Fioretta Modena or Batsheva Modena (1522–1580) was a
woman Torah scholar
Women rabbis are individual Jewish women who have studied Jewish Law and received rabbinical ordination. Women rabbis are prominent in Progressive Jewish denominations, however, the subject of women rabbis in Orthodox Judaism is more complex. Alt ...
who was versed in a range of Jewish works including
Talmud, Jewish law, and
kabbalistic literature.
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Fioretta's husband, Solomon of Modena, was the uncle of the scholar and rabbi
Leon of Modena. Fioretta's grandson was
Aaron Berechiah, a rabbi and Kabbalist. Fioretta reportedly was heavily involved in her grandson's tutelage. Fioretta's sister,
Diana Rieti of
Mantua, was also well versed in Jewish teachings. Following the death of her husband, Fioretta, aged 75, sought to travel to the Land of Israel for an equivalent of
monastic retirement. According to family history, Fioretta died before reaching her destination.
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1522 births
1580 deaths
16th-century Italian rabbis
Women rabbis and Torah scholars
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