S/O hendy | Imamother

amother

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 11:47 am

Was so cool to read the thread and learn what my name is. Got me thinking about the person I'm named after.
She lived many generations back, somewhere in the Hungarian romainian region.
She was a Posek, wore tzitzes and put on tefillin and was known as reb Hendel.
That's all the info I have of her. Anyone related and has more information?

amother

Stoneblue

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 5:37 pm

Are you sure it was a she? Hendel is also a boy's name...

amother

Eggplant

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 6:41 pm

It would also make more sense, given the tefillin and tzitzit...

amother

Chocolate

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 7:15 pm

amother Eggplant wrote:

It would also make more sense, given the tefillin and tzitzit...

And reb Handel lol

amother

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 7:17 pm

It was a she, back in the days there were women poskim. All rashi's daughters were poskim....

amother

Eggplant

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 7:24 pm

But they didn't wear tzitzit and go by Reb

amother

Stoneblue

Thu, Nov 16 2023, 7:33 pm

amother OP wrote:

It was a she, back in the days there were women poskim. All rashi's daughters were poskim....

Rashi's daughters wore tefillin, yes. But I don't think they were poskim. And they lived many centuries before your ancestor, presumably. And we know about it precisely because it was an exception.

amother

Candycane

Fri, Nov 17 2023, 12:15 am

amother OP wrote:

back in the days there were women poskim.

Huh?
When? Where? Who?

amother

Lightyellow

Fri, Nov 17 2023, 12:47 am

No, there were not women poskim
Rashis daughters wore tefillin, not tzitzis, and that was in the 1100s. Rashi was a rishon. It’s not comparable
There were and are today very learned and wise women. Women who can give good advice. Women who know halacha and even Gemara. But not poskim and tzitzis/tefillin wearing women