Sotah6- Did the Sotah Water Always Work?

TTfT 1186- Sotah6- Did the Sotah Water Always Work? There are a number of cases in which the Sotah Water would not be effective. The Talmud describes, based on the verse, “The man shall be free of sin,” that the Water only works if he did not sin by having relations with her on the more »

Sotah10- The Story of Yehudah and Tamar

TTfT 1190, Sotah10- The Story of Yehudah and Tamar The story of Yehudah and Tamar seems to leave Yehudah in a very compromising situation. As the Talmud understands it, however, it is actually Yehudah at one of his greatest moments. When the verse describes Shmishon going to the city Timnah it describes him as “going more »

Sotah22- Female Attractiveness and the Quality Called Tzniyus

TTfT 1202. The Talmud has been dealing with cases of false piety. For example, a person makes it look like he is very pious and saintly, but really something else is going on. We gave examples of this in the last session. Here the Talmud digresses and discusses an authentic expression of piety. We can more »