What is a holy woman or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewishmystics a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every babyis born... » 

What is a holy woman or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewishmystics a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every babyis born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewishholy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertainingform. The tales display a specifically female Jewish spirituality giving us apeek into a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness. These storiesof laughter and tears humility and bravery striving and trance have anappeal spanning the denominational spectrum they are spiritual nourishment forthe soul. The rabbis say there are both male and female angels and angels areon earth as well as in heaven. These tales enhance our appreciation of thefemale angels on earth. «