Many websites, articles, and blogs explain that Orthodox Judaism has separate but equally important roles for men and women. The Halakhah or Jewish Law is comprised of elements from three different sources the mitzvoth d’oraita or from the Torah, the mitzvoth d’rabbanan or from the rabbis, and minhag or arising from long-standing customs (Rich, 2011). The Halakhah lists 613 Commandments. Some commandments address all Orthodox Jews, some address the men only, and some address the women only. Orthodox Jews seem to be the most traditional and live their lives as closely to the Halakhah as possible.
**Some gender-based laws address elements of life such as the way each gender should dress, ideas on homosexuality, and contact between men and women at different times (Rich, 2011). For example, in Orthodox Judaism, women and men are not supposed to wear clothes designed for the other gender. Women are to dress modestly including wigs, high collared shirts with sleeves past the elbow, and long skirts or dresses (Josephs, …show more content…
Reinforcement and punishment regarding gender roles begin at birth and can affect areas of one’s life including family, community, and work. One example is the extension of potty-training, I used the operant conditioning that I had received I explained to him that boys stand up to go pee while I allowed the girls to remain seated. The reinforcement came when I would praise my him for standing up to pee and making it in the bowl. In regards to the community an example is the segregation of girl scouts and boy scouts; these programs are similar yet for the most part boys cannot join the girl scouts and vice versa. While most jobs have accepted both men and women as equals there are still some instances that people scoff at; like male
**Some gender-based laws address elements of life such as the way each gender should dress, ideas on homosexuality, and contact between men and women at different times (Rich, 2011). For example, in Orthodox Judaism, women and men are not supposed to wear clothes designed for the other gender. Women are to dress modestly including wigs, high collared shirts with sleeves past the elbow, and long skirts or dresses (Josephs, …show more content…
Reinforcement and punishment regarding gender roles begin at birth and can affect areas of one’s life including family, community, and work. One example is the extension of potty-training, I used the operant conditioning that I had received I explained to him that boys stand up to go pee while I allowed the girls to remain seated. The reinforcement came when I would praise my him for standing up to pee and making it in the bowl. In regards to the community an example is the segregation of girl scouts and boy scouts; these programs are similar yet for the most part boys cannot join the girl scouts and vice versa. While most jobs have accepted both men and women as equals there are still some instances that people scoff at; like male