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In the Orthodox (traditional) Jewish religion women are expected to stay at home and take care of the house and children. They do not do many of the religious mizvot (good deeds) that men do. Women are also made to dress modestly, and cover their heads. This does not mean that the Jewish religion looks at women as inferior to men. There are reasons why women are expected to act this way, and they have nothing to do with inferiority. Many Orthodox women are treated as inferiors. This is because some people misinterpret what the torah (Jewish bible), and rabbinic scholars say. In the Jewish religion Rabbis opinions are highly respected, especially by the orthodox. By using various texts, this paper will show that the torah and Rabbinic scholars do not look down upon women nor do they say that women should be treated as inferiors. George Foot Moore, a gentile professor of theology and history of religion at Harvard University said that, “Women hold a higher position in Judaism than in other societies,” (Kaufman xxv). This shows that women are not treated as inferiors in the Jewish religion especially compared with other ancient religions and societies. In the Torah Adam was created by G-d and contained both male and female p