Questions tagged [women]
Questions about or that apply specifically to women.
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Woman's Intuition - Torah idea?
There is a cultural concept called "women's intuition". Here's an article on it.
Does the Torah (Written, Oral, Rabbinics etc.) accept this concept? Does it explain it? Does it give a reason ...
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What Orthodox responses are there to the Hadar egalitarian obligation argument?
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Hadar is a gender-egalitarian Jewish movement whose founders published a book called “Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Law”.
One of the main arguments this book puts forth is that with ...
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As a similar source exists for both genders why must women cover their head by law but not men?
Women need cover their head by law; men need not (perhaps minhag imposes such an obligation).
The source cited for women is Bamidbar 5:18.
However, a similar source exists for men — Vayikrah 13:45.
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Do women write works of Halacha in Ultra-Orthodox Judaism?
In 2017 Nishmat published Nishmat Habayit, a halachic work (in the area of family purity) authored entirely by women. Do chareidi or Ultra-Orthodox women write works of halacha, or is it only a "...
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Women fasting on minor fasts
With regard to the minor fasts, some sforim state that a baal nefesh should fast at night (rather than starting at dawn). I also seem to remember a sefer that stated, with reference to communities ...
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What should be the conjugation of the blessing on daughters and why? [duplicate]
The blessing for daughters always starts with:
יְשִׂימֵךְ אֱלֹהִים כְּשָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה
In some places I see the following text:
יְבָרֶכָךָ יְיֶ וְיִשְׁמְרָך
יָאֵרָ יְי פָּנָיוָ אֵלֶֶֽיֶךּ ...
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How can all women be obligated in the four cups if it may lead to impropriety?
See Ketubot 65a where women imbibing wine is frowned upon with some allowance for a woman that is used to drinking and one in the presence of her husband.
However Pesachim 108b obligates all women ...
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Do we change the grammar of prayers to fit the situation? [duplicate]
For example:
Would it be acceptable or expected for a group of 10 Conservative Jewish women to say “va-anachnu korot” in Alenu, since this would technically be correct grammar in that situation?
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Female wearing a gun - Kli Gever
Outside of pikuach nefesh is it an issur d'oraysa for a woman to carry a gun?
(Also, is the religious community against female IDF soldiers wearing guns, or do they allow it based on pikuach nefesh?)
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Can a woman ever serve as a Dayan?
I've heard of a concept where there are circumstances where a woman may judge between two parties if both accept her. Is this accurate? Are there circumstances where a woman may serve as a judge?
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Are elbows and feet allowed in tznius? [duplicate]
I've looked at a few different sources about tznuis, and many are contradictory. I remember reading in different sources that the feet must always be covered for both genders, which makes sense, but I'...
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Is a garment with tzitzis that was specially made for a woman a Lo Yilbash
Can a woman wear a garment with tzitzis that was specifically made for a woman?
This article says that many poskim maintain that pants designed for women are okay for women to use. Can their reasoning ...
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Can women recite shehechyanu on mitzvos they are exempt from?
Common practice is ashkenazi women go to hear shofar and shake a lulav. They recite the birkas hamitzvos over it and shehechyanu.
Rabeinu Tam says women can say a blessing over these mitzvos. But what'...
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May a married woman go to the mikvah if she intends to refuse intimacy?
May a married woman go to the mikvah if she has already decided to refuse intimacy to her husband?
Would doing so be a berachah levattalah? Would it be a mitzvah haba'ah ba'averah, because of the pain ...
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Can a Jewish man that has already done mitzvas shofar blow shofar for a gentile on Rosh Hashanah?
Rama rules not to blow shofar for no reason after having done the mitzvah already.
The minhag is that even a man that has already performed the mitzvah blows for women.
Women aren't obligated in ...
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