Reply To: Chivalry & Yiddishkeit: A Foreign Concept

hss: No, but to have asked that question one must be a woman’s lib’er.

You missed the point. The point is, to sum it up, “woman’s first” has no place in Yiddishkeit. “Woman’s first” is a purely goyish concept. By the goyim, “woman’s first” is a common thing you will see.

Mentchlichkeit is always a must for male or female.

No, a woman does not have to give up, or even risk, her life for anyone else – male or female. But if a third-party can save the lives of some – but not all – people in a life threatening situation, halacha states he must save the mens lives first.