Rabbi Tatz and Rabbi Gottleib both have highly intellectual and thorough tapes on the roles of men and women. They are worth getting and listening to because they explain many things being discussed here. One of the things I would say after listening to those tapes over and over (I kept forgetting to bring new tapes to the car) was that the role of women that people here are calling supportive, I think is more about inspiration. The women don’t just support, as in, “Gosh honey, you are really wonderful. I am so impressed with you. Here, have a bowl of meatballs”, but rather they are the source of inspiration. They validate the good decisions and guide the indecision. They help their men (husbands and sons) stay on the right path and they urge them forward. They discourage them from giving up when they fall. It is much deeper than support, and it is no less crucial for the existence of a family unit.
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