Rachel Furst

Rachel Furst is a Ph.D. candidate in Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she is working on a dissertation entitled, “Claiming Credibility: The Makings and Meanings of Gender in the Legal Literature of Medieval Ashkenaz.” She received a B.A. in Medieval Studies from Barnard College and an M.A. in Jewish History from the Hebrew University. Rachel is a lecturer at Matan, Jerusalem and has taught at various institutions in Israel and abroad.