Comments on: Can a women read the megillah for a man?

By: Haveil Havalim #169 Part II | Writes Like She Talks

Haveil Havalim #169 Part II | Writes Like She Talks — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:01:02 +0000

[...] a great question Heshy poses: Can a women read the megillah for a man? And it makes me think that this carnival should be read by clergy everywhere because this has got [...]

By: chanief

chanief — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:41:35 +0000

Hesh You know us women sooo well! All we EVER do is gossip, eat and share scrapbooks. Thanks for giving away our deep dark secrets. I love your comedy, it’s what drew me here, but am enjoying these more “serious” posts too (except for the idea that maybe you’re just joking with these as well but I’m not witty enough to catch it ;o)

HaRavette – Love what you wrote. This is my primary issue with the mainstream orthodox community, the rigidity and refusal to change and move along with the times.

I grew up in a Lubavitch home and therefore know next to nothing at all about Megillas Rus. I know the story, but not the halachos about reading the megilla. I have no issue personally with a woman reading it to men but I’m fairly certain a majority of the orthodox community would consider it not-kosher.

By: Lion of Zion

Lion of Zion — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:41:07 +0000

“Why not stick with comedy?”

well even when hesh writes a serious post, you can always count on some of the nonsensical comments for a good laugh.

By: M

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:30:27 +0000

LOL.

Children!

By: heimish in bp

heimish in bp — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:58:53 +0000

Ben – Yehudah, be nice, please

By: heshman

heshman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:56:48 +0000

Don’t worry I just wrote something really funny for next week- well I think its funny.

By: Ben-Yehudah

Ben-Yehudah — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:44:09 +0000

I was not referring to this post in particular.

By: heshman

heshman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:06:15 +0000

Nah I just go through stages- this is the “write whatever the hell I feel like not nec comedy stage” if you don’t like it you can leave.

Well actually these posts pertain to things going on in my life and they are written with a comic slant- it just flies over peoples heads because its too witty for them.

Funny because all of these so called “modernist” views are in the Shulchan Aruch- and you can search the sources for that.

I wasn’t in a comedy mood- I want to diversify.

By: Ben-Yehudah

Ben-Yehudah — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:38:01 +0000

B”H

“You may notice that I have been posting more and more semi-serious posts….”

Why?

Are you trying to find justification from your audience’s “feeling” that you are correct in your modernist views?

Do you go around searching for every Qulah in the book?

Why not stick with comedy?