I did not attend the Siyum Hashas. I went last time, seven and a half years ago, and I remember sitting in the rain, behind a gauzy green makeshift mechitza (partition), wondering when Judaism became a spectator sport. Men are on the field, playing the game, and women are relegated to the bleachers, watching from above. […]
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