My my, I seem to have caused a mighty buzz in the hive. Juxtaposing a number of MM’s comments, to the one to which I replied, I assumed he was referring to full time learners. People who learn full time are scholars. They might be erudite, competant or poor ones, but they are scholars none the less. Thus I asked MM if he understood the passage of the Gemara he quoted to mean that only the wives of scholars merit a place in heaven. But Just a guy makes a good point that the Gemara could be referring to people who do not learn full time but are kovea itim; something I didn’t consider at the time. So I need to modify my question to MM. I’ll try to make it all encompassing: “MM based on your understanding of the passage you quoted, can women attain a share of olam habah if neither their husbands or children ever learn any Torah?” Hope that clears things up. I’d be happy to hear from MM on my question as modified.
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