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One on One

with Rabbanit

Sharon Rimon

Rabbanit Sharon Rimon is a highly accomplished educator, the editor of the innovative
website hatanakh.com, a frequent contributor to HaMizrachi magazine and the author of
Prisms: Perspectives on the Parasha. A mother of eight, she is married to Rabbi Yosef Zvi
Rimon, head of Mizrachi’s Educational Advisory Board and one of Israel’s leading rabbis.

ou recently published a two-vol- parasha also provides a summary that You balance an incredibly busy life as an
ume commentary on the weekly allows the reader to review the main educator, mother and community leader.
Torah portion titled Prisms: Per- idea easily and quickly, if they prefer What advice would you offer to young
Yspectives on the Parasha. Who to skip the lengthy study. women aspiring to become leaders in the
is this book written for, and what makes Religious Zionist community?
it unique? What do you find most interesting in your I have no advice for other people… I
The book is written for anyone role as the editor of hatanakh.com? never had any ambitions to become
interested in studying topics from the My work as an editor of a website is a Religious Zionist leader! It just
weekly parasha in depth. Each topic in interesting and diverse. It’s exciting happened; it came to us. Every woman
the book is dealt with at length and to learn a wide variety of ideas and simply needs to be herself. First and
takes the reader through an orderly opinions about each chapter in Tanach, foremost, to take care of her family,
process of learning. I begin with the and to then make those ideas accessible because the family is the foundation
peshat (the simple understanding), to the general public by accurately of everything. Beyond that, to open
pose questions on the text, review sorting them by chapters and topics her eyes to what is happening around
the different answers offered by the and by shortening and summarizing the her, to be sensitive to other people and
commentators, and culminate with a articles into short and clear ideas. Most their needs, and to do what is possible
synthesis of the various opinions and a of all, I enjoy working with fascinating to help them within her capabilities,
meaningful lesson for the reader. Each people who love Tanach! with love. n

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