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Re: Women ride in back on sex-segregated Brooklyn bus line

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Oct 24 13:30:25 2011, in response to Re: Women ride in back on sex-segregated Brooklyn bus line, posted by mtk52983 on Mon Oct 24 10:48:55 2011.

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WMATAGMOAGH addressed #2. As for #1 and #3, while they may technically be prohibitions, the way I have heard it explained, in extremely simple terms, is that women are released from these obligations (Torah study and praying with a minyan) so that they can focus on other things.

Now a separate issue is whether or not you agree that women should be focusing on those other things. All I can say is that in everyday normal Orthodox life as per the Jewish religion, women are certainly not treated as second class citizens. As people, both men and women are treated pretty well and equally. They are just assigned different tasks in life. But one is not valued over the other. And unlike in a cult, if a woman is unhappy, she has a million options open to her to rectify it.

Of course, I can not explain this anywhere nearly as well as an Orthodox rabbi can, so, as I usually do, I suggest you talk to an Orthodox rabbi if you have serious concerns that you would like to be addressed.

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