Reply To: Ladies First – Is it respectful or not?

Joseph – that’s a good point, but I still wonder if it’s d’oraisa? I don’t know either way, but I am wondering. I never heard that it’s one of the 613 Mitzvos. I’m not sure if the fact that it takes precedence over Kibbud av v’eim necessarily proves that it is d’oraisa. I need a more definite proof.

Either way, my main point still remains.