About this episode
The episode explores the question of whether women are exempt from mitzvot and the implications for egalitarian prayer in Jewish practice.
I grew up in a non-egalitarian Jewish community where I was taught that women are exempt from many mitzvot and that's why egalitarian prayer is not an option. Is that true? Does egalitarian prayer simply ignore this part of halakhah or is there some way of addressing it? Source sheet: https://voices.sefaria.org/sheets/716409 Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org Music featured in this episode: Women of Today by Faith Rivera
Topics covered
- women in Judaism
- mitzvot
- egalitarian prayer
- halakhah
- Jewish community
Keywords
- women's exemption
- mitzvot
- egalitarianism
- halakhic discussion
- Jewish law
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