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“Upon the completion of the days of her purity
for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a
sheep within its first year for an olah-offering,

and a young dove or a turtledove for a
sin-offering, to the entrance of the Tent of
Meeting, to the Kohen”
(Vayikra 12:6)

Why is the period of tumah following the birth of a daughter double the
period of impurity following the birth of a son? In addition, why is only
a son given a brit milah, whereas after the birth of a daughter there is no
special mitzvah? This seems to favor male offspring.

The answer to the second question is that the son requires the mitzvah of
brit milah, which has the potential to protect him from the immoral
influence of the Yetzer Hara all his life. Women were granted other things
that correspond to their needs. For example, the woman decides on issues
regarding the home, and she is lavished with many gifts to suit her nature.
The explanation for the first question is the following. The woman
instigated the sin of eating from the Forbidden Tree. This caused a flaw
in Creation, bringing tumah to the world. Therefore, brit milah became