Links on Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Ruling, a Slew of Carnivals, and More

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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2 Responses to “Links on Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Ruling, a Slew of Carnivals, and More”

1. Ilana-Davita says:

   March 2, 2009 at 1:49 PM

   Nice round-up.

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2. Rabbi Ovadia’s Surprising Ruling: Women Can Read Megillah for Men | A Mother in Israel says:

   March 2, 2009 at 2:33 PM

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3. Leora says:

   March 2, 2009 at 4:54 PM

   Thanks for the link. Nice list of posts.

   I’m still hoping you’ll add a comments feed, so all the many wonderful comments from your blog will show up in my Google Reader. (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)

   Reply
4. Almost Purim Weekly Review « Ilana-Davita says:

   March 6, 2009 at 12:41 PM

   [...] Mom in Israel discusses Rabbi Ovadia’s Surprising Ruling: Women Can Read Megillah for Men and shares new links [...]

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