Mulher
A Bíblia celebra a mulher como obra-prima da criação divina. Ela é elogiada por sua sabedoria, força, beleza interior e papel fundamental na família e na sociedade.
A mulher na criação
Deus criou o homem e a mulher à sua imagem. A mulher foi formada como ajudadora idônea — parceira de igual dignidade e valor.
So G-d created humankind in His own tzelem,
in the tzelem Elohim (image of G-d) created He him;
zachar (male) and nekevah (female) created He them.
And Hashem Elohim caused a tardemah (deep sleep) to fall upon the adam, and he slept; and He took from one of his tzalelot (sides, ribs), and closed up the basar in the place thereof; And the tzela (rib), which Hashem Elohim had taken from the adam, made He an isha, and brought her unto the adam. And the adam said,
This is now etzem of my etzem,
and basar of my basar;
she shall be called Isha,
because she was taken out of Ish.
Virtude e caráter
A beleza é vã e a formosura passageira, mas a mulher que teme ao Senhor é digna de louvor. Seu caráter é seu maior tesouro.
Chen (charm) is sheker (deceitful), and yofi (beauty) is fleeting;
but an isha Yirat Hashem (a G-d fearing wife), she shall be praised.
Chachmot nashim buildeth her bais,
but the foolish pulleth it down with her hands.
An aishes chayil (a woman of valor, an excellent wife) is an ateret to her ba’al,
but she that bringeth shame is like rottenness in his atzmot.
An eshet chen retaineth kavod (honor, respect),
but ruthless men retain osher.
Bais and hon (wealth) are the nachalah avot,
and a prudent isha (wife) is from Hashem.
It is better to dwell in eretz midbar,
than with a quarrelsome and an angry isha.
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest; for kol sha’ar ami doth have da’as that thou art an aishes chayil (virtuous woman).
Sabedoria e serviço
As mulheres da Bíblia foram líderes, profetisas e discípulas fiéis. Jesus honrou as mulheres e as incluiu em seu ministério.
And it came about afterwards that he was traveling through every shtetl and village darshenen and proclaiming the Besuras HaGeulah of the Malchut Hashem; and the Shneym Asar were with Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach. And there were some nashim who had received refuah from ruchot raot and machlot: Miryam (called Magdalit), from whom shivah shedim had gone out; And Yochanah the wife of Kuza, the steward of Herod; Shoshanah, and many others who were giving maamadot (contributions) for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach from their private means.
Nashim (wives), submit similarly to your own ba’alim (husbands), that even if any anashim lack mishma’at (obedience) to the Dvar Hashem, they may be won without the Dvar through the hitnahagut (conduct) of their nashim,
Likewise, Ba’alim (Husbands), dwell with them according to the da’as of the isha as a k’li rach (weaker vessel), showing them kavod as also being yoreshim together of the mattanah (gift) of the Chen v’Chesed HaChayyim, so that your tefillos will not be hindered.
Nashim (women) serving as Shammashim similarly must be tzidkaniyot (righteous women), respectable, not yentas with mouths of lashon hora and rekhilus (gossip), but nashim who are temperate and faithful in all things.
Similarly the senior women, the Zekanot, in hitnahagut (conduct) as befits kedushah, not yentas of lashon hora nor slaves of wine, but melamedot es haTov (teachers of the Good), That they may encourage the young nashim to have ahavah for their ba’alim and their banim, To have seichel, tehorot in tznius, managers of the Bayit, being tovot, being submissive to their ba’alim, lest Chillul Hashem come to the Dvar HaElohim.