Women in Torah reading
Hello Rabbi,
I saw that you discussed a little in the past the question of public respect in this matter, let’s put it aside for a moment. I wanted to ask from a different perspective, whether a woman can exclude men from her aliyah to the Torah. After all, a woman is not obligated to read the Torah according to almost all poskim, and it follows that if she aliyah to the Torah or recites a blessing, she is not obligated, that she cannot exclude the men who are obligated. What is your position?
PS – I know the source that everyone goes up to read the Torah, even women, but I still need to understand how it stands up to my question.
Thank you very much in advance.
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Hello and thank you
I would be happy to continue asking.
It seems difficult to me to say that they are obligated, first of all, this is a unique method of the Magen Avraham, and secondly, Pok Hezi May Amma Dvar, many more and less religious women do not make a point of arriving on time for Torah reading if at all, and therefore it seems that they do not see it as an obligation. Then again the question comes back to me how they can get out.
Regarding public respect, there are two main reasons that I have seen in this matter. A) Lack of modesty B) Disrespect for the mitzvah that someone who is not obligated rises in your place. Regarding reason A, if from the perspective of the sages this is considered immodest, it is a bit difficult to say that today it is okay, and in my opinion one must distinguish between the general culture in society that has changed and the synagogue, where it seems to me that there is a desire to create a high standard since it is a holy place. Regarding reason B, the disrespect exists even if it is forgiven, because the disrespect is not towards oneself but towards God Almighty.
Thank you Rabbi
Known. That's why I added another possibility. But that's the plain meaning of the Gemara.
In my opinion, the simple explanation is that it is not a matter of public honor for a woman to read because it seems that men don't know how to read and need a woman from the people of the land to read. Today, everyone knows how to read and no one sees this as an insult to anyone's honor. On the contrary, when women don't read, it is an insult to them.
The question of forgiveness has been discussed in several posts, but in my opinion it is irrelevant. This is not forgiveness, but there is no insult here.
Isn't the obligation to read the Torah on the public? That is, do I have an obligation to be present during the reading of the Torah on Shabbat?
This is what the poskim discussed. There is a contradiction in this in the M”B, and in a previous column I explained it. In any case, it can be understood that this is the duty of the individual when he prays in public or the duty of the public. Either way, there are restrictions on the reader/immigrant.
https://www.kikar.co.il/mayriv/s03w27
Is there any progress for you?
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