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Halachos of Women

The document discusses halachic rules regarding women's obligations for time-bound mitzvot. It notes that generally women are exempt from positive commandments bound by time. There are some exceptions, such as for Pesach, Shabbat, Chanukah and Purim. It also discusses women's obligations regarding honoring parents and saying Hallel.

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Halachos of Women

The document discusses halachic rules regarding women's obligations for time-bound mitzvot. It notes that generally women are exempt from positive commandments bound by time. There are some exceptions, such as for Pesach, Shabbat, Chanukah and Purim. It also discusses women's obligations regarding honoring parents and saying Hallel.

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HALACHA FOR TODAY


PRACTICAL HALACHA FOR EVERY JEW, FOR EVERY DAY
SHUL WEEKLY; ISSUE #87; PARASHAS KI SEITZEI 5776
Please Refrain From Reading During Davening and Krias HaTorah.

HALACHOS OF WOMEN

Continued from last week

1) As a general rule, women are exempt from fulfilling Mitzvos Asei She'Hazman Grama, positive
commandments that are bound to a certain time of the day or to a certain time period during the week,
month or year. (See Mishna Kidushin 29a). This applies equally to biblical commandments as well as to
rabbinical commandments. (Ruling of Tosafos Pesachim 108b Dibur Hamaschil SheAf and also the prevalent ruling
of most Poskim. Some Poskim argue and maintain that for rabbinical Mitzvos women are obligated even if they are
time bound, as the biblical prohibition against deviating from the words of Chazal (Lo Tasur, Devarim 17:11) is always
in effect. See Sefer Nefesh Chaya from Rav Reuven Margolies Siman 428 quoting the opinion of the MaHaral of Prague
Zatzal in Gevuros Hashem Perek 48)

2) There are, however, a few exceptions to the aforementioned rule, and there are a handful of such
Mitzvos which women are indeed obligated to fulfill, each for its own specific reason.

These Mitzvos include eating Matzah on the first night of Pesach, the rest of the Mitzvos on the first night
of Pesach, Kiddush on Shabbos, the Mitzvos of Chanukah and Purim and the Mitzvah of eating on Erev
Yom Kippur. (See Talmud Pesachim 43b and Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 472:14, Siman 271:2 and Shu"t
Ksav Sofer Orach Chaim Siman 112 and Shu"t Yechaveh Da'as Siman 58. Eating the Korban Pesach. Hakhel and
Simcha on Yom Tov may also be obligatory for women. See Rambam Hilchos Avodah Zarah Perek 12:3)

3) Women are not obligated in the recital of Hallel, being that it is a time-bound Mitzvah, Mitzvas Asei
She'Hazman Grama, except for the first night of Pesach, as being that they too were part of the miracle of
redemption, they are obligated in saying praise to Hashem for it. (See Talmud Pesachim 108b and Mogen
Avraham Siman 422:5).However, even on the days when they are not obligated to recite the Hallel, they still
may do so if they so desire.

4) According to some Poskim they may even recite a Bracha on the Hallel in the event that they do choose
to recite it. This is the prevalent custom of Ashkenazi women to indeed recite a bracha when performing
any time bound Mitzvah. (See Biur Halacha Siman 422, end of Dibur Hamaschil Hallel where he cites two reasons.
See also Rama Orach Chaim Siman 589:6 )
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Women who follow the Sephardic tradition and follow the ruling of the Bet Yosef, don't recite Brachos on
any time-bound Mitzvos, and should also refrain from reciting a Bracha on Hallel any time except on the
first night of Pesach. (See Rambam Hilchos Tzitzis Perek 3:10, Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 589:6 and
Shu"t Yabia Omer Vol. 1 Siman40 and 42)

5) Women and men are equally obligated in the Mitzvah to honor their parents. However, a married
woman's obligations (Shibud) to her husband supersede her obligation to honor her parents in situations
where she must choose between the two. (See Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 240:17)

6) Single girls, as well as married women whose husbands do not have an issue with them choosing to
honor their parents even at the husband's expense, must follow all the halachos of Kibud Av V'Eim just
like males. (See Shach to Shulchan Aruch ibid. Os 19)

To Be Continued Next Week BEzras Hashem

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