Questions tagged [women]
Questions about or that apply specifically to women.
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Should Jewish men be courteous to women in public?
I always heard that it is not modest to publicly be courteous to woman (if a Jewish woman needs help you should help her,
but if she does not, just you are holding the door for her or giving her the ...
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Does a woman have to say 100 brachot a day?
My rav says a woman has the obligation to recite a hundred benedictions a day.
Is this the view of the majority of poskim? What are the reasons?
The following are footnotes from halachapedia:
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Source of "Nashim Datan Kala"
What is the source for "Nashim Datan Kala"?
I know it is applied in rules of Yichud (see Kidushin 80b)
and (probably) to prevent women from learning Gemara (see Rambam Talmud Torah 13,1)
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In Judaism is there an idea that women are more grounded
Does Judaism see Jewish woman as more down to earth,
regarding money (their support) more in a more physical way then men (the supporters),
clearing about their support more then religious questions?
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Why is "Siddur Korban Mincha" a good name for a siddur for women?
I have recently found amongst several old siddurim and machzorim in my father's books a siddur korban mincha. Thanks to the folks in chat (link to the chat) who were able to help me identify what this ...
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Where in the Gemara does it say a woman never forgets her first
Where in the gemara does it say a woman never forgets the first man she was ever with intimately? This is something I have recently heard. Is this referring to all women or just specific cases?
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Visiting the prophet on Shabbat and Rosh Hodesh
Radak commentary on II Kings 4:23 explains that it was common for women to visit the prophet on Shabbat and Rosh Hodesh. Questions:
When did this custom begin? The question that the husband asks the ...
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What goes on in an Orthodox Women's Rosh Chodesh celebration?
I am vaguely aware that in some Orthodox communities, there are Women's Rosh Chodesh celebrations. As I do not live in such a community (and in any case am not a woman), I don't really have any idea ...
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Where did Shem's, Ham's and Japeth's wives come from?
I can't find any information regarding the ancestry line of Noah's sons' respective wives. From whom did they descend?
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Male photographers/videographers on the women's side at a simcha
Ordinarily, Jewish women would be expected not to dance or sing with men looking on, or even present in the same area. However, at every Jewish wedding I have been to, there has been at least one male ...
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Woman wearing modest swim clothing [duplicate]
Does a woman going swimming with other women need wear modest swimming clothing or can she wear what she desires?
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Do women bentch gomel less often?
Often in my shul a man who traveled from Israel or Asia to the US will bentch gomel. I have never once seen a women bentch gomel for anything other than giving birth. I'm not sure if this is just my ...
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Can a single man buy a used mattress from a single woman?
Can a single man buy a used mattress from a single woman? Is there any halachic (e.g. concerning modesty, I know that there are specific prohibitions for single men in halacha) issues that I am not ...
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When davening Nusach Edoth Hamizrach, in Berchot Hashacher, why do girls say ברוך שעשני כרצונו without pronouncing Hashem's name or kingship?
In birchot hashacher the siddur says (edoth hamizrach):
האיש מברך
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם. שֶׁלֹּא עָשַׂנִי אִשָּׁה:
האשה מברכת ללא שם ומלכות
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁעָשַׂנִי ...
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Do women study Torah in the afterlife?
Chazal are replete with stories about the Yeshiva Shel Maala (heavenly yeshiva) whereby the souls of the righteous deceased study Torah.
What do women do in the afterlife? Is there also a similar ...
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Conceptual reason women are exempt from Sukkah
I understand that the reason women are exempt from the mitzvah of sukkah is a halacha l'Moshe miSinai (Sukkah 28a-b). I would to know if any commentaries address the conceptual reason for this ...
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Does using the mikvah for conversion make you tahor for marriage? [duplicate]
Does one become tahor for all purposes by using a mikvah for a single purpose? For example, if a giyores converts in the mikvah, is she then tahor for marriage? I ask because the converts I know have ...
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Can a woman be one of the three for hatares nedarim?
Can a woman be one of the three witnesses/part of the beis din for hatares nedarim (annulment of vows)?
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Is a woman allowed to break her hymen by herself?
Many friends have told me about their personal horror stories and physical pain, when consummating their marriage, that caused them panic attacks.
Is it permitted for a woman to break her hymen by ...
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Why do women need to fast?
It seems like fast (with the exception of Tisha B'av and Yom Kippur) is a time bound Mitzva. I exclude Yom Kippur and Tisha B'av because they are all day fasts, so they don't seem to be just time ...
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Mixed dancing events
I know that HaShem hates mixed dancing parties and events, but I , like everybody, do need sources to back this up, so can you guys please provide sources, like maybe in the talmud and shulchan aruch ...
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Proverbs 8:22-31. Woman Wisdom personified or actual being?
In Proverbs 8:22-31, a figure known as "Woman Wisdom" is described as being present when G-d was creating the world. Obviously, "Woman Wisdom" serves as a great personification to teach about the ...
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Can you run to perform a non-required mitzvah on Shabbos/Yom Tov?
I have heard from many sources that running is prohibited on Shabbos unless one is running to do a mitzvah, i.e. toward shul for davening. However, could one run--on Shabbos or Yom Tov--to perform a ...
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Rambam's rules of modesty
What is proper modesty for all Jewish women according to Rambam? You know, skirt length, age to cover hair, to cover the neck or not, etc.
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Hormonal manipulation: Taharas hamishpacha vs. the woman's health
I know* it is quite common among observant Jewish couples to use hormonal methods to prolong, shorten, and/or reschedule the woman's cycle to make taharas hamichpacha timing align better with ...
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Women not leaving the home after birth [duplicate]
I have three questions, but they are all related closely.
There appears to be a minhag (widespread among Ashkenazi women) that after childbirth, the first place the yoledes (woman who has given birth)...
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Do we know the names of Jacob's daughters?
Rashi in his commentary on Genesis 37:35 quotes the Midrash (Genesis Rabbah 84:21) that each of Jacob's sons was born together with a twin sister. Are there any sources which discuss the names of ...
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Holding the bride's hand when giving her the ring
In art I see that it was done example
From hukai noshim CH 45 I see that it is required (at least lehat'hila)
My summery of this subject in that chapter
He brings it twice once regarding when ...
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Kiddush for a baby girl
Where does the idea of making a kiddush (party) Shabbos morning when a girl is born come from? How far back does this practice go?
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What was the Lubavitcher Rebbe's position on women's gemara study?
It is my understanding that women's gemara study is rabbinically prohibited. However, I keep hearing that the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l had an interesting, perhaps liberal position regarding women's ...
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Drawing breasts
Is it an avierah to draw women with their breasts exposed? I have seen paintings by European artists that depict biblical women with their breasts exposed and wondered: if a Jew were to do this, would ...
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Three things you should listen to your wife?
What are the three items in which one must listen to his wife (because it's divinely inspired)? I forget what they are but I heard them in a shiur. I think it's sourced in the gemarah.
Something like ...
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Tzitzis showing in the presence of a dead woman?
One should not have tzitzis showing in the presence of a dead body. As Chabad.org says:
It is forbidden to be in the presence of a dead Jewish body while
one's tzitzit strings are out in the open....
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An exception to the rule of inheritance
I have heard strong concurrence among Jews that Jewish inheritance is passed only through the father to their sons, more specifically that the throne could only be passed through sons.
In my ...
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woman posting a picture of herself on social media
From a halachic perspective, is it modest for a religious woman - especially someone who is single - to post her picture profile on social media?
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Tichel wearer moves to Sheitel covered community
If a woman who is custom to covering by means of Tichel/Mitpachat moves to a community in which it is custom for women to wear Sheitels, should she switch to Sheitels? If she attends a synagogue in ...
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Can a wife demand a divorce from an abusive husband
I was reading http://m.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/560111/jewish/The-Wifes-Grounds-for-Divorce.htm
And I saw
The husband who hits his wife, curses her, ridicules her, insults her, or ...
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Can a wife demand a divorce from a cheating husband
I was reading http://m.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/560111/jewish/The-Wifes-Grounds-for-Divorce.htm
And I saw
A woman may demand a divorce from her husband, if he has been found to be ...
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Women having long hair [closed]
Is there a reason for why women have long hair?
Does the Torah provide us with a reason?
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How to respect your wife (what type of respect)
What does it mean practically from a halohik point of view to respect your wife.
Can i do it by standing for her when she comes in?
I know that by parents it is to feed, drink, dress, cover, take ...
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Respecting your wife get you blessing/riches?
לעולם יהא אדם זהיר בכבוד אשתו שאין ברכה מצויה בביתו של אדם אלא בשביל אשתו וכך אמרו חכמים לבני דורם כבדו את נשותיכם כדי שתתעשרו
(Shulchan Aruch Harav, Laws of paining and theft of knowledge, 32)
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Mi Yodeya Questions and answers, men and women
I learnt (I don't remember source) that a main reason women don't learn Gemora is to prevent intergender conversing. I wonder if discussing on Mi Yodeya contravenes this mandate.
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Why is wearing a sheitel not marit ayin?
I would assume that the concept of marit ayin applies to married women's hair covering (outside the home) as much as to any other mitzvah. So why do our poskim allow* her to wear a sheitel--which, in ...
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What do you call a female Chosid?
I have encountered a lot of different words purporting to be the feminine version of Chosid (Hasid/Hassid/חסיד). I have seen or heard:
Chosides (~Chosidit?)
Chasideh/Chasida
Most recently, "...
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Shaved or Trimmed
וַהֲבֵאתָהּ, אֶל-תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ; וְגִלְּחָה, אֶת-רֹאשָׁהּ, וְעָשְׂתָה, אֶת-צִפָּרְנֶיהָ.
In Deuteronmy 21:12, the JPS translates גלחה as “she shall trim her hair”. The entire verse translated in the JPS ...
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Should a woman make a bracha before doing a non-required mitzvah?
I am thinking of mitzvot like
Counting the omer
Lulav and esrog
...which are not technically required of women--but women are allowed to do them--and which are preceded by brachos of the form "... v'...
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Is it forbidden for a woman to mouth the words to a song in front of men?
A woman should not sing along to a song in the presence of unrelated Jewish men. But can she mouth the words, or sing to herself?
I never see frum women doing this, presumably because of marit ayin. ...
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How much wine should women drink at the Pesach seder?
In light of the concerns discussed here, how much of the Four Cups are women required/advised to drink at the Passover seder?
At my last seder, I was told that women only need to have "a little" (a ...
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May women say prayers aloud in the presence of men?
Is there a tznius (or any other) issue with women saying blessings and/or prayers aloud in the presence of unrelated men? I remember hearing that certain inyonim (perhaps kol isha?) do not apply if ...
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Which rishon allows women to appear without hair covering in front of less than three men in her own home?
I remember reading of an opinion that allows married women not to cover their hair when they are in their own home in the presence of three men or less.
I cannot remember the source though and would ...
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