tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post4604364128254601781..comments2023-04-12T14:55:19.021+03:00Comments on Nad-ned Nad-ned: Gender Imbalance: The Examples Are on the WallA Living Nadneydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-21217786465233743322008-11-23T21:29:00.000+02:002008-11-23T21:29:00.000+02:00That is too bad about this text book and your expe...That is too bad about this text book and your experience, because i am finding many examples of just HOW IMPORTANT women are in the Jewish religion (posted on my blog). Yes they are focused on the family, but one must think about the past and where these thoughts came from. That being said, there are many examples in the Torah that show that women are not only important in the community but also have a very deep connection with Hashem.Shortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195198876287540850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-6134216046655243032008-11-19T13:12:00.000+02:002008-11-19T13:12:00.000+02:00I don't have any interesting insights, but I can r...I don't have any interesting insights, but I can relate to your frustrations.<BR/><BR/>On a more humorous note, my daughter has picked up that boys get treated differently than girls in our Orthodox Jewish world. So last night, as her two older brothers complained about the amount of work they get, she piped up, "Oh, but girls don't have to do all that work, right?" She's already looking for silver linings.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-84342117048640169112008-11-18T22:53:00.000+02:002008-11-18T22:53:00.000+02:00I can still criticize this book ion its own merits...I can still criticize this book ion its own merits, or lack thereof, even if it is the best one available. But why do they need a textbook at all when the teacher can pull out a קיצור שלחן ערוך or similar book, and write her own questions.<BR/><BR/>The book doesn't have answers in it, and they haven't studied that part as a class. From what I read, it sounds like washing for immediate need over the chag is OK, but the book has a very clear disclaimer at the beginning, that it is not to be used to determine <I>psaq halacha.</I>. Honestly, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read that.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-54540502637674116782008-11-18T22:35:00.000+02:002008-11-18T22:35:00.000+02:001. Before you chastise the school for choosing the...1. Before you chastise the school for choosing the textbook, you have to find out if a better one exists.<BR/>2. What was the verdict about the washing machine? Was she supposed to wash the clothes by hand during chol hamoed?mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-84973531487398489802008-11-18T21:43:00.000+02:002008-11-18T21:43:00.000+02:00Without a doubt, personal examples from home are t...Without a doubt, personal examples from home are the best teachings... I only wish it were enough to counter the ridiculous narrative the schools insist on pushing forward.<BR/><BR/>I hope that principal got the book reinstated, or at least was able to publicize the very justified reason for her anger.<BR/><BR/>As for schools where things like this go unnoticed, or are even encourage, G-d help us.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-74288008279892384492008-11-18T21:13:00.000+02:002008-11-18T21:13:00.000+02:00Judging from the condition of other workbooks I ha...Judging from the condition of other workbooks I have seen male babies must be found under cabbage leaves since women play no part anywhere.<BR/><BR/>I was teaching in a very right wing yeshiva for girls and the elementary school principal, herself the wife of a well known Rosh Yeshiva, came down to our office furious. Her third grade math workbook had been pulled out of usage by the Hanhallah. Why? Because on one page there was a line drawing of a father standing with two of his kids by the kitchen sink, and the father was the one washing the dishes! The school absolutely did not want its female students to see this as normative behavior.<BR/><BR/>My personal answer to all of this was to make sure that I showed my kids at home the contributions made by both men and women, and how both are necessary.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.com