Today’s conversation continues our tefilla series with a zoom in on the morning blessings that are gender specific: a man blessing God for not making him a woman, and a woman blessing God for making her according to His will. This episode also connects to a broader thread of Women Talking Mitzvot, how to navigate Jewish texts and liturgy that can be uncomfortable when viewed in a modern light.Deracheha article: https://www.deracheha.org/prayer-5-she-lo-asani-isha-she-asani-kirtzono/Links to content referenced:Ilana Kurshan, “If All the Seas Were Ink”: https://www.amazon.com/If-All-Seas-Were-Ink/dp/1250121264
Article on Yeshivat Har Etzion learning Ketubot: https://forward.com/opinion/208361/its-time-for-yeshivas-to-fight-rape-culture/
Esti Rosenberg, The World of Women’s Torah Learning: Developments, Directions, and Objectives: https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/777845/The-World-of-Women%E2%80%99s-Torah-Learning:-Developments,-Directions,-and-ObjectivesSara Wolkenfeld on imagining ourselves into the Beit Midrash at the Women's Shas completion: https://thelehrhaus.com/commentary/imagining-ourselves-into-the-beit-midrash/