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Women vs. Servants

In. birkas hashachar, men say שלא עשני עבד and שלא עשני אשה. Which halachos are different for an עבד and an אשה. I was thinking laws of taharas hamishpacha and candlelighting. Are there others?
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Halachic reasons why a woman should not give a d'var torah before Musaf?

In a shul with which I am familiar, the established custom has long been that the Rabbi gives a d'var torah before Shabbat Musaf. On the rare occasions when the Rabbi is out of town, he will invite a congregant or a visiting scholar to give a d'var…