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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (47279)	5/27/2004 1:01:52 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 794268

>>Women in Hasidism The social division between the sexes begins early in childhood and lasts throughout life. Modesty of the Hasidic girl is protected from the age of three by long stockings, long sleeves, and high-necked blouses 54 . In the Hasidic hierarchy of values, women are accorded less importance than men. As a result, education is considerably different for hasidic girls than for boys. As the hasidim do not regard the intellect of girls to be equal to that of the boys, it is considered sufficient if they learn about the Bible, the religious holidays, and the dietary laws 55 . Also, young hasidic women are carefully shielded from boys from their early years until marriage. Matters relating to sex are never discussed. There is no preparation for the bodily changes that take place at puberty, nor is there much exchange between mother and daughter concerning marital relations 56 . Women's education extends at least through high school and a few attend college; some take jobs in business concerns or factories before marriage. There are no career women, but after marriage a woman may work until pregnancy ends her outside remunerative activities 57 . Marriage and Family Life Men are the religious and political leaders of the community. Women care for the children and maintain the purity of the marriage and the household 58 . Women help raise funds for the needy, and look in on the sick, shop, and cook meals for them. They light the Shabbes candles and prepare the house for the holy days 59 . A curtain or a woven wooden lattice shields the women from the men's sight. On holy days some of the women congregate behind the lattice to pray and to watch the activities on the main floor of the besmedresh. In the social, as well as the relgious spheres, men and women remain apart 60 . Usually, the Hasidic young man and young woman marry into families much like their own. A Hasidic marriage does not have the tension between fulfillment of career aspirations and family needs that is commonplace in nonreligious marriages 61 . A woman's lower station in the religious sphere is considered to be balanced by the respect they receive for their role in the household. The well-matched couple are able to establish an enduring and happy marriage 62 .<< religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu