If Torah reading by women infringes the "respect" due to the community, might the community have the right to waive its "respect" to allow women to read? Rabbi Josef Karo, the author of the Shulhan Arukh, rules as such and Rabbi Joel Sirkis, the author of the Bayit Hadash, disagrees. For the source-sheet, go <a href="https://torahreadernet.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aliyot-for-women-sources-5-1.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>. For the podcast website, visit <a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="nofollow">www.torahreader.net</a>.

If Torah reading by women infringes the "respect" due to the community, might the community have the right to waive its "respect" to allow women to read? Rabbi Josef Karo, the author of the Shulhan Arukh, rules as such and Rabbi Joel Sirkis, the author of the Bayit Hadash, disagrees. For the source-sheet, go here. For the podcast website, visit www.torahreader.net.

If Torah reading by women infringes the "respect" due to the community, might the community have the right to waive its "respect" to allow women to read? Rabbi Josef Karo, the author of the Shulhan Arukh, rules as such and Rabbi Joel Sirkis, the author of the Bayit Hadash, disagrees. For the source-sheet, go&nbsp;<a href="https://torahreadernet.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aliyot-for-women-sources-5-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. For the podcast website, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://torahreader.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.torahreader.net</a>.

5. Might the community have the right to waive its "respect"?

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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