<HTML>Re: Sotah - See Jacob Milgrom's commentary on Numbers, published by JPS.
Re: Women as Principals - it seems that the reason for the hiring of
primarily rabbis is because the school's board feels that only a rabbi
can make the proper halakhic decisions, has the proper halakhic
knowledge, and can be in charge of teaching Talmud. Added to these
biases is the obvious one of the male role model figure being more
important than the female. Further, no matter who is the principal, a
school should have faculty comprised of both male and female role
models.
Unfortunately, Jewish women cannot rely solely on Jewish men to change
the system. The liberal voices of such men have too little influence in
Orthodox Jewish life. Jewish wives and mothers are the ones who will
ultimately be successful in effecting change in Orthodoxy when they
deem it important and they are willing to act upon their beliefs. I've
always believed in the realpolitik of Lysistrata.</HTML>
