They are the silent anchors of a nation at war, shoulder to shoulder with the shadows of the frontline as they manage the complex emotional aftermath of their partners’ months in the military (reserve duty) while having single-handedly held the fort at home.
Over the past two years, as part of our daily routine as Nishmat yoatzot halacha (Halachic advisers), we hear questions from women whose husbands were wounded at the front:
“Am I permitted to help my husband get dressed while I am a niddah [state of menstrual impurity]?”
