Deracheha: Women and Mitzvot

Women and Mitzvot

דרכיה דרכי נועם וכל נתיבותיה שלום

Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace

In the second installment of our Kol Isha series w

In the second installment of our Kol Isha series we delve into some juicy questions:⁠
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Does kol isha apply to siblings?⁠
👂 Does the listener's intent make a difference?⁠
👮‍♂️Can male soldiers listen to a woman sing at an official ceremony?⁠
🎤 Is there a problem with an Orthodox woman becoming a professional singer?⁠
These, and more, at the link in the bio.⁠
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(Have a question we didn't address? Send it to us under the "Ask" tab at the top of the site.)

What frustrates Deracheha's site director Laurie N

What frustrates Deracheha's site director Laurie Novick about the way people talk about tzeniut? What does this have to do with coronavirus and trampolines?⁠
In honor of this week's haftora, we take you behind the scenes of the writing of Deracheha's article on tzeniut.⁠
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Click the link in our bio, and then the podcast tab (www.deracheha.org/tzeniut). And then come back and tell us, which other articles do you want a behind the scenes look at?

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READER SPOTLIGHT: Jonathan Mosesson⁠ ⁠ Jonatha

READER SPOTLIGHT: Jonathan Mosesson⁠
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Jonathan Mosesson is a rising senior at Binghamton University, studying Finance and Management Information Systems. He went to SAR High School and spent a year learning at Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi.⁠
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What do you love to learn, and why?⁠
I love learning about Halakha and the halakhic process because that is where you can see how principles are applied on the ground. Additionally, seeing the weighing of principles against each other, and which are given priority depending on the circumstance, is very interesting to me. I see Halakha as the most fertile point of intersection between Judaism’s multiple aspects.⁠
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What halachic issues are on your mind these days?⁠
A consistent issue on my mind is the nature, role, and priority given to minhag in halakha. I am constantly exposed to new minhagim, and wonder how each factor into halakhic decisions. Just one recent instance of this conflict can be seen in some communities’ reaction to closing down religious institutions due to covid. Some (usually men) clearly feel that the cultural importance of praying with a minyan is a personal halakhic obligation that could be on par with more explicitly halakhic safety concerns such as pikuach nefesh.⁠
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What do you like the most about Deracheha?⁠
What I like most about Deracheha is its formatting. The treatments of the topics are very nice, and I have never before encountered such flexible and intuitive structure. The fact that people of a very broad range in learning experience can easily access the level of analysis they wish is very impressive and useful. Additionally, the ability to have the primary relevant sources all in one place, translated, and structured clearly, is fantastic for individual study.⁠
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