Question: I am having a crisis. I used to believe men and women are different but equal in Judaism but then apparently there are these sources that say otherwise [questioner linked to an external blog with lists of sources .ed] Some believe women are not made in the image of G-d.
There is also that women enter Olam Haba only in the merit of her husband, not on her own merits. So those unmarried, have a husband with intellectual disabilities or are not as strong learners as others, etc. are gonners.
I am very resentful because I feel I have been tricked all these years.
Answer: You have not been deceived all these years. The blog you came across is one-sided and therefore misleading. I could write many pages refuting those sources with other, equally authoritative sources on the other side.
I highly urge you to go to Shiurim (Torah classes) given by men and women you can respect and have a give-and-take conversation with. Don’t try to learn Torah from blogs, that’s my first piece of advice.
Before I address a few of the issues you raise, I want to introduce my remarks by recommending two books to you that you will absolutely love.
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