O papel da mulher
A Bíblia honra a mulher como colaboradora essencial no plano de Deus. De Provérbios 31 às mulheres do Novo Testamento, a Escritura celebra a sabedoria, a força e a fé feminina.
A mulher virtuosa
Mulher virtuosa, quem a achará? Seu valor excede o de rubis. Ela é sábia, trabalhadora, generosa e temida pelo Senhor.
Who can find an aishes chayil (a woman of valor, an excellent wife)?
For her worth is far above rubies.
The lev of her ba’al (husband) doth securely trust in her,
so that he shall have no lack of gain.
She will do him tov and not rah
all the days of her life.
She seeketh tzemer (wool), and flax,
and worketh willingly with her palms.
She is like the oniyyot socher (ship merchant);
she bringeth her lechem from afar.
She riseth also while it is yet lailah,
and provideth food to her bais,
and a chok (portion) to her na’arot (servant girls).
She considereth a sadeh, and buyeth it;
with the fruit of her palms she planteth a kerem (vineyard).
She girdeth her loins with strength,
and strengtheneth her zero’ot (arms).
She perceiveth that her merchandise is tov;
her ner (light) goeth not out balailah.
She layeth her yadayim to the distaff,
and her fingers lay hold of the spindle.
She extends her palms to the oni;
indeed, she reacheth forth her yadayim to the evyon (needy).
She maketh fine garments, and selleth them;
and delivereth sashes unto the kena’ani (merchant).
Oz (strength) and hadar (dignity) are her clothing;
and her smile is toward the yom acharon (coming day, future).
She openeth her peh (mouth) with chochmah;
and on her lashon is the torat chesed (teaching of kindness).
She watcheth well over the halichot (goings, ways) of her bais (household),
and eateth not the lechem atzlut (bread of idleness).
Chachmot nashim buildeth her bais,
but the foolish pulleth it down with her hands.
Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha,
and forsake not the Torat Immecha.
Beleza interior
A beleza verdadeira não é exterior, mas o caráter incorruptível de um espírito manso e tranquilo. Isso tem grande valor diante de Deus.
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, When they see your yirat Shomayim and your midas chasidus (quality of piety). Do not let your adornment be outward, with coiffures and with wearing gold or fine apparel, But let your adornment be nistar (hidden), adornment shebalev (inwardly) by the imperishable adorning of the quiet ruach anavah (humble spirit), which is before Hashem of great worth. For so formerly also the nashim hakedoshot (holy women) whose tikvah was in Hashem were adorning themselves, submitting themselves to their own ba’alim. Just so, Sarah submitted in mishma’at (obedience) to Avraham Avinu, calling him ADONI. You nashim became Sarahʼs banot (daughters), if you act as nashei tzedek and you fear no intimidation.
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.
Similarly also nashim (women) should adorn themselves with respectable comportment and tznius (modesty, piety) in appearance and with decency and propriety, not with coiffures and gold or pearls or costly clothing,
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.
Parceria e dignidade
Deus criou homem e mulher à sua imagem. A mulher não é inferior, mas parceira e co-herdeira da graça da vida.
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 G-d blessed them, and G-d said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
And Hashem Elohim said, It is not tov that the adam should be alone; I will make him an ezer (a helper) suitable for him.
Unto HaIsha He said,
I will greatly multiply thy itzavon ([labor] pain) and thy childbearing;
in pain thou shalt bring forth banim;
and thy teshukah (longing, desire) shall be to thy husband,
and he shall rule over thee.
However, neither is Isha without Adam (Man) nor Adam (Man) without Isha in Hashem. For just as the Isha comes out of Adam (Man), so also the ben Adam (Man) comes through the Isha but all things are of Hashem.
Nashim (wives), make yourselves accountable to your ba’alim (husbands) as to Adoneinu, Because a ba’al (husband) is rosh of the isha as also Moshiach is rosh of the Brit Chadasha Kehillah, being Himself the Go’el (Savior) of HaGuf (the Body of Moshiach). But as the Brit Chadasha Kehillah is accountable to Moshiach, so also the nashim should be to their ba’alim in everything.
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.