Massekhet Menahot

Text, Translation, and Commentary. A Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud. Volume V/2.

By (author) Dvora Weisberg

Book cover: Massekhet Menahot

Extent: 328 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(February 2020)

ISBN: 9783161583322

6.5 x 9.57 inches

Price: $194.00

In stock

Tractate Menahkot considers the proper composition and presentation of grain-offerings brought to the Jerusalem Temple. Dvora Weisberg’s commentary focuses on the tractate’s treatment of gender, considering how the Talmud presents women’s engagement with the sacrificial system and ritual objects.


Tractate Menahkot in the Babylonian Talmud considers the proper composition, formation, and presentation of offerings of grain and flour brought to the Jerusalem Temple. Redacted centuries after the destruction of the Temple and the cessation of the sacrificial cult, the tractate focuses on the work of the priests and the centrality of intent in validating or invalidating offerings. There is minimal consideration of the role or experience of the men and women who brought offerings. The tractate also contains a detailed discussion of major ritual objects: Torah scrolls, mezuzah, tsitsit, and tefillin. Dvora Weisberg’s commentary focuses attention on the tractate’s treatment of women and gender issues, considering the ways that the Talmud presents women’s engagement with the sacrificial system and with key religious symbols.

  • By (author) Dvora Weisberg