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Is this speaking of a case where the loaf is made of wheat, which is slippery and takes longer to remove, or is this speaking of a case where the loaf is made of barley, which is easily removed? Is this speaking of a case where the loaf is soft, so that it may catch upon the side of the basket, o
The Talmud notes: Rav Yitzḥak bar Rav Yosef says that R' Yoḥanan says: Each and every one of these rabbis who presented an opinion with regard to the time needed for the initial stage of sex estimated based on himself, i.e., based on his own experience. The Talmud asks: But there is ben Azzai, who
The Talmud answers: If you wish, say that he was married and separated from his wife. And if you wish, say that he heard from his teacher. And if you wish, say his knowledge can be understood based on the verse: “The counsel of YHWH is with them that fear Him” (Psalms 25:14), teaching that those who
§ Having quoted an allusion from the verse: “For on account of a prostitute a man is brought to a loaf of bread” (Proverbs 6:26), the Talmud offers another interpretation of that verse. Rav Avira interpreted a verse homiletically; there were times he said this interpretation in the name of R' Ami a
Rava said: This phrase: “For on account of a prostitute a man is brought to a loaf of bread,” is not how the verse would present this idea. It should have stated: “On account of a loaf a man is brought to a prostitute.” Rather, Rava says the verse should be interpreted as follows: Anyone who has se