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The Track of the Jew through the Ages

The wives of the uneducated are vermin and of their
daughters it is said Deut. 27:21: "Cursed is one who lies with a
cow".
One who deals with the Torah in the presence of an
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uneducated person is considered as if he lies with his betrothed.
The rabbis have taught: "The one who has sexual intercourse
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in a bed where a child is sleeping gets epileptic children".
To Ben Soma was posed the question: "Can the high priest
take a virgin who has been made pregnant or is that not to consider
what Samuel said: 'I can lie with many virgins without blood' or
does what Samuel said not occur? He answered them: "Of course
what Samuel said does not occur but it is to be feared that she may
have become pregnant in a bath. But Samuel did indeed say: 'Every
one who has sexual intercourse whose seed does not shoot like an
arrow does not impregnate'. Then he must have been ready like a
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shooting arrow".
The elders said: "Those emitting sputum, lepers, and such
persons as are close to menstruating women are permitted to read
from the Pentateuch, the Prophets and the Hagiograph, only the
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emitting of seed is forbidden".
Elia: "Why does the messiah not come? See, it is now the
day of reconciliation, I can lie with such and such women". Then
Rabbi Jehuda asked him: "What does the Holy then say?" He replied:
"He says in Gen. 4:6: 'Sin lies at the door'". "And what does Satan
say?" And he replied: "Satan has no power on the day of
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reconciliation".
Rabbi Simeon: "A proselyte who is less than three years
and a day old is suited for the priesthood (i.e. the priest may lie with
her)" for it says Num 13:18: 'And all female children who have not
lain with a man, may they live for you'". 356 "One 'beaker' is beautiful
for a woman, two ugly, with three she demands it (without
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Pesachim, fol.49b.
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Pesachim, fol.l 12b.
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Chagia, fol.Kb.
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Mo'ed-Katan, fol.l 5a.
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Yoma, fol.l 9b and 20a.
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Yebamot, fol.66b.
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