Category Archives: talmud and halakha

JOFA conference – on writing. Part 1

March 15, 2010 – 20:22

Fun times at JOFA yesterday. That’s the intermittently-annual conference of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, for those not au fait with Modern Orthodox slang. I admit I was rather surprised when they asked me to present, given that I don’t identify as Orthodox, but I said as much and they were still interested, so I […]

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Further to the conversation we’re having about Jewish education, rabbis, etc

March 13, 2010 – 21:51

(This conversation. The one about Rabbi Barbie.) A question about tzitzit I get a question in my inbox. Hi, Jen. I have a question and I have been told that you might know the answer. I am wondering if there are any rules about what to do with old tzitzit (arbah canfot). I want to […]

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the pleasingness of knowing sources

January 16, 2010 – 22:39

Two friends at Yeshivat Hadar are learning about tzitzit, specifically the extent to which women are permitted* to engage in the mitzvah. One of them comes over to me: “We’re learning about women and tzitzit, and whether women are allowed to make tzitzit, and there’s a famous Tosafot, maybe in Gittin, that talks about that…?” […]

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