Rebbe Eliezer ben Yaakov said, “From where do we know that a woman should not go out to war with weapons?” The Torah says, “A man’s utensils should not be on a woman” (Devarim 22:5).

Avodah Zarah 18Feb 2, 20184 min

Accounting For All

Every Yom Kippur, Jews all over the world recite Viduy, the confession. Some of the sins listed may be familiar to the person reciting them, and those certainly deserve mention.

Gemara stories on Tznius

י״ח

The Martyrdom of Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon

Rome sentences Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon and his wife to death and his daughter to disgrace. The Gemara explains each one's fate and his wife's acceptance of it.

Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon

Avodah Zarah 18

נ״ט

Yael Kills Sisera With a Tent Peg

Yael welcomes the fleeing general Sisera into her tent, and once he falls asleep she kills him with a tent peg rather than a man’s sword.

Yael, Sisera

Nazir 59