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A Jewish Teen Novel by Deborah Bodin Cohen
Winner, 2006 National Jewish Book
Award for Family Literature A
Notable Book for Teens - American Jewish Library Association Not long after the world was created, Lilith, the first woman,
was expelled from the Garden of Eden. She built an ark, a magic box, in which future biblical women could hide their most
prized possessions. And so, Lilith's Ark became a place for women to share their own experiences of adolescence with future
generations of girls.
Lilith's Ark melds text, biblical commentaries, and historic details about the ancient world
with the experiences of modern girls and women and the author's own imagination. A discussion guide for each story enriches
the reading experience. This young adult novel won the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature in 2006.
 "Lilith's Ark Teenage Tales of Biblical Women is an engaging and refreshing book filled with midrashic stories about
the teenage years of ten biblical heroines. Recommended for all adolescents, Rabbi Deborah
Bodin Cohen skillfully brings the reader into the inner world of these young women. The book is filled with teenage power
and heroism."
- Mindy Shapiro, Director, Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing! a program of Moving
Traditions "My 15 year-old daughter
and I hadn't been communicating very well recently; then I told her I'd just bought a copy of Debra Cohen's Lilith's Ark:
Teenage Tales of Biblical Women, and asked her if she minded if I read her a chapter. She agreed, and I read the first chapter,
depicting a strong, independent Eve and an Adam loyal to G-d. The story raised issues of innocence and awareness, relationships
and individual spirit. To my delight, she was very engaged by the story, and we had one of the best conversations we'd had
in a long time, ending in a hug and her thanking me. What more could a mother ask from a book?"
- Denise Portner, Elkins Park, PA
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| At the National Jewish Book Awards with my parents and daughter Arianna |
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