Women possess a unique spiritual advantage in Divine service, with a more revealed Emunah and Yiras Shamayim rooted deep within their souls. This inner faith explains the distinction in Jewish lineage, where the essence of Jewish identity comes through the mother, while the detailed divisions of Kohen, Levi, and Yisrael come through the father. Accordingly, when the Torah was given, women received the General Principles of Torah — Emunah and Yiras Shamayim — while men received the detailed laws and mitzvos. This is why women are exempt from time-bound mitzvos, as they are connected primarily to the timeless spiritual foundations that rise above detailed limitations. As taught by the Arizal, man and woman together form one soul, and the performance of time-bound mitzvos by the man includes the woman as well. Just as redemption from Egypt came in the merit of righteous women, so too the future redemption will come through their merit.

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