Equality between men and women according to the Torah
Hello Rabbi, I wanted to ask what you think about the Gemara that says: “It is impossible to live without males and it is impossible to live without females. Blessed is he who has male sons, and woe to him who has female sons,” etc., do you accept this, do you think it is correct? Do you think this is the attitude according to the Torah?
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My opinion is that this Gemara is meaningless, like many legends. And does it instruct me to regret having a daughter? Whether I like it or not is a matter of personal taste. And especially that it is not in my hands but in the hands of nature (God?). I personally do not regret my daughters and granddaughters at all. On the contrary, I am full of joy over them, just like the sons/grandchildren. Even those who do regret for some reason, it is because of their personal taste and not because of the Gemara article. Do you really think that this is an instruction to create sorrow in me for having daughters? Or to create resentment against God for what He gave me? That is delusional.
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No. My question is not what is the appropriate feeling that a daughter is born, my question is about the attitude that the Amoraim have towards daughters, the Amoraim had a huge scope of Torah, and the Torah tradition was close to them, so I generally feel appreciation for their opinion, (not obligation). I will focus the question: Do you think the Amoraim represent the perception of the Torah towards daughters, that they are less important from a Torah perspective and therefore it is a pity that someone was born a son and not a daughter, as it would be nicer if the child born was talented.
Of course I have a hard time with such a Gemara, but I have a hard time saying that the Amoraim have a distorted moral perception, or that they did not aim for the Torah's knowledge in this.
The Rabbi, in my opinion, has to do with what was happening during their time, as written in the book The Girl's Value Advisor (who strongly opposes what they did to the girls)
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I didn't understand what this clarification added. I answered what I had to say. That's probably what they thought and that's it. They were people like me and you, a product of their time and subject to the accepted norms of the time. I don't know what "the perception of the Torah" means. There is no such thing.
I always thought the Gemara meant ” a son of a female” a son who does the things of a girl, and about whom it says woe to him who has daughters
It also sounds like this from the lyrics
My father, this is a famous claim, although there is no substance to it. See the context of the Gemara and you will understand.
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