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A View from the Women’s Section

A View from the Women’s Section

Last updated on: October 15, 2018 at 12:57 pm by Michael Weiner

A View from the Women’s Section 2018-10-15T12:57:50-04:00 Michael Weiner

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Just thought I’d post the link to an article that I recently wrote about my experience attending a prayer service in a mostly female space. In Orthodox Jewish prayer spaces, there is always a mechitzah (literally, ‘wall’) that separates men and women during prayer. Ideally, both sections would be of equal size and have equally good visibility and access to what’s going on. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Here’s my musing on this topic, and how men can do better at appreciating and responding to the needs of women who come to pray.

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