anonowriter:
MeShom Rayah!?
BS”D
oomis1105:
I believe a boy would have been treated in the same way i.e. something to the point of “go ask your rebbe” or “have your rebbe ask his rebbe”. If the boy (or girl:) had been asked to “talk in learning” then he may have the right to say something. P’shat in Ramban (or anything else) is not an eitzah, and you are wasting the Gadol’s time by asking him without permission.
Either way, your question is not only on R’ Shach, but also R’ Elazer Ben Azariyah from the Yerushalmi in Sotah.
A woman should have a “local” Rav to whom they are comfortable asking Shailos. That Rav may ask another Rav if he is unsure. If she is, in general, not comfortable asking a shaila, her husband should do it for her. Under no circumstances would anyone ask for an audience with a Gadol & then pull out a Kesem.
As such, I don’t see the comparison.
As far as the “Punk” comment, I would call a boy in Brisk the same thing if he dared ask R’ Shach a question in learning without the Rav initiating. This has nothing to do with the boy vs. girl issue, the method of response does.
jewishfeminist02: C”V I am attacking Oomis, I actually agree with her (as I posted above) regarding women learning Shavuos night. However, as with everything else, it must be the appropriate thing for the right reasons, not to be (C”V not you, just as an example) the next Gloria Steinem.