Pesachim 91B

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promiscuity, i.e., homosexual behavior.

The Talmud returns to discuss the matter itself, i.e., the baraita partly cited previously, the full version of which states: A woman; on the first Pesaḥ, one slaughters the Paschal lamb on her behalf even if she is by herself. And on the second Pesaḥ, we make her ancillary to others, i.e., she ma

With regard to what do they disagree? The Talmud explains that they disagree about how to interpret the various verses that refer to the first and second Pesaḥ: R' Yehuda holds that the use of the word souls in the verse: “According to the number of the souls…you shall make your count for the lamb”

And if you say that if so, a woman should be totally excluded from participating in the second Pesaḥ, and even in a group in an ancillary manner on the second Pesaḥ she should have no part, this is not correct, because the verse states: “According to the entire statute of the Paschal lamb they shal

And R' Yosei, what is the reason for his opinion? As it is written with regard to the first Pesaḥ: “According to the number of the souls,” which includes even a woman. And it is written with regard to the second Pesaḥ: “The man who is ritually pure, and is not on a journey, and refrains from offer