R. Aviva Richman on Parashat VaYishlach: Sexual Ethics, Part 1 - Voice and Dignity

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The most devastating part of the story of Dinah is that the Torah does not share Dinah’s perspective. We have no idea if this was “the rape of Dinah” or an encounter she desired. This gap is not surprising, but as inheritors of Torah we must ask ourselves how we inherit this part of our Torah responsibly.