There is a longstanding debate in Jewish law on the appropriateness of women studying the Oral Law. This book traces the halakhic discussion from the Talmud, through Maimonides and the Shulhan Arukh, to the Hafetz Hayim and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. It also offers more personal observations by people actively involved in the field of Jewish education, including the heads of schools offering advanced Torah study for women. These authors all applaud the growth in advanced Torah education for women, but there are ...
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There is a longstanding debate in Jewish law on the appropriateness of women studying the Oral Law. This book traces the halakhic discussion from the Talmud, through Maimonides and the Shulhan Arukh, to the Hafetz Hayim and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. It also offers more personal observations by people actively involved in the field of Jewish education, including the heads of schools offering advanced Torah study for women. These authors all applaud the growth in advanced Torah education for women, but there are interesting differences and important nuances in their respective presentations. As these discussions show, more and more opportunities for advanced study of Talmud by women are opening up in Israel and America.
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