Comments on: Ezras Noshim: Jewish Women In Brooklyn Launch All-Women Ambulance Service For Expecting Moms

By: Bsimcha Tamid

Bsimcha Tamid — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:50 +0000

Haha! its a good joke for chodesh adar! dont worry guys no female will get so fast c.d.l.!

By: tuna bigel

tuna bigel — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:02 +0000

They should also start a Ezras Noshim of Chaveirim.

By: popa_bar_abba

popa_bar_abba — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:09:57 +0000

I’ve got a novel idea: How about don’t wait until the last second when you need to call an ambulance.

You know what the rest of America does? They drive themselves to the hospital!

New yorkers are such babies. They get a broken arm, they call an ambulance. How about calling a taxi? (BTW: You don’t get faster treatment by coming in an ambulance. You wait just as long, except you might be strapped to some sort of backboard or immobilizing thing.)

By: proud orthodox jew

proud orthodox jew — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:26:53 +0000

This whole thing is foolishness! Hatzolah isn’t called for midwife services. When they are called for a woman in labor its because its an emergency and something is wrong. At a time of emergency people aren’t thinking weather the EMT helping them will see them in the supermarket.

By: bestbubby

bestbubby — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:17:02 +0000

I don’t think it has anything to do with Halachic violations. I think it’s more to do with women thinking they have to do everything, lest chas v’sholom they aren’t considered to be as capable as men or G-d forbid they don’t have rights/are disrespected.

When are women going to learn? We don’t have to do everything. Why do women always need to prove themselves? Ruchie Freier has a great, accomplished life, but clearly it’s not enough. How sad.

By: aaym

aaym — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:46:50 +0000

The below are excerpts from another news site to the story written after chanulah. so yes there are rabbonim backing, its just the hatzalah members that are protecting their turf….

in a meeting that took place just prior to Chanukah, four women representing Ezras Nashim explained the need for women EMTs to be called in childbirth situations to noted Brooklyn Halachic authority Rabbi Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburg Rov.

Several prominent rabbonim and numerous others were present at the meeting which took place at the Karlsburg Shul on 53rd Street in Borough Park…….

By: galicianer

galicianer — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:33:55 +0000

At least their vehicles should have pink lights…

By: apushatayid

apushatayid — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:28:34 +0000

Last time I learned parshas shemos, the meyaldos were women. Why the hullabaloo now?

By: apushatayid

apushatayid — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:18:53 +0000

Does a volunteer ambulance group need Rabbinical backing and support? Exactly what halachos are being violated when a woman in labor calls upon a female to come assist? Does a woman need rabbinical backing in order to call another woman when she needs help baking kokosh cake?

How many men reading this will feel comfortable having a colonoscopy performed by the wife of the guy sitting across from them in shul.

Whether or not this group succeeds is solely dependent on how supportive the community is. If the community feels it is necessary, they will support this group, if not, they wont and it will fold up. Time will tell.

By: Simchadig

Simchadig — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:14:14 +0000

Rabbi Yechezkel Roth has given his endorsement to Ezras Nashim.