Menstruation in sacred spaces. Medieval and early-modern Jewish women in the synagogue
How sacred is the Synagogue? Can a woman enter this holy place while menstruating? What is more sacred: the space, or the Holy objects within it? In the classic sources of the Halakhah, the Jewish Law, one can find no restrictions on women from entering a synagogue while being in the state of Niddah...
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Language: | English |
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Donner Institute
2004
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Nordisk judaistik
Year: 2004, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-16 |
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Synagogues
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