Dedicated by Lynn Sykes in Loving Memory of Gene Sykes, devoted husband, father, and uncle
Girlhood
Chinuch: Education
What is chinuch for mitzvot? Who is obligated? At what stage?
Bat Mitzva
What is the halachic significance of bat mitzva? How should it be observed?
Marriage
Marriage I
Concept of Kiddushin
Concept of Kiddushin
What is kiddushin and how does it work? What role does a woman play? Is it a mitzva?
Marriage II
Nissuin
Nissuin
How does nissuin work and what are its implications and attendant obligations?
Marriage III
The ketuba
The ketuba
What is the ketuba? What are its contents and purpose? What does this mean today?
Head-Covering
Head-covering I
Halachic Basis
Halachic Basis
What is the halachic basis for married women’s head-covering?
Head-covering II
Rationale and Meaning
Rationale and Meaning
What explanations for the mitzva of head-covering emerge from the sources?
Head-covering III
Who
Who
Who is obligated to cover her head? When does a bride become obligated?
Head-covering IV
How
How
How much of her head or hair does a woman need to cover? Where do the variations in custom come from?
Head-Covering V
Where
Where
In what settings does the obligation of head-covering apply?
Girlhood
From birth to bat mitzva, how does Halacha shape girls’ lives?
Womanhood
From dating to establishing a room of her own, what halachot are relevant to a single woman?
Communal Roles
What are the implications and halachic standing of different communal roles for women?
Marriage
What are the halachot related to the Jewish wedding, the marital relationship, and divorce?
Motherhood
What are the halachot of conception, contraception, childbirth, nursing, and child-rearing?
The Final Passage
What are the halachot of mourning and bereavement, kaddish, inheritance, and preparing for the end of life?
