I watched a panel that gathered in memory of the yahrtzeit of a certain Rosh Yeshiva. The topic was a woman's place in Judaism and halacha. The theme of almost every speaker [that I saw] was basically that halacha must change, there is no limit to what changes we can make and the reason we can make these changes is because this is the way we [i.e. the ladies who spoke] feel or the way we twist the sources to say what we want them to say. As if they were the first ones to come up with the idea that Judaism must be egalitarian.
In other words, classic Reform Judaism. ברוך שכיוונתן לדעת סטיפן וייז ואבא הלל סילבר!!
I am CERTAIN that this late Rosh Yeshiva who was passionate about the integrity of the halachic process would not have been pleased hearing these woman preach the undermining of thousands of years of our hallowed tradition - in his memory. HASHEM YERACHEM!!
One important point [made by a Rabbi who was on the panel] is that if you go to shul on a daily basis there is something you see very little of - women. Even though davening is a central part of Avodas Hashem and davening bi-tzibbur is far more powerful than davening alone at home - the vast majority of women go to shul at most once a week. The average frum man goes 21 times a week.... This is not a criticism of women. They are doing something faaaaar more important than davening bi-tzibbur. Namely, raising the next generation of Jews. They are not required to be in shul. So all the power to all the mothers out there!! But what about girls in the pre-motherhood stage or bubbies whose kids are already out of the house?? It is just not done. Again - no criticism. It is not an obligation and women do plenty of other mitzvos like the countless chasodim that they do.
But it is hard to accept that women really want halacha to be egalitarian. Women don't want to have to daven with a minyan 3 times a day. They also don't want the obligation of Talmud Torah to apply equally to men and women. If they did - they would also spend at least an hour a day learning, as most frum men do. How many women do THAT?
The point is [that is missed by the card carrying, flag waving feminists] that the Torah is not bound by contemporary feminist rhetoric and that the point of keeping mitzvos is NOT to satisfy our spiritual and emotional wants and needs but to serve the מלך מלכי המלכים הקדוש ברוך הוא. It is NOT about ME and my feelings of inferiority or superiority.
It is about AVODAS HASHEM!!!😊😊
