This Saturday is called Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Song.
The Torah tells about the song that the Jewish people sang after their salvation from the hands of the Egyptians, after crossing the Yam Suf (Sea of Reeds).
The song contains fundamental tenets of Judaism, such as the Resurrection of the Dead, the observance of Mitzvot in the form of embellishing the precept, the idea that God transcends nature, the construction of the Temple, and the Return to the Land of Israel with Messiah, among others.
However, after the song, the Torah tells us that the women, led by Miriam, the sister of Moshe (who led the song for the men), also sang the same song, along with a choir of women.
Lo interesante es que en su oportunidad, las mujeres no sólo cantan la canción sino que lo hacen con «beTufim uBeMejolot» – con tambores y flautas. Los comentaristas se preguntan ¿de dónde tenían las mujeres tambores y flautas?, considerando que el pueblo judío se escapó de Egipto, al punto tal que ni siquiera pudieron dejar que leuden los panes que habían preparado para el viaje porque no hubo tiempo (y el tiempo que nuestros sabios determinan que tarda una masa preparada con harina y agua para leudar es de 18 minutos…).
Our sages explain that the women knew that great miracles would occur during the Jewish people's exodus from Egypt, so they prepared themselves with musical instruments to sing and praise God. Moreover, it was through the merit of the righteous women of the Jewish people that we were freed from slavery in Egypt.
From this, it is clear that the intrinsic faith of Jewish women is far superior to that of men. It could be said that women have a deeper awareness of God's presence and influence in the world, and that this awareness has a much more visible effect. As explained in Kabbalah, the end (action, the practical) is linked to the beginning (to the highest spiritual levels).
In Judaism, there is no power struggle between men and women. There is no machismo or feminism; the point is simply to realize one's full potential, just as God created us, using one hundred percent of one's capacity according to one's level and circumstances.