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Kiddushin 34: תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה נָשִׁים פְּטוּרוֹת

jyungar September 16, 2023

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The Mishna (29b) taught that women are not obligated in mitzvot aseh she-hazman geramah – positive commandments that are dependent on time. Our Gemara asks for a source that frees women from these commandments and presents tefillin as the archetype – just as women are not obligated to lay tefillin similarly all mitzvot aseh she-hazman geramah are not obligatory for women.

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