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“Dear Rabbi, I Am a Woman Who . . .”: Women Asking Rabbis Questions, from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein to the Internet
- Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
- Indiana University Press
- Number 21, Spring 5771/2011
- pp. 134-159
- Article
- Additional Information
The interaction between rabbis and women demonstrates the accessibility of halakhic authority to women. This accessibility is influenced by a number of factors and occurs at varying levels and frequencies in different communities. Not only the frequency, but also the content of the questions asked by women of rabbis has varied. This paper will examine the questions women have addressed to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Hayim David Halevy, and the Internet portal