Re: Kol Isha

[Steven M. Singer <ssinger...>]

On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 EricaHG (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> I would suggest consulting with Rabbis in the Orthodox community who are 
> sympathetic in general to the (halakhic) inclusion of women and gently press 
> them on establishing a position.  

I don't think that, as a platform, any Orthodox rebbaim are NOT
sympathetic to the inclusion of women in Orthodoxy.  Some of the most
famous torah scholars and educators at Yeshiva U. are women.  However, *by
definition*, halacha (jewish law) prescribes fairly specific things for
men and women.  For people who hold to the opinion that "kol isha" is
important, I really don't think that there is room (or opportunity) for
discussion.  These laws were not created and interpreted by Rabbis
*today*, many of them hark back to the middle ages... and they have become
part of our religious cannon.

-S

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