The purpose of this paper is to briefly study the world’s major religions and determine the roles that women play in those religions and how it ties in to their society. My purpose is to see these religion’s views on women and to try to understand why historically these religions have been a factor in limiting women's roles in society.
Judaism is a religion based on the covenant between God and the ancient Hebrews and their descendants the Jews. Judaism teaches that God's guiding presence is evidenced in God's provision of the commandments as revealed in the Torah and later in rabbinical teachings. The great majority of Jewish law applies equally to both men and women. However the differences that due exist revolve around laws regarding in
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