Dedicated in Loving Memory of Beatrice Chernev
Shabbat & Yom Tov
Candle-Lighting I
Who, What, Where
What is the mitzva of Shabbat and Yom Tov Candles? Who lights what where?
Candle-Lighting II
When and How
At what time do we light candles and accept Shabbat? What's the procedure for lighting?
Kiddush I
Obligation
What is the mitzva and a woman’s obligation? How should a couple handle kiddush during nidda?
Kiddush II
Practical Issues
Can someone eat before kiddush? When does a woman recite she-hechiyyanu on Yom Tov? Does Prayer affect the ability to discharge others’ obligations?
Mussaf
What is the nature of the mussaf offering? How is it related to the mussaf prayer? Are women obligated to recite tefillat mussaf?
Hallel
What is Hallel? When is it recited and why? When are women obligated to recite it?
Shabbat &
Yom Tov Meals
What is a woman's obligation to eat Shabbat and Yom Tov meals? Where do sueda shelishit and melaveh malka fit in?
Simchat
Yom Tov
What is the nature of the mitzva of simchat yom tov (rejoicing on a festival)? What is a woman’s obligation in it?
Hearing & Making
Havdala
What is the mitzva of havdala? Are women obligated in it? May a woman recite havdala for herself or others?
Hygiene & Cosmetics on Shabbat
Menstruation
What are the halachot of managing menstrual pain, cleaning off blood, and using menstrual products on Shabbat?
Types of Cosmetic
What consistencies of skincare or haircare products—oils, creams, etc.—are permissible to apply on Shabbat?
Scent and Healing
Is it permissible to use scented or enriched products on Shabbat? What are the parameters of using skincare products on Shabbat?
Makeup
What are the halachot of using makeup on Shabbat?
Makeup Removal & Mikveh
What are the halachot of removing makeup on Shabbat? How can one handle cosmetics and Shabbat immersion?
Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh
What makes Rosh Chodesh a women’s holiday? How does that affect its observance?
Hallel
What is Hallel? When is it recited and why? When are women obligated to recite it?
Mussaf
What is the nature of the mussaf offering? How is it related to the mussaf prayer? Are women obligated to recite tefillat mussaf?
Pesach
Af Hen
Inclusion in the miracle
What is 'af hen hayu be-oto ha-nes'? When and how does it obligate women in mitzvot?
The Seder
Part I
Are women obligated to recline? To tell the story of yetzi’at Mitzrayim?
The Seder
Part II
Are women obligated to recline? To tell the story of yetzi’at Mitzrayim?
Shavuot
Sefirat Ha-omer
What is the nature of the mitzva to count the omer? Are women obligated? How do the customs of this time period apply to women?
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
What is the source of the custom to stay up late to learn Torah on Shavuot? Does it apply to women?
Fast Days
Fast Days
When do we fast and why? What is the level of obligation on each fast day? Who is obligated?
Exemption from
Minor Fasts
Must all Jewish women fast on minor fasts? What if a woman is pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, or after pregnancy loss?
Exemption from
Major Fasts
Must all Jewish women fast on the minor fast days? What if a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding? Postpartum or after pregnancy loss?
The 3 Weeks and the 9 Days
What mourning practices apply as we approach Tish’a Be-Av? Do they have particular relevance for women?
Elul
Shofar in Elul
Why do we blow shofar in Elul? Should a woman make an effort to hear it?
Selichot
What are Selichot? Are women obligated to recite them? Do they require a minyan?
Yamim Noraim
The Mitzva of Shofar
What is the mitzva of shofar? Are women obligated in it? What are the practical halachot involved?
Blowing Shofar
Who blows shofar for whom?
Erev Yom Kippur
What are the the mitzvot and customs of Erev Yom Kippur? Why are they significant? How do they apply to women?
Fast Days
When do we fast and why? What is the level of obligation on each fast day? Who is obligated?
Exemption from
Minor Fasts
Must all Jewish women fast on minor fasts? What if a woman is pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, or after pregnancy loss?
Exemption from
Major Fasts
Must all Jewish women fast on the minor fast days? What if a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding? Postpartum or after pregnancy loss?
Sukkot-Simchat Torah
Lulav
What is the mitzva of taking arba’at ha-minim and how does it apply to women?
Sukka
What is the mitzva of dwelling in the sukka and how does it apply to women?
Contact with
A Sefer Torah
How should a Sefer Torah be treated? May women handle it?
Dancing with
A Sefer Torah
How did the custom of dancing with a Sefer Torah on Simchat Torah come about? How can women celebrate during the hakafot?
Chanuka
Inclusion in the miracle
What is 'af hen hayu be-oto ha-nes'? When and how does it obligate women in mitzvot?
Candle-lighting
Does a woman light her own Chanuka candles? When does she light for others?
Other observances
What other observances of Chanuka are special to women? Are women obligated to recite Hallel on Chanuka?
Purim
Inclusion in the miracle
What is 'af hen hayu be-oto ha-nes'? When and how does it obligate women in mitzvot?
Arba Parashiyot
What are the four special Torah readings, and who must hear them? Are women obligated to hear Parashat Zachor?
Mitzvot of Purim
What are the mitzvot of Purim aside from megilla reading? What are women’s obligations in them?
Megilla Reading
What is the nature of a woman’s obligation in megilla? For whom may women read megilla?
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