Asenath Barzani
Deceased Person
1590 – 1670
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Who was Asenath Barzani?
Asenath Barzani, also Asenath Barazani, the daughter of the eminent Rabbi Samuel HaLevi Barzani, was a renowned Kurdish Jewish woman who lived in Mosul, Iraq. Her writings demonstrate her mastery of Hebrew, Torah, Talmud, Midrash, and Kabbalah, and her letters are both lyrical and erudite. She is considered the first female rabbi of Jewish history by some scholars.
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