The Talmud makes clear that anyone can read from the Torah for the community, even a slave, a child or a woman. This makes public Torah reading completely different from any other "mitzvah". For the source-sheet, go <a href="https://torahreadernet.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aliyot-for-women-sources-1-1.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>. For the podcast website, visit <a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="nofollow">www.torahreader.net</a>.

The Talmud makes clear that anyone can read from the Torah for the community, even a slave, a child or a woman. This makes public Torah reading completely different from any other "mitzvah". For the source-sheet, go here. For the podcast website, visit www.torahreader.net.

The Talmud makes clear that anyone can read from the Torah for the community, even a slave, a child or a woman. This makes public Torah reading completely different from any other "mitzvah". For the source-sheet, go <a href="https://torahreadernet.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aliyot-for-women-sources-1-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. For the podcast website, visit <a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.torahreader.net</a>.

1. Anyone may read the Torah for the community!

Many members of orthodox synagogues believe that women&#39;s Torah reading is forbidden. But the traditional rabbinic sources are more nuanced: they give plenty of room for a community either to permit or to forbid as it chooses. Most rabbis don&#39;t teach these sources, but they are outlined in this podcast by Benedict Roth, an informal Jewish educator based in London. All the background sources can be found on <a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="nofollow">www.torahreader.net</a>

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Many members of orthodox synagogues believe that women's Torah reading is forbidden. But the traditional rabbinic sources are more nuanced: they give plenty of room for a community either to permit or to forbid as it chooses. Most rabbis don't teach these sources, but they are outlined in this podcast by Benedict Roth, an informal Jewish educator based in London. All the background sources can be found on www.torahreader.net

Many members of orthodox synagogues believe that women's Torah reading is forbidden. But the traditional rabbinic sources are more nuanced: they give plenty of room for a community either to permit or to forbid as it chooses. Most rabbis don't teach these sources, but they are outlined in this podcast by Benedict Roth, an informal Jewish educator based in London. All the background sources can be found on <a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.torahreader.net</a>

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