Reply To: Clarification to mod and DaMoshe

One comment on the women’s learning discussion- which I was pleased to read- I know the effects learning Chassidus which includes all other parts of Torah- and especially knowing how to learn on my own, has done for me and my peers. Personally, it has allowed me to find pleasure in Elokus, to set my own learning curriculum based on where my current interests are in Avodas Hashem. And my whole home has been elevated by it. Torah learning is strongly encouraged in our home, and there is no time I’ve ever asked my husband not to go learn. We bH now have a daily Dvar Torah by supper time, and Shabbos is my heavenly learning time aside from family time.

All my peers who strive to be “Chassidish” (within Lubavitch), guard their homes from any non Jewish influence. There is no TV, non Jewish books (at least for entertainment purposes), and of course would never watch movies under any circumstances.

Contrast this with a woman who grows up in a very frum home and community, but wasn’t blessed to learn and see the deeper side of Torah, it’s not hard to understand why she may find her pleasure and down time in non Jewish movies, music, books etc even if she’s dressed tznius to the hilt, and the impact this has on her home…

disclaimer: mamash motzei shem rah

Someone mentioned that lubavitch Is in the minority of encouraging girls to learn Torah shebaal peh. I find that hard to believe. Please list the many communities, as you put it, who don’t teach their girls Chumash and Rashi ( Rashi is Torah shebaal peh)? I only know of one. Thanks.