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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> The prohibition of
Women at the Beit haKevarot during a funeral is based on the Zohar VaYakhel sec.
196 (haSatan merakeid...). Shulkhan Arukh Y.D. sec. 359, seif 1
indicates that there are different mihagim about women coming to a funeral; and
in seif 2 (based on the above Zohar) writes that one should be careful that
women should not come particpate in the fumeral; Shach ad loc. subsec. 2.
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> The many communities
throughout the world who are Meikel, Rely on the Resp. Beit Lehem Yehuda, sec.
359 - particularly if men and women remain separated. </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> The issue is Discussed in
Pnei Barukh Chap. 5, Parag. 10, note 32. See also Resp. Mareh haBazak II:94 and
III:73. For a discussion of the Resp. material, s</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">ee at length the excellent review (in Hebrew) of R.
Mordechai Avadiel: </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=HE
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'David Transparent'"><O:P><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> The issue of a woman giving a
hesped, is related to the above as well as to tsniut
considerations/sensitivities. I remind everyone of the furor when Rav Mordechai
Eliyahu objected to a woman giving a shiur in front of men. The above
Zohar seems to maintain that there is a particular problem of Hirhur at a
funeral. </FONT></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=HE
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'David Transparent'"><O:P><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> Many stringent Hevra Kadishot
will permit women to eulogise after they have left [ - what you do when they are
not around is not their responsibility].</FONT> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=3>--------------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dr. Aryeh A. Frimer<BR>Chemistry Dept., Bar-Ilan
University<BR>Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL<BR>E-mail: </FONT></FONT><A
href="mailto:FrimeA@mail.biu.ac.il"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>FrimeA@mail.biu.ac.il</FONT></A><BR>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=eliturkel@gmail.com href="mailto:eliturkel@gmail.com">Eli Turkel</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=avodah@aishdas.org
href="mailto:avodah@aishdas.org">avodah</A> ; <A title=frimera@zahav.net.il
href="mailto:frimera@zahav.net.il">Aryeh Frimer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> women at a funeral</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>see<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3693161,00.html">http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3693161,00.html</A><BR><BR>is
there any halacha (not minhag) against women speaking at a funeral?<BR>In
other places I have seen it<BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli
Turkel<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>