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It is axiomatic in Judaism that the study of Torah is not merely an intellectual option or a means of acquiring knowledge. It is a fulfillment of a divine imperative, a positive mitzva based on Devarim 6, "veshinantam levanekha, and you shall teach them diligently to your children" (Kiddushin 29b). This obligation has traditionally devolved upon men and not upon women. Maimonides, basing himself on an opinion in Mishna Sota 3:4, explicity exempts women from the obligatory mitzva of Torah study (Hilkhot Talmud Torah 1:13).
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