Are women obligated in prayer (Amidah)?
Synopsis
Women are exempt from Shema (a time-bound positive mitzvah) but obligated in prayer. The authorities debate whether this obligation is biblical (Rambam) or rabbinic (Ramban), and how many prayers per day women must recite.
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