[Avodah] Schooling for women (was 12 steps)

[SBA]

<toramada at bezeqint.net> wrote:
>I must say that this has always bothered me. The idea that
>teaching women Yiddishkeit in an organized way is only b/c of
>"sha'at had'chak".
>
>Even more so, after learning the G'mara that in the time of
>Chizkiya, when they checked, they couldn't find a "Tinok o
>Tinoket" who didn't know all Torah SheBe'al Peh including Tohorot.
>>

The sefer Chassidim explains that dinim that apply to females may - and 
indeed
must - be taught to them. And as taharos was part of everyone's daily life
in those days, even girls had to know the halachos.

The issur of 'ke'ilu melamdo tiflus' refers to 'omek talmud vetaamei 
mitzvos'.

Anyone wishing to understand this sugya, should have a look in the
3rd part of VM - Maamar Loshon Hakodesh - especially chapters 41-43.

SBA