Feeding Women of the Bible, Feeding Ourselves: A Jewish Food Hero Cookbook
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 neutralize 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.
We earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.
Book details
- Author
- Kenden Alfond
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Cooking › Regional & Cultural › Jewish & Kosher
Cooking › Essays & Narratives
Cooking › Vegetarian - Topics
- Jewish cooking · kosher recipes · plant-based cooking · Hebrew Bible · vegetarian recipes · biblical heroines · midrash
- ISBN-13
- 9781684423279 (Hardcover)9781684423262 (Paperback)
About the author
KENDEN ALFOND is a psychotherapist with over two decades of clinical and humanitarian experience across multiple countries, and the founder of Jewish Food Hero.
Alfond holds a BA in Literature from Brown University and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Naropa University.
When she’s not writing, Alfond draws on her background in psychology to advance plant-based and vegan food on Jewish tables worldwide through her organization Jewish Food Hero, which she founded in 2015. Her work addresses mental, emotional, and physical health alongside environmental concerns.
Kenden lives in Paris, France, with her husband and daughter.