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frumnotyeshivish
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I think this whole conversation is geared toward discussing what women have the right to be in judaism. The concept of rights and entitlements is quite contrary to classic jewish thought.

The premise of our lives is that we were created for a purpose. We have a mission. The mission is to create a relationship with, become close to, and be the slaves of, Hashem, thereby bringing the world to its spiritual fulfillment.

The question then is God created men and women with many obvious differences. Why? We don’t believe the differences are accidental. Our sages explain many differences in the relative roles of men and women and their relative strengths and weaknesses. We don’t know God as well as our sages did.

Shlomo Hamelech says in koheles “isha bchol aileh lo motzosi.” Rashi explains this is referring to halachah. Women have other strengths. If the role of women is perceived as a lesser one, either there is a problem with the perception, or God designed it that way. Neither of those two options suggests that women should waste their time trying to be men. I believe that it is tragic that so many just missed the boat.