Spinster!
“R. Eliezer: a woman’s wisdom is in her spinning…. The words of Torah should be burnt rather than be given over to women” Yerushalmi Sotah 2:4
this was R. Eliezer's response to a woman who asked him a question about Torah. It shows not just the attitude that the world of Torah and knowledge should be exclusively male only, but also reveals a suspicion and lack of respect for women's work, their crafts and skills.
this was R. Eliezer's response to a woman who asked him a question about Torah. It shows not just the attitude that the world of Torah and knowledge should be exclusively male only, but also reveals a suspicion and lack of respect for women's work, their crafts and skills.
