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It is prohibited for camel riders to partake of teruma, due to the concern for a seminal emission that might result from the friction. The Talmud notes: This opinion of Abaye is also taught in a baraita: Camel riders are all wicked, as they are suspected of emitting semen for naught. Sailors are a
The baraita continues: As for donkey drivers, some of them are wicked while some of them are righteous. With regard to the difference between wicked and righteous donkey drivers, there are those who say that this donkey driver is righteous, as his donkey is saddled, and therefore his penis does n
The Talmud further discusses actions that are apt to lead to a seminal emission. R' Yehoshua ben Levi would curse one who sleeps lying on his back [aparkeid], as this might lead to a seminal emission. The Talmud asks: Is that so? But doesn’t Rav Yosef say: One who is lying on his back may not reci
The Talmud answers: With regard to the prohibition against sleeping while lying on one’s back, when one leans slightly to the side it is permitted. But with regard to reciting Shema while lying face upward, even when one leans slightly to the side it is prohibited. The Talmud asks: But wouldn’t R'
Mishnah: It is the custom of Jewish women that they have sex with their husbands while using two examination cloths, one for the husband, to see if there is any of the wife’s blood on him after sex, and one for her, to ascertain after sex whether her menstrual flow has begun. And the modest women