tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post5755682649133485299..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Some thoughts on women wearing tefillinjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-62000853092398073662017-06-21T03:47:24.901-04:002017-06-21T03:47:24.901-04:00The issue is that the whole debate around women we...The issue is that the whole debate around women wearing the tefillin seems largely based on making a political statement, not realizing that Judaism is older than our modern sensitivities, and not subject to our modern categorizations. The notion that a woman is considered less, or less able to practice Judaism because she cannot wear tefillin or tallis is an interpretation. I would personally disagree, as women are accorded many rights and responsibilities under Judaism, and the fact that women are not required to perform time-bound mitzvah's is simply a matter of common sense. More laws are applied to men in Torah than they are to women, hence why men are Rabbi's and are bound by these commandments. The centre of Jewish life, however, is in the home. The mother/woman is in charge of the home, and has many valuable responsibilities within it, not least opening the most important day in the week, Shabbat, by the lighting of candles. I would ask any women believing that a lack of tefillin equals oppression to read the 31st chapter of the Mishlei and see whether the virtuous wife described there needs to wear tefillin and tallit. ABDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363024972920041211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-65989475649616731182014-01-27T06:39:06.519-05:002014-01-27T06:39:06.519-05:00Autocorrect caused previous spelling....Autocorrect caused previous spelling....joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-17507927675716127442014-01-27T06:38:12.078-05:002014-01-27T06:38:12.078-05:00Yosef:
Thanks. Yeah, I've been away lately, h...Yosef:<br />Thanks. Yeah, I've been away lately, handling other obligations...<br />I started out sitting but once everyone else in shul is standing, there are possible issues of al tiff rosh min hatziburjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-39985681018905964302014-01-27T04:16:08.951-05:002014-01-27T04:16:08.951-05:00The Rav of my Shul spoke about the very issue of s...The Rav of my Shul spoke about the very issue of standing for Aseret Hadibrot before Ma'ariv two weeks ago.<br /><br />His Maskanah for the Shul is that people should not stand unless they have a personal Minhag to do so. And if your Minhag is to stand for all of Kriyah, definitely do not sit for the Aseret Hadibrot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-30459879728846295032014-01-27T00:37:25.221-05:002014-01-27T00:37:25.221-05:00amazing!amazing!Efraimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-8414877973596633612014-01-26T21:58:28.089-05:002014-01-26T21:58:28.089-05:00But you still stand during aseres hadibros, no?
T...But you still stand during aseres hadibros, no?<br /><br />This is a very well put response. Direct, and to the point. (You haven't been writing these kind of posts lately.)yosef Greenberghttp://yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.com