How did rabbinic discussions of women’s dress, hair, and voice shape later understandings of modesty?
In Uncovered: Sources of Nakedness in Halakha, Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash examines three subjects that affect women’s presence in traditional Jewish communities. The series places familiar Talmudic statements about nakedness within their discussion of reciting Shema, then considers their place in modern halakhic and religious discourse.
By attending to the larger conversation around modesty, sexuality, and religious identity, the series invites listeners to examine the sources and contexts behind boundaries that are often taken for granted.
