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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear R. YGB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> I would like to make it
clear that there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the text of the
benediction<EM> she-lo asani isha</EM>─since it appears thrice in Rabbinic
literature: in the <EM>Tosefta</EM>, the <EM>Talmud Bavli</EM> and the
<EM>Yerushalmi</EM>.<A name=_Ref282960674></A><A title=""
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style="mso-bookmark: _Ref282960674"></SPAN> Both the <EM>Tosefta</EM> and the
<EM>Yerushalmi</EM> make it clear that the benediction is related strictly to
men’s greater obligation in commandments. As is well known, women are generally
freed from <EM>mitsvot asei she-ha-zeman gramman </EM>(time-determined positive
commandments), which include, <EM>inter alia</EM>: <EM>sukka</EM>,
<EM>lulav</EM>, <EM>shofar</EM>, <EM>tefillin</EM> and <EM>tsitsit</EM>.<A
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Reams have been written to explain the import of these benedictions and why they
are in the negative.<A title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3"
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I would like, however, to cite the comments of R. Reuven Margaliyyot,<A title=""
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which I personally find very satisfying.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in">…A woman is not
punished if she does not fulfill time-determined positive commandments, and her
share in the World to Come is like that of a man. Hence, there might well be
room for a male Jew to think that it might have been better had he been born a
woman, for then he would have been freed from the yoke of these commandments.
Hence, [the Rabbis] established that each male should make a daily declaration
that these <I>mitsvot</I> are not a burden. </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -2.15pt; tab-stops: .5in">A similar
approach appears in the writings of the 18<SUP>th</SUP> Century Talmudist R.
Samuel Eidels (Maharsha) who writes:<A title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0.5in"><SPAN dir=ltr></SPAN><SPAN
dir=ltr></SPAN>…[A male makes this benediction because the role] of a man and a
woman are each lenient on the one hand and stringent on the other. For if they
are righteous, the reward of the male is greater, because he is commanded in
more <EM>mitsvot</EM> than a woman. However, if they are not righteous, the
man's punishment is greater than a woman's.<SPAN lang=HE dir=rtl
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">These
scholars note that one who has greater obligation has greater potential for
reward, but also for greater possible punishment should he or she not do as
required. Thus, a man who doesn’t put on <EM>tefillin</EM> or sit in the
<EM>Sukka</EM> is punished for <EM>bittul aseh</EM>─for not fulfilling the
positive commandment he was bidden to obey. Hence, the Rabbis ordained that each
day, each of us acknowledge that, <EM>mutatis mutandis</EM>, the Creator could
have made us a non-Jew, or a slave, or a woman with fewer obligations, but also
fewer risks. Yet, the Almighty chose not to. By reciting the daily identity
<EM>berakhot</EM> <EM>“sheLo asani goy; sheLo asani aved; sheLo asani isha”
</EM>each of us accepts upon ourselves the spiritual/religious role that we have
been given. The “<EM>she-lo</EM>” is to be understood as “<U>Who</U> has not,” a
sober acknowledgement and acceptance of a spiritual role, not a celebrative
“<U>because</U> He has not.” <SPAN lang=HE dir=rtl
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><SPAN
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</SPAN>R. Nissim Alpert suggests a insightful rationale as to why these
<EM>berakhot</EM> are formulated in the negative. Hazal wanted to communicate to
us that the Creator only gives us the <EM>opportunity</EM> - He defines who we
are <EM>not</EM>; it is up to <B><U>us</U></B> to define who we <EM>are</EM> and
maximize our positive potential.<A title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6"
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Interestingly, the same idea appears in the writings of 19<SUP>th</SUP> century
R. Zadok haKohen.<A title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in">And the reason one
should not recite "who has made me an Israelite" is that man functions with
freedom of choice, and one can be called an Israelite only if he chooses
properly. And who can be sure that he/she will chose correctly? Hence, we can
only recite the benedictions "who has not made me a non-Jew or a slave." But,
nevertheless, one has the choice to chose [whether to do these <EM>mitsvot</EM>]
because he is not a non-Jew or a slave. The same is true for "who has not made
me a woman" – it is in his choice to fulfill or not fulfill those
<EM>mitsvot</EM> that stem from men's greater <EM>mitsva </EM>obligation.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in">Many
have waved this all off as “apologetics”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I guess one man’s apologetics is
another’s honest explanation. The only authoritative guideline is the one given
us by the <EM>Tosefta </EM>and the <EM>Yerushalmi</EM>─namely, that this
bendiction relates to the fewer number of specific mitsvot in which women are
obligated. Prof. Sperber has chosen to interpret the <EM>berakha</EM> in a way
which creates a problem and casts aspersions on Hazal. To my mind, it is far
better to understand it so no problem begins!<SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference>
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in"><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference>In light of all the above, your response: <EM><FONT
face="Times New Roman">"R' Meir means that a person to whom these berachos are
relevant <U><STRONG>must</STRONG></U> recite the relevant ones." Is
</FONT></EM><FONT face="Times New Roman">exactly right! Hence, the
following statement is quite a stretch <EM>(dahuk beYoter).</EM></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM>"Relevance for this kind of brachah
includes feeling the sense of hoda'ah it implies." </EM>The<EM>
Berakhot</EM> are not Triumphal thanks - more like the acknowledgement of
<EM>Barukh Dayan haEmet!</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV> beKhavod Rav</DIV>
<DIV> Aryeh</DIV></SPAN>
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<DIV id=ftn1 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref1"
name=_ftn1><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[1]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=DE
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-ansi-language: DE">. B.T.
<EM>Menahot</EM> 43b; J.T. Berakhot 9:1; and <EM>Tosefta Berakhot</EM> 6:18;
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV id=ftn2 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref2"
name=_ftn2><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[2]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">. See: <EM>Mishna</EM>
<EM>Kiddushin</EM> 1:7; <EM>Tosefta Kiddushin </EM>1:10; <EM>Talmud</EM>
<EM>Kiddushin</EM> 29a, and <EM>Kiddushin</EM> 33b and ff.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV id=ftn3 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref3"
name=_ftn3><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[3]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">“<EM>Birkot haShahar</EM>,”
<EM>Encyclopedia Talmudit, </EM>IV, p. 371ff;<EM> </EM><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference>Joseph Tabory, “</SPAN>The Benediction of
Self-Identity and The Changing Status of Women and of Orthodoxy,<SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference>”</SPAN> <EM>Kenishta</EM>,<SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference> </SPAN>1 (2001), pp. 107-138.<SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV id=ftn4 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref4"
name=_ftn4><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[4]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">. R. Reuven Margaliot<SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference>, <EM>Nitsotsei Or</EM>, <EM>Menahot</EM> 43b,
<EM>s.v. Rabbi Meir Omer</EM>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV id=ftn5 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref5"
name=_ftn5><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[5]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=DE
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-ansi-language: DE">. R.
Samuel Eliezer Eidels, <EM>Maharsha Hiddushei Aggadot</EM>, <EM>Menahot</EM>
43b. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">See also Chabakuk
Elisha, “<EM>Shelo Asani Isha</EM>,” A Simple Jew Blog, September 12, 2008,
available online at: <SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/343e2g5">http://tinyurl.com/343e2g5</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref6"
name=_ftn6><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[6]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">R. Joel Rich, personal communication
(January 2011); see also comments<SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference> </SPAN>to
<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/6l3ojup">http://tinyurl.com/6l3ojup</A></SPAN>. <SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoFootnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7" href="mhtml:mid://00000080/#_ftnref7"
name=_ftn7><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">[7]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">. R. Zaddok haKohen Rabinowitz
of Lublin, <EM>Pri Tsaddik</EM>, <EM>vaYikra, Parashat Emor</EM>, sec. 7,
<EM>s.v. </EM>“<EM>veAhar kakh.</EM>” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rygb@aishdas.org href="mailto:rygb@aishdas.org">Yosef Gavriel
Bechhofer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=frimera@zahav.net.il
href="mailto:frimera@zahav.net.il">Esther and Aryeh Frimer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=avodah@lists.aishdas.org
href="mailto:avodah@lists.aishdas.org">avodah@lists.aishdas.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 21, 2011 8:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: shelo asani isha</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The <I>adam</I> gives it away: A woman is included in
<I>adam</I>, yet cannot recite one of these berachos. A slave is included in
<I>adam</I>, yet cannot recite one of these berachos. A ger tzedek is included
in <I>adam</I>, yet cannot recite one of these berachos. R' Meir means that a
person to whom these berachos are relevant must recite the relevant ones.
Relevance for this kind of brachah includes feeling the sense of
<I>hoda'ah</I> it implies.<BR><BR>KT,<BR>YGB<BR><BR>On 8/21/2011 12:02 AM,
Esther and Aryeh Frimer wrote:
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align=left> R. Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer writes (Aug 18th
2011): "In theory, I have no problem with the elimination of Shelo asani
ishah. It is a birchas hodo'oh, if you don't feel thankful, don't say
it." </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left> However, how do you resolve the Talmud's
statement in Menahot 43b: "Haya Rabbi Meir omer (Rabbi Meir was wont to
say): <U>Hayav</U> adam levarekh shalosh berakhot bekhol yom (One is
obligated to recite three benedictions daily) ... shelo asani isha." </P>
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align=left><FONT face=Arial
size=2>--------------------------------<BR>Prof. Aryeh A.
Frimer<BR>Chemistry Dept., Bar-Ilan University<BR>Ramat Gan 52900,
ISRAEL<BR>E-mail (office): </FONT><A href="mailto:Aryeh.Frimer@biu.ac.il"
moz-do-not-send="true"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Aryeh.Frimer@biu.ac.il</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> or
</FONT><A href="mailto:FrimeA@biu.ac.il" moz-do-not-send="true"><FONT
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