A tallit-and-tefillin-wearing woman in a traditional Conservative synagogue?! An unorthodox—and non-orthodox—perspective on Jews and Judaism from a perpetual misfit. This blog, welcoming the entire Jewish community, is dedicated to those who take Judaism seriously, but not necessarily literally.
posted by Shira Salamone at 1:39 PM
Once upon a time, I belonged to a left-wing egalitarian Conservative synagogue, where I was one of a number of women who wore a tallit—and one of the few members who used an Orthodox prayer book (adding the Mothers, of course). Having moved since then, I now belong to a right-wing traditional Conservative synagogue, where I’m almost always the only woman wearing a tallit—and one of the few members who adds the Mothers. I seem destined to be forever . . . on the fringe.
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My husband tells me that this verse was contextual--he believes that it referred only to a Kohen Gadol not leaving the Bet HaMikdash for a burial or other mourning practices, and did not imply that the Kohen Gadol was subject to general imprisonment in the Bet HaMikdash.
Any other thoughts/opinions/information?
The Saperstein Rashi has a footnote about this, saying that R' Meir says this means the KG may not be part of the funeral procession, but may follow from a distance, while R' Yehudah says the KG may not leave the Temple during the funeral.
"Two Jews, three opinions" is an ancient tradition. :)
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