Talmud studies to be offered to girls too......

[dimbear]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4388506,00.html


Education minister instructs state-religious schools in which half of parents wants daughters to study ancient rabbinic writings – to allow them to do so

Talmud has long been considered a subject studied exclusively by boys – but not anymore. A new Education Ministry revolution sees all state-religious schools offering lessons on the collection of ancient rabbinic writings for girls too as per their parents' request.

According to an instruction issued by Education Minister Shai Piron, from now on, if half of parents in state-religious educational institutions request that their daughters study Talmud, they should be allowed to do so.

**************** Yentl? Are you there? You can relax now.

[dipsydoodle]

1. What is the background to studied exclusively by boys ?

Is it associated with women unable to become rabbis and hence no apparent need ?

[Bad Thoughts]

2. In essence, women have "other responsibilities"

I don't think that there is an outright prohibition, but rather an attitude--the product of numerous opinions from various texts, including the Talmud--that women's religious learning would divert them from household responsibilities. Men were not likely to allow women to study at the shul, making it more of a men's club.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. orthodox judiasm is massively misogynistic

just like the other two branches of "abrahamic" religions.

[edhopper]

4. Praying daily

"Thank God I was not born a woman." doesn't help.