In this episode, we discuss the status of women in Halacha and how each of us thinks about the differences between men and women's halachic obligations.

We raise the discomfort women might feel given the Torah's gendered language, and discuss possible reasons why women are exempt from certain mitzvot.

What is the difference between being equal in the eyes of God and having identical halachic obligations? How can an 'exemption mindset' impact women's mitzva observance?
This is a first dive into a complex topic that we will circle back to in the future.

See the Deracheha website for articles that inspired this conversation and for further study:
https://www.deracheha.org/status/
https://www.deracheha.org/halachic-status/
https://www.deracheha.org/positive-time-bound-mitzvot/