Deborah the Prophetess Did Something No Other Judge in Israel Had

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 42:11

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

And she sat under a palm tree - as it is not the way of women to seclude themselves at home [with men] and so she sat in the shade of the date palm and taught Torah to the public.

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