More posts on Chacham Ovadia Yosef, women, and the megillah:

• Rafi listened and shares details.
• According to Professor Jeffrey Woolf at My Obiter Dicta, the ruling isn’t surprising. And it has no implications for Ashkenazim (Jews of Eastern European descent).
• Lion of Zion, whose comments we’ve missed (among others), posts about Women Scribes in Jewish History.
• Ilana-Davita pointed out an older, in-depth discussion of the issue (2003) by Rabbi Aryeh Frimer, also mentioned by Woolf, which takes Rabbi Ovadia’s ruling into account. So this is nothing new.
• Avielah Barclay’s comment on the previous post led to her blog, Am Sofrot, about female scribes in Jewish law.
• Hirhurim weighs in on the subject.

New Jewish Blog

At least it’s new to me. Adventures in Mama-Land is written by an observant, breastfeeding mom who likes to share kosher recipes.

Carnivals

A feast for the eyes: Spring in Israel Jpix by Leora.

A feast for the tastebuds: The Almost Purim Edition of Kosher Cooking Carnival by Batya.

A feast for your brain cells, funny bone, etc:  The I Love Adar edition of  Haveil Havalim by Israeli Insider.

Contest Update

I’ll be choosing a random winner from comments on the Purim Basket Giveaway, sponsored by Oh, Nuts, later this evening (Monday) Israel time. If you’ve won I’ll be sending you an email, with a copy to Oh Nuts so you can arrange delivery.

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