The Woman of Valor
Eshet Hayil A great gift for a beloved woman A magnificent book of art The paintings by Itzhak Tordjman illustrate each verse of the song of Eshet Hayil and are accompanied by an original commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. The Book of Proverbs ends with a paean to the Woman of Valor, the epitome of the good woman. The Woman of Valor, Eshet Hayil, is not just a pale stereotype of a good woman, wife, and mother, but a personage of great power, delineated in strong, clear lines… Woman, as she appears in Proverbs, is a figure of multiple meanings. She may simply signify woman in the literal sense, or she may symbolize the higher essences of understanding and wisdom. The paintings* go beyond the portrayal of a particular woman to describe Every woman, womanhood itself.
The original paintings of this book were exhibited in 1994, under the auspices of the Jewish Art Museum of Paris.
Translated to French: La Femme Vaillante – Echet ‘Haïl
Translated to Hebrew: אלבום אשת חיל
