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Tag: Sotah

0 Jewish Law Ethics

The Sotah Ritual and Its Implications for Abortion

Noah Gradofsky in Lehrhaus · 28 May

The article delves into the biblical sotah ritual described in Numbers 5:11-31, examining its implications regarding abortion and the status of a fetus within Jewish law.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

The Bitter Waters

18Forty Staff in 18forty · 27 May

Parshat Naso introduces the controversial Sotah ritual, where a husband, overcome by jealousy, can subject his wife to a test by ingesting bitter waters to determine her fidelity.

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

A Tale of Two Women: Standing at the Center of the Talmud

Sources · 4 Dec 2024

Exploring the role of women in the Talmud, this piece encourages readers to re-evaluate assumptions about female invisibility in ancient rabbinic texts.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

Our Hands Did Not Shed This Blood?

Alex Ozar in Lehrhaus · 13 Aug 2018

The Torah emphasizes the concept of atonement for bloodshed, stating that only the blood of the perpetrator can cleanse the land polluted by spilled blood.

0 Torah Literature

Shai Secunda in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Mar 2016

In Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg's book "Bewilderments: Reflections on the Book of Numbers," she delves into the often overlooked and laborious biblical text to uncover profound psychological insights.

0 Holidays Gender/Identity

Wheat, Whiskey and Women

Forward · 15 Jan 2016

The article discusses the link between whiskey production, feminism, and the Talmudic tractate of Sotah in the context of Tu B'Shvat.