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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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The Torah’s Balanced View on Sexuality
It seems that we live in a world where intimacy and sexuality are everywhere you look. It appears in the content of TV shows, advertisements, and might even be brought up in workplace conversation.
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What Is the Torah’s View on Birth Control?
The first mitzvah in the Torah is given to Adam: pru u’reveu u’maleh et ha’aretz. “Be fruitful and multiply and fill up the land”.
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Is Kollel the Ideal Way of Life?
When looking at the obligations between spouses in the Rishonim, there is no specific mention of a wife supporting her husband’s learning…
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Is the Blessing “Who Did Not Make Me a Woman” Derogatory?
If anyone ever wanted proof that Judaism was sexist and patriarchal, well, here it is!
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Third Wave: Do Torah and Feminism Go Hand in Hand?
Continuing on in our Feminism series, here we are going to take a look at Third Wave Feminism
