[Avodah] Women and tefillin

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Rav Elazar M. Teitz wrote:
: Indeed? Many women fulfill the mitzva of arba'a minim. How many
: of them fulfill the mitzvos of tzitzis and t'fillin?

R' Micha Berger pointed out:
> In both of REMT's cases, there is actually strong reason for a
> woman /not/ to fulfill those particular mitzvos:
>
> Tzitzis are clothing, and once it wasn't in style for women to
> wear tzitzis, for them to do so would violate "beged ish" ("Lo
> yihyeh keli gever al ishah..." Dev 22:5)

Okay, fine, here's a better example: Many women fulfill the mitzva of arba'a minim. How many of them say Shema at two specific times every day?

BTW, can anyone point me to a complete list of all the Mitzvos Aseh Shehazman Graman? Thanks. It might be worth a separate thread, if there are disputes about it.

Akiva Miller

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