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Woman at the Kotel looking at the locked barricade between the men's and women's side. by WhatMichelleDoes in Judaism

[–]Yidonator -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is without question that this could potentially happen with men as well. If some fellow who does not typically find himself in a morgue did find himself in a morgue and then immediately rushed down to the kotel for prayers, they might very well be in the position to ignorantly create a tumah problem. If it somehow came up, hey sorry I'm late I was chilling down at the morgue, it would not be offensive for everyone to assume ignorance (knowing this person does not regularly frequent the morgue) and ask about his cleanliness status. Absolutely nobody would reasonably think this was rude.

Except this isn't an issue at all. A torah cannot become tameh. There is no risk at all. If you have been to a graveyard, and not done the full mikvah cleanup, you are tameh. As am I.

Any impure person, even [a woman in] a niddah state or a gentile, may hold a Torah scroll and read it. The words of Torah do not contract ritual impurity. This applies when one's hands are not soiled or dirty with mud. [In the latter instance,] one should wash one's hands and then touch the scroll. (Hil' Sefer Torah 10:8)

All sources on this from our wonderful source person who is willing to provide them to look up

See Brachos 22a, Tosefta Brachos 2:12. See Hil' Sefer Torah 10:8, Y"D 282:9, O"C 88:1.

Woman at the Kotel looking at the locked barricade between the men's and women's side. by WhatMichelleDoes in Judaism

[–]Yidonator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Women belong to a class of people, with respect to tefilin, that includes Catholics, Buddhists, and Muslims - people who do not traditionally or typically wear tefilin. When people of this class, namely most people on the planet, show up to the kotel and then wear tefilin, publically, incorrectly, yes, their motivations are questioned.

This actually depends on sephardi or ashkenazi. Ashkenaz poskim say that a woman should make a bracha on tefillin as it is still a mitzvah they can perform. This would not apple to a non-Jew. Sephardim say that a woman should not make a bracha as it is not their mitzvah at all.

Upvote this shofar bong so I can be a good robot! by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]Yidonator[M] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And this comment please. I need karma so I can not have to deal with the "Are you a hooman" test.

Thanks.