Status of Women

• The halachic prohibition against women’s singing: what is the meaning of the halachic ruling that a woman’s voice is erva (erotic)?

• Why are women barred from serving as religious judges and as witnesses in Hebrew law?

• Why does halacha forbid women from serving in public leadership in Israel?

• What is the source of the adherence to separation between men and women in Judaism?

• What is the purpose of protecting modesty?

• What don’t women have any standing within the orthodox synagogue?

• What impact have the feminist movement and women’s serving in the IDF and in key positions had?