Tess Suchoff is a current first‐year at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. However, Brandeis does not have the Sinai Scholars program. She took the class under the direction of Chabad at ASU Rabbi Shmuel Tiechtel and student coordinator Elyse Munoz in Tempe, AZ, during her semester before beginning as a Mid‐year student at Brandeis. Tess currently is aiming to major in psychology as well as an independent interdisciplinary major combining religious studies and philosophy, along with a triple minor in Hebrew, education, and music. She is very much enjoying the change in scenery going from the arid desert of Arizona to the cool climate of Boston. Also, she is currently in the midst of co‐writing a book with a professor at ASU on the impact religion has on Generation Y.
Tess' paper "Well A Woman's Gotta Do What A Woman's Gotta Do: A Short Look at Women’s Mitzvot in a Postmodern World" expands on the purpose of women's mitzvot and the connections to the 10 commandments. Tess dives into a view discussing the importance of women's mitzvot and specific significance they have for women in a postmodern society. These mitzvot won't be silenced any longer!
This presentation was delivered at the Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2010.
The Sinai Scholars Symposium is a yearly conference for university students, hosted by the Sinai Scholars Society. Students from around the world gather with an esteemed panel of Ivy League professors, world-class Torah scholars and experts in their field to study, discuss and present their thoughts on various subjects that deal with Judaism and the modern world. Each student prepares an academic paper which they present to their colleagues and a panel of judges.
Paper: Well A Woman’s Gotta Do, What A Woman’s Gotta Do
