golda Meir
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| Golda Meir, during announcement of birth of Israel in politics since she arrived in Palestine at age 23 |
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| Golda Meir 1914 age 16 |
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| Golda as a Prime Minister of Israel |
Golda Meir: (1898-1978) Russian born in
Kiev, Ukraine-
lived in Milwaukie, Wisconsin after experiencing pogroms, made aliyah in 1921 to Palestine, became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, served during Yom Kippur War, , retired afterwards in 1974; wrote excellent book I've read, MY LIFE. smoked, drank lots of coffee during her service, known for her wisdom and her sayings have lived on. From Labor party; best they have produced. Thought of as everybody''s grandmother.
Resource: The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/matriarchs-liturgical-and-theological-category
https://www.biography.com/people/golda-meir-9404859
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