Scope of Af Hen for Women's Mitzvos

Date: Purim 5573

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ginz (Eiger)

Description

The Pri Megadim asks: if 'af hen hayu be'oso ha-nes' obligates women in Megillah and Chanukah, why doesn't the Exodus reference in tefillin, tzitzis, and kiddush similarly obligate them? The Chasam Sofer distinguishes between mitzvos whose entire essence commemorates the miracle versus those where the Exodus is merely a subsidiary mention.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §185

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