Questions tagged [women]
Questions about or that apply specifically to women.
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Why sell chametz to a woman?
I see that someone claims that, when it comes to selling one's chametz to a non-Jew before Pesach,
יש מחלוקות ודעות שונות איזה קנינים לעשות, ואם למכור לגוי או דוקא לגויה
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Sources that allow "important women" to be taught/learn Torah?
The Shulchan Aruch (YD 246) codifies the law that women should not be taught the Oral Law. It seems it is also not the best thing to teach even the Written Law, but that if you do, it's not the same ...
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Who gets more rewarded for the Mitzvah of procreation?
The man is obligated in the mitzvah of Pru Urivu (Having children 1 male 1 female) while the woman is not (technically it's a machlokes in the gemara, but we hold of the one that they're not chayav). ...
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Women attending Parshas Parah
According to those opinions that say that Parshas Parah is a Torah obligation, do women have an obligation to attend, or would they be exempt for other reasons?
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Menstrual cups and kashrus
I'm in the process of kashring my kitchen. I almost only eat parve so it's pretty easy, and the kitchen is formally all milchik. However, I can't find any good instructions on how to handle a ...
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Can a woman write a megillah?
I know that a woman can't write a sefer torah. What about Megillat Esther? If a female soferet wrote a Megillah Esther, would it be kosher?
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Pirkei drabbi Eliezer questions [closed]
Pirkay D'rabbi Eliyeser 14.5
Hashem gave the woman nine curses and death:
The afflictions of child birth
The afflictions of blood of virginity
The affliction of pregnancy
The affliction of bringing ...
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Help finding a chazal, could be עין יעקב
I was asked to find a maamar Chazal that contrasts the Gaava (haughtiness) a woman can have with that of a male talmid chochom. I am unclear which way they differentiate, i was told there's something ...
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Is a woman believed to say she had an affair
if a married woman claims to have committed adultery, but there is no other corroborating evidence (witnesses) is she believed by beit din such that the husband is now forbidden to sleep with her?
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Mekor that bnei t'murah doesn't apply to women- berachot 20a?
I'm trying to recall a source that the issue of bnei t'murah (having thoughts of another while having relations with one's wife) does not apply to women.
I saw the related posts but I seem to think I ...
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Do men have more Chochma than women?
I've seen many blogs and other modern day books write that men have more Chochmah than women. Some examples:
A man’s forte is chochma, and a woman’s is binah.
Kabbalah teaches that men have more ...
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Yibum against her will
It says in Yevamos 53b among other places that Yibbum (levirate marriage to the wife of one's brother when a brother died childless) works against her will. So I was wondering if while it works is it ...
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First time things other then gold was used as jewelry for woman,
In the Bible I know of gold jewelry for woman
But what are the first precious stones, semiprecious stones, or diamonds used as jewelry for woman (I know stones were used for the kohen gadol)
I am ...
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Is "Zatzal" applied to women? If not, why not? [duplicate]
I have never seen the term Zatzal, which stands for zecher tzadik l'bracha, and is often applied as a sign of respect to deceased righteous men, applied to a deceased righteous woman. I would like to ...
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Is Shacharit before dawn okay? [duplicate]
If a person is tight on time, is it okay to pray the amidah before dawn if you're a girl?
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Are women allowed to write a commentary on a book of Tanakh in orthodox Judaism?
Miryam was a prophetess, and Deborah was a judge. Are women allowed to teach men or to write a commentary on a book of Tanakh according to halakhah?
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Seven Sons equals Gan Eden?
Is there a source for the idea that a woman who has seven boys in row gets automatic entrance to Gan Eden?
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Why is a Torah written by a woman not considered a kosher Torah?
My question is based on an earlier question in this community: Would a woman be permitted to write a sefer Torah?
Quoting one of the answers:
This scroll wouldn't fulfill the biblical commandments ...
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Is there a significant group of women who wear pants?
It seems that the issue of a woman wearing pants is a heated one and there are varying opinions as to why it is a problem. Assuming that Beged Ish is not a problem (pants that are specifically made ...
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Women vs. Servants
In. birkas hashachar, men say שלא עשני עבד and שלא עשני אשה. Which halachos are different for an עבד and an אשה. I was thinking laws of taharas hamishpacha and candlelighting. Are there others?
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Would a woman be permitted to write a sefer Torah?
Would a woman be permitted to write a sefer Torah? I understand that it is not done (at least in Orthodox circles), but would doing so violate any halacha? What about the general catch-all of kevod ...
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Are breastfeeding mothers exempt from fasting on Yom Kippur?
If a mother is breastfeeding, is she obligated to fast on days such as yom kippur? If not, is there some traditional/symbolic gesture women practice, for example abstaining from their favorite foods?
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Why is kapparos gender specific while a Korban Chattas for an individual is a female?
There is a Minhag brought in SA OC here to take a chicken on Erev Yom Kippur & perform Kapparos with it. The custom is for a man to take a male chicken while a woman chooses a female chicken to ...
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What is gidul bonim (raising children), and who is responsible for it
A mother has no obligation to educate her children (at least according to some respectable opinions)(Shulchan aruch harav o"h 343.4 אבל אמו אין מצווה עליו כלל בין במצות עשה בין בלא תעשה: and Talmud ...
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Is a female Torah scholar accorded the same honors as a male?
Would a woman who is as learned in Torah as a male Rosh Yeshiva or talmud scholar be accorded the same honors such as standing up for them or, in the case of an outstanding scholar reciting the ...
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Does וְאַל-תִּטֹּשׁ, תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ invalidate the Mitzvot-Exemption-for-Women: וללמדו תורה אבל לא האם and ותלמוד תורה and פריה ורביה?
How can Shlomo write in Mishlei 1:8b, וְאַל-תִּטֹּשׁ, תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ, "don't abandon the Torah of your mother" if the Mitzvah of teaching one's sons - וללמדו תורה אבל לא האם - and learning Torah -...
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Hand waving during candle lighting [duplicate]
There seems to be a ubiquitous minhag for women to wave their arms around when they light candles, let's say for shabbos. I don't mean covering their eyes with their hands I mean waving around in the ...
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Why are women allowed to cut their payot
A BIT OF BACKGROUND
I know that in Jewish law there are some ritual requirements, positive duties caused by time, which obligate men but not women. The gemara mentions this idea both in the context ...
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Who was Yalta's father?
In Gittin 67b Yalta is identified by Rashi as the daughter of the Nasi/Exilarch. Since she was married to the 3rd generation Babylonian Amora Rav Nachman (as per brachot 51b) I assume she was born ...
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Halacha that a woman may not speak to her husband in the presence of others
I found this in the Rashi on Ki Seitzei (Deuteronomy 22:16):
And the girl’s father
shall say [to the elders]: [The father, but not the mother.] This
teaches us that a woman is not permitted to ...
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Does a sotah warning from a couples first marriage carry into their second marriage?
If a husband warns his wife not to be secluded with a certain man ("sotah warning") and subsequently divorces and remarries the same woman does the initial sotah warning carry over into the second ...
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Where are women quoted in the Talmud? [closed]
On Eruvin 65A, the daughter of Rav Chisda is quoted, talking to her father.
I am seeking a compilation or list of places in the Talmud that a woman is quoted.
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Why add pain and travail to the birthing process?
After Adam and Chava went against the Will of HaShem, HaShem seems to give them some repercussions for their deeds. But why was it that HaShem said to Chava: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy ...
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When can a wife use the money she owns or earns without her husband's permission?
Normally, the money that comes to a woman before and during her marriage, she uses to buy land which belongs to her, but the husband has the rights to eat (own) their fruits (dividends), this is ...
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Can a woman engage in excessive conversation with a man?
chapter one of Pirkei Avot states “And do not engage in excessive conversation with a woman. This is said even regarding one's own wife--how much more so regarding the wife of another.” does this ...
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May a man eat meat if attending the siyum of a woman?
The Rema on the Shulchan Aruch states that if one partakes of a seudat mitzvah such as a siyum then a person may eat meat or drink wine during the nine days. I would like to know if any poskim speak ...
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Touching a niddah other than one's wife
I am very confused. I had thought that the idea that a Jewish man may not touch a niddah, any niddah, except for perhaps his first-degree relatives, was basic information. Now, someone very ...
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Females serving at the entrance of the tent of meeting?
Shemot/Exodus 38:8 is speaking of woman serving or assembling at the tent of meeting. Who were these women, and what did they do there?
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why the rapist is not obligated to marry when the girl was older then 12 and a half years old
Rambam Naarah Betulah Chapter One
Halacha 3
...When, however, a woman who is raped or her father do not desire that she marry the rapist, they have that prerogative. [In such an instance,] he must ...
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Women caused the moon to shrink and kiddush levana [duplicate]
Regarding women saying Kiddush Levana, the Mishnah Berurah Siman 426 סק"א, quoting the Shlah, writes:
ונשים פטורות מלקדש הלבנה דהוי מ"ע שהזמן גרמא ואף דכל מ"ע שהזמן גרמא נוהגות הנשים שמקיימות ...
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Can a woman lead davening/bentching in a family setting?
Can a woman lead davening or bentching (zimmun) if all the people present are her immediate family? Or is it assur? I understand that it would for sure be assur if the people were not her family.
As ...
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Would Levite girls be able to sing in the temple?
I assume the halacha that the voice of a woman is like nakedness only applies to girls over the age of bat mitzva, if so would Levite girls younger than that age have been able to participate in the ...
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Why is long tichel immodest?
I remember hearing from a rabbi and other sources about very long tichel being not tznooyah. What are the sources for this?
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Why do minhagim follow the father?
Why does a family adopt its father's minhagim, not mother's? What is the scriptural source for this (or Talmudic)?
Why does the wife take on her husbands minhagim and not vice versa? Is this ...
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Can an Orthodox frum woman who keeps tziniut ride a motorcycle?
Can an Orthodox frum woman who keeps tziniut ride a motorcycle?
If yes, then what type of clothes should she wear to keep her tzniut (knees covered with skirt).
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Are there descriptions of angels as female?
Are there any examples in tanach, talmud or midreshay chazal of an angel(s) who are described specifically as being female?
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Are Tallis and Tefillin considered beged ish?
Given that Tallis and Tefillin are mitzvos given primarily to men (Kiddushin 29b), is there a beged ish issue with women wearing them? If there is, would we apply the rule of Asi Asei v'dachi Lo Sa'...
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Can a male rabbi teach Torah lessons to a woman?
Assuming all laws of yichud are complied with, are there additional concerns arising from a male rabbi teaching Torah classes to a female student?
Does the answer to 1 differ if they are both married,...
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Does Judaism consider women inferior?
According to Orthodox Judaism, women may not be rabbis, be counted as part of a minyan, leyn from the Torah, or study the Talmud. It even says that to teach a woman Torah is to teach her obscenity! (...
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Can a female convert hold a position of communal authority over women?
"A convert may not hold a position of Jewish communal authority."
(Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Melachim 1:4)
In light of the Rambam above and the answers here, which discuss the prohibition on ...
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