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Eldad and Medad are the protagonists of a cryptic episode in
the portion of Behaalotecha
The leaders of the Jewish people at the time, the Sons
of Betayra, could not decide. Hillel,
alone amongst the sages, knew the answer to the question.
The Mishnah tells us that women are generally exempt from all obligations that must be fulfilled at a specific time. Why is that?
According to tradition, the institution of the yeshivah predates even the giving of the Torah.
There are many mothers and daughters-in-law who get along wonderfully. Expect to be one of them.
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