What's right with women and zimmun.

Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought | September 22, 1993| | Copyright

Introduction

IN RECENT YEARS, THERE HAS ARISEN CONsiderable halakhically based controversy over women's participation in certain areas of Jewish life. These include women's prayer groups, women's advanced Torah study, and women's reading of the Torah. One area which involves little actual halakhic controversy in terms of permission to participate, is women's zimmun (the introductory invitation preceding Grace after Meals). Nevertheless, it is not widely practiced by women.(1) This summary article will attempt to elucidate some of the issues of zimmun and women. ...

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