Rabbi Jill ZimmermanI’m looking for a book (novel, mystery) on tape that will be captivating. Any suggestions? (I’ve got to get this shawl done by the wedding in 3 weeks!!!) #bookstodon #books #recommendations #knitting
Lisa Hamilton@rabbijill If you haven't listened to the Harry Potter series on tape yet, I found them the best book-on-tape series I've ever listened to
@3x10to8mps I haven’t! Great idea! Thanks
LeighG@rabbijill If you're a Louise Penny fan and haven't read it yet, her latest, A World of Curiosities, is available as audiobook and SO good.
@BluegrassRoots fabulous! Thank you!
Jeff Logan@rabbijill Three that kept us going on our last couple of long drives:
• The Diamond Eye
• Killers of a Certain Age
• The Thursday Murder Club
• The Diamond Eye
• Killers of a Certain Age
• The Thursday Murder Club
@logn84 thank you so much!
Clothwright@rabbijill do you like dragons? The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik is a favorite of mine and has plenty of books to get you through however big a shawl you are making. Or the Mary Russell series by Laurie R King. Plenty of mystery and adventure in both.
@CarrieB fabulous. Thanks
@CarrieB I have to tell you how grateful I am got your recommendation. I’m listening to the Laurie King book 2 about Mary Russell (I had read the first in the series a long time ago) what a delight! And it is helping me very much in my race to the finish line of the wedding shawl!
@rabbijill oh I'm so glad! It's lovely when one can introduce another person to favorite books. 😍 I avoided that series for a long time, not believing anyone could adequately pick up the threads of Sherlock Holmes, but I was wrong.
@CarrieB and this is another reason I love social media. Now you are a participant in the “Jacqui wedding shawl”. (As you might imagine I’m fascinated by the biblical interpretations about translation & mistranslation especially about gender! I’m smiling!)
@rabbijill that is a heart-warming thought. 😊
At the risk of overstepping-- would you happen to have any suggestions of books or other sources to start learning more about gender in the Bible or feminist-friendly theology? Please ignore and accept my apologies if you would rather not answer.
@CarrieB oh my what a wonderful question! I have so many suggestions. I’m calling in @adar for this because she will have suggestions too. I’m going to give you some links. Also look up books by Phyllis Trible. Here are a few. https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/imagining-feminist-torah-commentary-everyone
@CarrieB @adar also classic by my teacher rabbi Rachel Adler : https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/engendering-judaism-an-inclusive-theology-and-ethics
@CarrieB @adar more about Rabbi Rachel Adler https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/adler-rachel. PS IT’S A GREAT QUESTION. one of my favorite topics. Also check out https://svara.org/
Rachel Adler | Jewish Women's Archive
Rachel Adler is unquestionably among the leading constructive Jewish theologians, translators, and liturgists of the modern era. One of the first theologians and ethicists to integrate feminist perspectives and concerns into the interpretation of Jewish texts and the renewal of Jewish law and ethics, Adler is the award-winning author of Engendering Judaism.
@rabbijill thank you so very much! What an abundance of things to explore (and coming up on a long weekend!) I'm very grateful 🙏 thank you!
@CarrieB anytime. ❤️
Anna Miriamsdochter@rabbijill You might like Rivers of London! (It’s about rivers in London, but mostly not the way you’d think. Also wizards who are detectives.)
@venite thank you!
Jamie Baker Roskie@rabbijill do you like English cozy mysteries?
@rabbijill I like Verity Bright and Helena Dixon's work.
Christi-Anne@rabbijill Thisxwill hold your attention while you work: https://archive.org/details/TheKrakenWakes_JohnWyndham/TheKrakenWakes-Episode08okay.mp2
The Kraken Wakes - Sci Fi - John Wyndham - 16 Part Radio Drama : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham, performed by Stephen Moore. A radio serial in 16 parts.Stephen Moore is perhaps best known for his role as Marvin, the...
@christianne thank you!
Lacuna Doloris (compbiobryan)@rabbijill "Dead Space".
@rabbijill by Kali Wallace
Karen Strickholm@rabbijill I love Charlaine Harris who wrote the Sookie Stackhouse vampire series. She is pop Culture but also subversive a marvelous combo!
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories https://a.co/d/bstsVI6