Prayer II: Shemoneh Esrei
Back to Prayer I: Obligation Do women have to recite Shemoneh Esrei? How often? Do women have an obligation to
Back to Prayer I: Obligation Do women have to recite Shemoneh Esrei? How often? Do women have an obligation to
What is the mitzva of prayer? Are women obligated to pray? What is prayer? Laying ourselves bare and vulnerable before
Back to Voluntary Mitzva Performance May a woman recite a beracha over voluntary mitzva performance? What is a birkat ha-mitzva?
Back to Positive Time-Bound Mitzvot Is performing a mitzva voluntarily permissible? How is it meaningful? May a woman perform mitzvot
Back to Status II: Halachic Status Why are women exempt from positive time-bound mitzvot? Is this a matter of identity?
Back to Status I: Overall Status In what types of cases are men’s and women’s obligations the same? How does
Are men and women equal? Was gender hierarchy built into Creation? Are men and women truly “created equal?” In the
Back to Three Mitzvot I Dedicated in Memory of Lieba Etel Bat Sara Hinda What is the significance of each mitzva?
Back to Learning Torah III: Openings What texts should women study and why? How? What happens once
