Women’s Issues
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Jewish Approach to Childlessness
So much of Jewish culture concentrates on our children, how to lead them, how to protect them and how the Jewish family is the cornerstone of our culture/religion. Over the last year or so, each time I hear a sermon…
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Seclusion With the Opposite Sex and Abuse
I’m a Jewish nursing student and I am doing a paper on Orthodox Jews traditions regarding health care… I read in a website that that Orthodox Jews are prohibited from being in private with a member of the opposite sex…what…
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G-d in Masculine or Feminine Terms
God is always referred to as “He”. I realize this is people’s way of referring to the masculine such as in the saying “mankind”. However, is there any discussion of God’s female properties in any text? Or some indication of…
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Purification Before Marriage
I have been studying the Jewish wedding customs. In my study, I have come to understand that there are certain purification rites for a virgin before her marriage. In fact, the purification process is carefully practiced by all married (or…
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Women of Courage
I’m interested in the subject of women of courage including Jewish Biblical, historical and contemporary women. Can you cite some sources that will help? Thanks. Examples of Jewish women of courage – this one’s easy, but let me give you…
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Interaction Between Men and Women
My line of work often deals with ultra-orthodox charities and Yeshivot. I was due to visit a charity trustee (an orthodox Jew) with a female colleague. I am aware, as a Jew, of modest dress considerations, and avoidance of physical…
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Women in the Home
What is the importance of women in the home? Why are they more important than men in the home? First of all, both men and women are important in a Jewish home, as both are important in the community. However,…
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“You did not make me a woman”
The Torah uses positive expressions as much as possible. Why is it that the blessing that is said in the morning reads “You are blessed .. for You did not make me a Woman” and not “… for You made…