4. Iyov’s Daughters and the Call of Redemption

Rav Shlomo Katz, learning from Rav Uri Sherki, explores the crisis of leadership in transitional generations — from exile to redemption. Through the story of Iyov, we discover how suffering tzaddikim, unfit for a new era, must yield to a transformed model of guidance.

Why are only Iyov’s daughters remembered by name? Their inheritance, like that of the daughters of Tzelofchad, reveals that women carry a unique role at the threshold of geula: elevating national identity, anchoring Am Yisrael to its land, and rectifying ancient fractures from Creation itself.

What is The Leadership of Women in the Era of Redemption with Rav Shlomo Katz?

From Yocheved to Miriam, Rachel Imeinu to the daughters of Tzelofchad, the story of redemption has always carried the voice of women. In this series, Rav Shlomo Katz explores how the faith, courage, and leadership of Jewish women guide us toward Geula, revealing why our sages taught: “In the merit of righteous women, we were redeemed, and in their merit we will be redeemed again.”