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A small booklet for women whose title translates as " the Tent of Women". It contains "the laws of Niddah, Kashrut and Hadlakah, with a supplement of the Talmudic gems." Although published in Palestine, this special edition was produced for the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of United States and Canada. It was arranged and translated by R. Shmuel Tzvi Hirsch Glick. R. Glick is also the translator of an edition of Ein Yaakov, a collection of Aggadah from the Talmud.
Salting, Hallah (the taking of a portion of bread for an offering), Niddah (the monthly menstrual separation), and candle lighting (Friday evening lighting of Sabbath candles), are not disparate subjects. They share a common theme of being mitzvot belonging to women, particularly the last three. The source for the mitzvot of Hallah, Niddah, and candle lighting is Shabbat 31a, which states “For three transgressions woman die in childbirth. Because they are not observant [of the laws] of Niddah, Hallah, and lighting of Sabbath candles.” |
