Changes in the framework of Halacha regarding women
Good week, Rabbi Michi, You wrote to me some time ago that you are in principle in favor of changes in the framework of halakha regarding women. You were referring to the elevation of women to the Torah. Do you think there is also room to change the halakha regarding the covering of a woman’s head and voice, since today they are not a public place? Or are the psychology and sociology in this case fixed? thanks,
Why are head coverings and voice not considered public today?
If you mean that it is the custom of Jewish women to sing and not cover their heads, that is indeed a relevant argument. But here it will be difficult to change, since something that one minyan requires another minyan to permit. On the other hand, the admission of women to the Torah is not a halakhic change. There is no halakhic problem with that (public honor is a very weak argument and is not relevant today).
In your opinion, is it also not right to allow a woman to speak and cover her head? (That is, it is against the will of God, forget about the minyan for a moment)
And do you think women should ascend to the Torah and serve as cantors?
In short, I am asking you personally about your opinion and not from a halakhic perspective.
Thank you
I don't understand the question. If it's not a halakhic issue, then dance, parent. What's the point of my opinion here? What's the point of praying or maintaining modesty if it's not a halakhic issue?
Maybe you mean what my halakhic opinion would be if it weren't for the issue of authority. It seems to me that all of this is an unnecessary anachronism.
Why is the headscarf an anachronism? It's not just about modesty (celibacy is allowed)… it had to do with what (was changed)
The fact that single women are allowed does not mean that there is no question of modesty here. Most commentators speak of it in terms of modesty (already from the verse in the Torah “And shave the head of the woman”). In any case, if you just want to mark who is a married woman, you can do so in all sorts of other ways.
Yogev
Can the rabbi explain what he means by “What is the point of praying or maintaining modesty not from a halakhic perspective”? It sounds as if the halacha has no connection to reality and there is simply a binding halacha so we must, but that is not the case, apart from the fact that there is a binding halacha there is a point in maintaining modesty because we want to live such a lifestyle because we believe in it for all sorts of reasons that I think are unnecessary to detail.
Thank you very much Rabbi
4 months ago
Mikhi
What is there to explain here?! You are asking whether women can aliyya to the Torah not from a halakhic perspective. What kind of aliyya to the Torah are we talking about? Not a halakhic aliyya but a moral aliyya? And as for the head covering, in my opinion there is no modesty in it if the halacha were not binding.
4 months ago
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