In this episode we go behind the scenes with Deracheha site director Laurie Novick to hear about the challenges and inspiration that went into writing our series on head-covering.

You can read the series here https://www.deracheha.org/passages/#head-covering/

In this episode we discuss the concept of yuhara and its applicability to women voluntarily wearing tzitzit.

To read the sources discussed in context, check out the full article on our site at https://www.deracheha.org/tzitzit-2-yuhara/.

In this episode we'll discuss what the mitzva of tzitzit is, as well as why women have not customarily performed this mitzva. We'll also discuss whether a woman can perform the mitzva, and the potential halachic issue of keli gever (men's garb) that may apply in this case.

To read all the sources mentioned in this episode, check out our article here: https://www.deracheha.org/tzitzit-1-keli-gever/

In this episode we discuss the setting in which the obligation to cover the head applies, including the difference between public and private spaces, and whether there are others present.

To read more, click here https://www.deracheha.org/head-covering-5-where/

How much of her head or hair does a woman need to cover? Where do the variations in custom come from?

To see the sources mentioned in the podcast, click here https://www.deracheha.org/head-covering-4-how/

In this episode we discuss the source of the ruling that the obligation to cover the head takes effect only upon marriage, and how this affects divorced women and brides.

In this shiur, Laurie Novick analyzes the type of Hallel said on Chanuka, as well as the unique relationship of women to Chanuka, in order to understand the special obligation of women to recite Hallel on Chanukah.

What explanations for the mitzva of head-covering emerge from the sources? What other meanings might a woman find in the mitzva?

In this episode we discuss where head-covering is mentioned in the Torah, and in which contexts it is raised in the Mishnah and Gemara. We'll discuss sources which relate head-covering strongly to the concept of "dat yehudit", and secondarily to the concept of "erva".

To read more about the sources mentioned in the podcast, click over to our full article here: https://www.deracheha.org/head-covering-1-halachic-basis/