Feeding Women of the Bible, Feeding Ourselves

Feeding the Women of the Bible is a modern Jewish cookbook that offers plant based recipes that celebrate and lift up the voices of the the female characters in the bible.

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Feeding Women of the Bible cookbook features a short compelling narrative of 20 female biblical heroines from the Hebrew bible, paired with two healthy plant-based kosher pareve recipes inspired by the character’s experience.




You learn about these extraordinary women through:


Their Stories: a concise summary of the female biblical character’s narrative.


Verses: key quotations from the Hebrew Bible relating to the biblical character’s narrative. All quotations are from The Hebrew Bible: A Translation and Commentary by Robert Alter.


Themes: essential emotional, mental, physical, social themes that define the heroine’s narrative or role.


Midrash: a modern commentary, uplifting the voice of the biblical heroine without attempting to neutralise their imperfections, flaws or struggles.


Prompts: meaningful questions arising from her story, to inspire further reflection for women today.


Food Offerings: two plant-based recipes developed to honour the biblical heroines.


This is a community cookbook by Kenden Alfond and is the co-creation of 40 Jewish women. The twenty biblical narratives are contributed by Rabbis, Rabbinical students, Jewish teachers and emerging thought leaders. The forty-one plant-based recipes were developed by professional chefs, homecooks who are elementary school students, and great-grandmothers.