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On the Discouragement of Women Wearing Tefillin
Jewish women are exempt from 14 positive time-bound mitzvot. In most of these mitzvot, women are allowed to voluntarily keep them…
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Is Eating Healthy a Mitzvah?
Hashem gifted us with a body to encase our holy neshama. We thank Him for it every morning…
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Netzach
Netzach is the fourth of the seven sefirot and the first of the second group. The first three are considered to represent a person’s upper body.
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Asnat Barazani: A Woman Rosh Yeshiva!
Asnat Barazani was a trailblazing figure whose life unfolded amidst the backdrop of 17th century Mosul, Kurdistan.
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Emor: The Strength in Soft Speech
This week’s parsha is called Emor, from the early words of the portion ‘Emor el hakohanim,’ ‘Say to the priests.’
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Tiferet
Tiferet is a midda which takes the two previous middot and combines them into a midda greater than the sum of its parts.