Toratah: The Regendered Bible (Genesis 1-6 with Commentary) (Preorder)

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Publication date: July 28th, 2026

A revolutionary re-visioning of the Hebrew Bible that breaks the locks of a sealed canon—regendering biblical theology, narrative, and law.

Toratah, which means “Her Torah” in Hebrew, reimagines the Hebrew Bible by reversing the gender of all its figures—transforming patriarchs into matriarchs, matriarchs into patriarchs, and reshaping millennia-old narratives. Jehovah becomes Tehovah, Cain becomes Kina, and Noah becomes Nokha. By defamiliarizing these ancient stories, Toratah opens up new ways of understanding hierarchy, gender, and power, and presents a new horizon for spiritual imagination. 

Toratah is a vital contribution to biblical literature, reclaiming sacred ground long denied to women. By regendering the sacred text—and even the Divine itself—Toratah places women at the center to create a more expansive canon: one  that introduces new models for both women and men, granting them forms of agency previously unavailable in biblical scripture. The project has already inspired a vibrant community online, leading to new curricula, rituals, and artworks that explore the dynamic interplay between Toratah and Torato (“His Torah,” or what’s known as the traditional Hebrew Bible). The first of a series, this print edition of Toratah includes the first six chapters of Genesis, featuring the Hebrew, its English translation, rich commentary and midrash, and pedagogic prompts designed to engage readers across generations. 

The careful design of this volume creates a dialogue between the conventional layout of Hebrew sacred texts and contemporary aesthetics, presenting a book that is simultaneously old and new, traditional and innovative.

About the Authors

Yael Kanarek is an artist who focuses on the relationship between language and form in various media. Kanarek has exhibited her work in the Whitney Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Jewish Museum, among other places. In addition to her work in fine art, Kanarek is the founder of a fine jewelry company dedicated to text jewelry.  In 2016, after a decade of Kabbalah studies, she started regendering the Bible. Kanarek lives and works in New York.

Tamar Biala teaches in various batei midrash, rabbinical schools, and adult education programs in the US and Israel. She edited two Hebrew volumes of Dirshuni: Women’s Midrash (Yediot Books, 2009, 2018, available online at Sefaria.org) and an English volume of the same name (Brandeis University Press, 2022). She lives in Jerusalem.

Book Details

Hardcover | Publication date: July 28th, 2026