All Hers

What’s my place as a woman on Shavuos?

“Women and Torah” seems a straightforward, no-brainer topic for a Shavuos column.

Sure.

Until we think about the real women making up the mosaic of Family First readership. Backgrounds, education, and circumstances differ. Some fully champion the Torah of their family members, and others haven’t quite worked through what this is all about.

This column is dedicated to my mother and mother-in-law with all my heart. And anybody who knows them realizes why.

Not My School of Thought

My fifth-grader has a huge Chumash test. I can’t wrap my head around why she’s learning this. The kid can’t fry an egg but can describe the korbanos in detail. Will this help her be a nicer person or better mother?

First, the egg. It’s high time your daughter got introduced to the kitchen.