[Avodah] Do Women Need To Hear Eicha?

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Prof. Levine quoted Rav Moshe Shternbuch:

> Since reading Eicha is part of the mitzva of mourning the Bais
> HaMikdash it is important for both men and women to understand
> the general meaning of Eicha. If you just read it without any 
> understanding you haven't accomplished the goal. Rav Shternbuch 
> recommends to use a readily available translation. A woman who 
> doesn't understand anything at all and does not have access to a 
> translation, need not go through the motions of reading Eicha.

I am not aware of any similar requirement to understand the general meaning of Esther. If one reads it without any understanding, I thought he *is* yotzay.

A man who doesn't understand anything at all and does not have access to a translation, still needs to go through the motions of reading Esther. Or am I mistaken?

And if I am correct, why would Rav Shternbuch be stricter on Eicha than on Esther?

Akiva Miller

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