tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27544716.post7911186589841458819..comments2021-04-29T10:29:38.411-05:00Comments on Consider the Source: Birkat Hamazon (Amsterdam, 1722-23): a Modern Orthodox bencher?Michael Koplowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334251239196640565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27544716.post-34685130496953409742011-12-30T07:10:30.949-06:002011-12-30T07:10:30.949-06:00Anonymous, thank you for pointing this out, and fo...Anonymous, thank you for pointing this out, and for directing me to something interesteing to look at. You're right about why women wouldn't say it. My point was that the inclusion of the instruction suggests that the composers of these siddurim and benchers assumed women (1) were benching and (2) could read the instructions in Hebrew.Mike Koplowhttp://www.considerthesource3.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27544716.post-58793113029540321672011-12-14T17:55:20.952-06:002011-12-14T17:55:20.952-06:00many sephardi siddurim printed in Livorno (eg Olat...many sephardi siddurim printed in Livorno (eg Olat Tamid) also say that women do not say 've'al beriteha..' It makes sense for women not to say this as they do not have berit mila.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27544716.post-36586585071433203292010-10-24T17:23:01.405-05:002010-10-24T17:23:01.405-05:00Thank you, lethargic-man.Thank you, lethargic-man.Michael Gilbert-Koplowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767993242719382595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27544716.post-50711403551039976502010-10-24T15:59:14.283-05:002010-10-24T15:59:14.283-05:00Most interesting; thanks for posting this.Most interesting; thanks for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com