Sarah Bas Tovim
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Sarah Bas Tovim was a Ukrainian
Jew, author of Shloshe Shearim ("Three Portals") the most widely circulated of the tkhine
s, Yiddish-language prayer booklets intended mainly for Jewish
women. [Liptzin, 1972, 16]
Born in the small town of Satanov in the Podolia
region of Ukraine, she claimed descent from Rabbi
Mordechai of Brisk. [Liptzin, 1972, 16]
Shloshe Shearim, written toward the end of her life, is a cautionary tale based on her own life. She tells of herself as a vain young woman, who came to the synagogue
wearing jewels and gossipping and jesting during services, and of how she spent a sad life as a wanderer. [Liptzin, 1972, 16-17]
Bas Tovim herself became a figure of Jewish legend, such as the story "Der Zivug" by I.L. Peretz
, in which Bas Tovim is given hospitality and leaves behind a pair of golden slippers that eventually lead a young man to his proper bride. [Liptzin, 1972, 17]
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Jew, author of Shloshe Shearim ("Three Portals") the most widely circulated of the tkhine
Tkhine
Tkhines were Yiddish-language prayer books, first compiled in the 17th century, for use by Ashkenazic Jewish women who, unlike the men of the time, typically could not read Hebrew, the language of the established synagogue prayer book...
s, Yiddish-language prayer booklets intended mainly for Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
women. [Liptzin, 1972, 16]
Born in the small town of Satanov in the Podolia
Podolia
The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
region of Ukraine, she claimed descent from Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Mordechai of Brisk. [Liptzin, 1972, 16]
Shloshe Shearim, written toward the end of her life, is a cautionary tale based on her own life. She tells of herself as a vain young woman, who came to the synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
wearing jewels and gossipping and jesting during services, and of how she spent a sad life as a wanderer. [Liptzin, 1972, 16-17]
Bas Tovim herself became a figure of Jewish legend, such as the story "Der Zivug" by I.L. Peretz
I.L. Peretz
Isaac Leib Peretz , also known as Yitskhok Leybush Peretz and Icchok Lejbusz Perec or Izaak Lejb Perec , best known as I.L. Peretz, was a Yiddish language author and playwright. Payson R. Stevens, Charles M...
, in which Bas Tovim is given hospitality and leaves behind a pair of golden slippers that eventually lead a young man to his proper bride. [Liptzin, 1972, 17]