{"title":"Books by Yochi Brandes","description":"\u003cp\u003eYochi Brandes is one of Israel's bestselling novelists, and much of her best-known work retells the Bible from the side that lost. Born in Haifa in 1959 into a family of Hasidic rabbis and trained in Bible and Jewish studies, she writes what critics have called modern midrash — fiction that takes the biblical text seriously enough to argue with it. \u003cem\u003eKings III\u003c\/em\u003e, published in English as \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Book of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e, retells the rise of David from the perspective of the House of Saul. \u003cem\u003eSeven Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e, a book of essays, tells the stories of seven rebellious women of the Bible to whom, she argues, the Jewish people owe their existence. \u003cem\u003eWhen God Was Young\u003c\/em\u003e, also a book of essays, traces a God who is himself changed by the people who stand up to him — Eve, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Jonah. A Platinum Book bestselling author and a sought-after lecturer on the Bible, Brandes is read by secular and religious Israelis alike. These editions are in Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seven-mothers","title":"Seven Mothers- Hebrew Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Mothers: The Great Women of the Bible\u003c\/strong\u003e is a modern midrashic novel by \u003cstrong\u003eYochi Brandes\u003c\/strong\u003e that reexamines the stories of seven influential biblical women. Drawing on biblical texts and rabbinic interpretation, Brandes offers fresh perspectives on these women, their choices, relationships, and lasting influence on Jewish history and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yochi Brandes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54336762937654,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2092\/2422\/files\/i231736.42066.jpg?v=1785312045"},{"product_id":"kings-iii-a-novel","title":"Kings III A Novel (Hebrew)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Book of Kings depicts as a modern midrash novel an alternative perspective on the events described in the Biblical books Kings 1 and Kings 2 from the point of view of the House of Saul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yochi Brandes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54336763134262,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2092\/2422\/files\/i231896.04333.jpg?v=1785312051"},{"product_id":"when-god-was-young","title":"When God Was Young (Hebrew)","description":"\u003cp\u003eG-d according to Yochi Brandes is no abstract Divinity. He has fully human qualities and even changes. But this change doesn't happen by his own merits but by the merit of of some of the great personalities of the Bible who school him each according to their own talents and abilities. Eve, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Moshe, Eliyahu and Yonah. Each one manages to make the creator their own and by doing so make Him ours. When God Was Young is humorous, warm and smart!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yochi Brandes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54337105232182,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2092\/2422\/files\/i298173.64083.jpg?v=1785316249"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.gefenpublishing.com\/collections\/yochi-brandes.oembed","provider":"Gefen Publishing House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}