Abstract
Positive attitudes towards in-depth study of Torah by women are widely regarded as a post-modern feminist phenomenon. It is therefore of great interest to see earlier sources composed in a traditional milieu that express deep admiration for women choosing as their life's vocation immersion in the highest levels of Torah study-even if in order to do so they must forfeit the conventional roles of wife and mother. Rabbi Joseph Mesas's lesson on Mishnah Avot 6:1 is a fine example of such a source, and it is to the analysis and discussion of his teaching that this article is devoted.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-55 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Nashim |
| Issue number | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
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