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Halachic Foundations June 1, 2021 8:54 pm Dedicated in Loving Memory of Ethel K. Adlerstein Introduction What are the benefits of women engaging directly with halachic texts? Read More »
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Discharging Obligations in Practice November 26, 2019 9:07 pm When should a woman discharge a man’s obligations? Back to Discharging Another’s Obligations What is the basic halacha here? A Read More »
Discharging Another’s Obligations November 21, 2019 7:39 am How and when can a person discharge someone else’s halachic obligation? Who can do this for whom? Which types of Read More »
Tzeniut September 12, 2019 8:34 pm Is tzeniut physical or conceptual? Is it inherently social? Or female? What does “walking modestly [hatzne’a lechet] with God” ( Read More »
Beracha on Voluntary Performance January 8, 2019 7:58 am Back to Voluntary Mitzva Performance May a woman recite a beracha over voluntary mitzva performance? What is a birkat ha-mitzva? Read More »
Voluntary Mitzva Performance January 1, 2019 9:43 am Back to Positive Time-Bound Mitzvot Is performing a mitzva voluntarily permissible? How is it meaningful? May a woman perform mitzvot Read More »
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