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Unveiling the Mystery of the Sotah
The Sotah is the classic Torah source for the mitzvah of hair covering. It has sparked debate and complexity around the mitzvah ever since, and as a result, a plethora of reasons for why married women must cover their hair has been offered from innumerable people. Every addition is holy and should be respected, for…
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10 Things I Learned From My Newborn
Having a baby is a busy time in one’s life – and doesn’t leave too much leftover for learning Torah…
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When Can Women Serve as Witnesses?
Women are entrusted with the most crucial roles in Jewish life. Raising and educating children, ensuring the standard of kashrut and a stringent observance of family purity are central to preserving Jewish families and communities – and these mitzvot rely on the reliability and dedication of women. Why, then, are there cases in which women…
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Can a Woman Wear Tzitzit or a Talit?
What we wear matters. The Torah makes this clear in a number of places, notably giving a great deal of devotion to the garments of the priests in the book of Vayikra. But other references to our clothing are apparent throughout Torah too, such as Adam and Eve covering themselves with leaves and the mitzvah…
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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…
