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ewish Women Throughout the Ages The physical and mental similarities and disparities between men and women are carefully noted in Iewish literature and are given full consider- ation by Iewish law. The Bible's many descriptions and praises of women's sterling qualities are well known, especially through the acrostic poem in Proverbs which is recited every Friday evening by the husband in honor of his wife. Women were the first to evince willingness to accept the Torah. They did not participate in the sins of the worship of the golden calf and in the sending of the spies. It was through the merits of women that the Israelites were redeemed from Egypt. Two books of the Bible, Ruth and Esther, are named after women. The main function of women was that of guardian of the home. The home is the real temple of women, the education of her children is her divine service, and her family is her congregation. It was her duty to supervise all domestic matters, the maintenance of the Kashruth, the home celebration of the Sabbath and festivals, the early education of her sons and her daughters. The wife also encouraged her husband to study Torah and engage in con- tinuous study. As a rule, women never studied Torah as academically as men, but by constant practice they became familiar with the main body of the everyday laws. Many women are recorded as being Torah scholars in the fullest sense of the word. The legal opinion of Beruriah, wife of Meir, is quoted with deference in the Talmud. The wife of Iacob ben Iudah Mizrahi continued to direct his Yeshivah after his death. The daughter of the Exilarch Samuel ben Eli of Baghdad and Miriam Shapira both taught Torah to male students from whom they were separated by a curtain. Another Miriam was one of those who brought about deliverance from Egyptian bondage, Achaliah and Salome Alexandria reigned over the Iews. During the medieval period there were a number of women scribes, translators and publishers. In the nineteenth century the Maid of Ludomiru functioned as a Hassidic Rebbe and had many adherents. Other worthy women were Iael, Iudith and Hannah. In modern times we see the growth of Zionist and religious move- ments. Thus we see that Iewish women throughout the ages have functioned in the past, present and will continue to do so in the future. Hezzny Berfzsteifz
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