As we approach Shavuot and celebrate the anniversary of our receiving the Torah, often by making a special effort to engage in Torah study, it is important to think about how we each relate to the study of Torah.
While this question may be quite individualized, there are significant gender-based considerations to take into account. JoinMrs. Sarah Rudolph and explore some of the sources regarding women’s relationship to Torah study: Are women obligated to study Torah? Exempt? Forbidden?
What are some of the sources and rationales at the heart of these debates, and how have they played out through halachic history?
May 18, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Women & Talmud Torah: Women & Talmud Torah: Is there a prohibition?
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We saw last week that women are not obligated in Torah study – at least, not the all-encompassing obligation that falls on men. But is there any reason not to opt in?
Sarah Rudolph is Director of TorahTutors.org. She is a freelance Jewish educator, writer, and editor and has been sharing her passion for Jewish texts of all kinds for over 15 years, with students of all ages. Sarah’s essays have been published in a variety of internet and print media, including Times of Israel, Kveller, Jewish Action, OU Life, The Lehrhaus, TorahMusings, and more. She is Editor-At-Large, Deracheha: womenandmitzvot.org. Sarah lives in Cleveland with her husband and four children, but is privileged to learn online with students all over the world.
