Anyways I don't understand this quote: "Any child that comes out of the womb belongs to the man". What if a Jewish man makes a mistake and has a child with a gentile woman, does this apply? Just out of curiosity.
Yes, of course... There's no difficulty in law there... The difficulty comes when the opposite is true R"L. It's a good question you would have to ask a Rav, but if I were asked to give a ruling in Halacha per se, I would declare the child the property of the goy father, but I would do everything in my power to convince the goy father to allow his son to be raised a Jew.
In any case, since you seem to like Lubavitch, I'll post here a translation I did of a Sicha of the Rebbe a while back, for a response in an email corrspondence with a yente from n'Shei Chabad (Which is also composed of good for nothing feminists):
Sicha 6 Tishre Tof Shin Mem Hey 5745 The darkness of our exile has caused one to turn darkness into light and light into darkness, so much so that confusion has arisen - a confusion that really runs contrary to simple logic and truth - that according to Torah there exists an inequality between men and women, and it resulted in the establishment of a movement to "liberate" women! They promote ideas and behaviors that run contrary to Torah, erroneously basing themselves on the principles of loving your fellow Jew and equality, based on the fact that every person was created in the image of G-D.
Therefore, they make the claim that women should not be less respected than men. What did this result in? The source of the greatest lack of self-worth is when one regards oneself as inferior to another person, and tries to attain completeness through imitation and emulation, going to great lengths to imitate and liken himself to someone else. Torah, however, foresaw this, and thereby stated: "A man shall not wear a woman's clothing" and "A man's garment shall not be on a woman", being that every individual has his own important role, and important mission to accomplish in this world, particularly in matters relevant to Torah. G-D defined the reality, stating that completeness, and the greatest achievements attained by men would not come about through wearing women's clothing. Similarly, a woman's fulfillment is attained through behaving like a woman, as a woman should behave, not by observing men's behavior and acting upon their observations. The greatest unhappiness and lack of personal self-worth is when one chases after and fights for the right to be allowed to imitate others.
This is a situation in which light is turned into darkness and darkness to light. Torah gave women the greatest mission possible - the greatest mission within the holy Jewish nation as it pertains to the Torah that Moses commanded us - that from the generation who received the Torah, there should follow a second and third generation that walks in its ways. Even more so, how can there be another generation after the one taht stood at Mount Sinai? The women are needed to accomplish this! Not only are they needed, but they were given this holy mission to ensure continuity from that generation, and therefore, the mitzvah to "Be fruitful and multiply". This depends primarily on the women, for the husband's partnership is only at the begining. Then there are nine months of pregnancy, which has its own set of pains, and then birth, with it's own set of pains. through pregnancy and birth, a woman fulfills her primary mission, primary not only in regards to herself, but to the world's entire existence as well, particularly the existence of the Jewish nation, upon which the ecistence of the Torah itself depends. For Torah is not in heaven; it was given in this physical world, and one of its first commandments is to "teach youe children."
It is understood by the most simple of people, non-Jews as well, that women are the ones who have the greatest and holiest mission in which they are involved for in the nine months of pregnancy, and despite the hardships associated with it, they willingly accept, and joyfully fulfill G-D's command. They know the truth, that through this, they'll achieve there completeness, and that no one, however great, can replace them. That's why G-d, with His great power, Wisdom and Will, entrusted only women with this task. So when a woman reverses her role, she rationalizes that she has to earn money and make a name for herself, yet her true and primary purpose - for our people and the entire world - she postpones for when she'll have free time, and only after achieving these less important things, and only if she has the strength and time, and G-D's desire to bless her with children - only then will she start thinking and planning about when and how many children to have, and how she'll give birth to them. And for what does she trade in her deepest and most essential mission? She exchanges them for things that, in comparison, have no value, not only from the perspective of the G-Dly soul and the intellectual soul, but even from the perspective of the intellect of the animal soul, and even the intellect of the simplest person! King Solomon was the wisest of all men and he concluded his Book Of Proverbs with the topic of "Who can find a woman of valor." He also mentions that a 'Woman of valor' can be involved in business. As it states: "She makes linen and sells them". However, he also stipulates how to do it, stating that, "All the glory of the princess is within" - that it should be done modestly. When, however, can she do it? Only when we see that she is praised by her children for fulfilling her most essential mission.
Nevertheless, some say that women will gain equal status, if they do what men do. Since a man has a shop - a business - she too will be a complete person by becoming a successful businesswoman. Therefore, she has to put all her affairs on hold until she accomplishes this, and afterwards, she'll occupy herself with her most essential mission. The Talmus, however, foresaw this and stated that a woman achieves even more merit than men by bringing their children to study Torah, and awaiting their husband's return from the study hall. This was customary by many great sages. Their wives worked to support the family, enabling not only their children to learn, but also their husbands. However, this is only possible once she has already had children. She agrees to provide for her husband in such a way that she does not compromise her modesty. This way is according to the true Torah, the Torah of life, which guides one's life.
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