Maid In Heaven

 

. EQUAL RIGHTS = ALL WOMEN ARE EQUAL There is a מחלוקת הפוסקים if women are מחוייב in the מצות זכירת מחיית עמלק. One of the first sources of the Poskim who hold that women are מחוייב with the Mitzvah goes back to R Nosson Adler Zt"l who insisted that even the maids (Jewish) should go to Shul to listen to Parshas זכור Question: Why would we think that women who wash the dishes or scrub the floors should be less obligated than other women to perform Mitzvohs?  If women are obligated to observe מצוות זכירת מחיית עמלק  why would the maid be less obligated?        ?למה נגרע   Answer: In Western Europe, especially Germany, almost all women went to Shul every Shabbos. The younger children were left behind with the Nanny/maid. Even lower-income households afforded maids etc. R.N. Adler didn't try to say that even the maid is obligated in the מצות זכירת מחיית עמלק. If women are obligated then all women are equally obligated in the מצוה All he said was, that even the maids who usually don't go to Shul need to go to Shul this week so that they will be יוצא the מצוה. אמבצי                                      Addendum to yesterday's email                                  NOT ONLY A YEKISHE MINHAG ומה קול הצאן הזה באזני                                                         A Yerushalmi בעל קריאה who also                             does it himself, sent me this  הראב"ד הגאון רבי ישראל יעקב פישר זצ"ל היה קורא" "----ההפטרה בקול ועושה כן בהדגשה ומההההה