In this second episode of our series on mitzvos asei shehazman grama, Chava Goodman explores the topic from a fresh angle, based on various sources from Kabbalah and chassidus.

Rather than looking at women's exemption as driven by pragmatic concerns, this mystical perspective sees it as a product of a cosmic reality. What are the masculine and feminine energies within creation and how does that explain a woman's relationship to mitzvos?

Chava paints a beautiful picture of what a feminine mode of service is all about and demonstrates how the halachic sources on this topic allude to this deeper understanding of a woman's relationship with time.