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Rebecca Lesses

Rebecca Lesses, an assistant professor of Jewish studies at Ithaca College, New York, received her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in religion from Harvard University. She has published Ritual Practices to Gain Power: Angels, Incantations and Revelations in Early Jewish Mysticism (1998) and several articles on related topics.

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Lilith

Lilith’s character has evolved throughout the years. She began as a female demon common to many Middle Eastern cultures, was transformed by Medieval Jewry into Adam’s first wife, and was finally reclaimed by Jewish feminists as an icon.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Rebecca Lesses." (Viewed on October 8, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/lesses-rebecca>.