Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Women were Cursed

 Eruvin (100b) Eve was cursed with ten curses, since it is written: Unto the woman He said, and I will greatly multiply, which refers to the two drops of blood, one being that of menstruation and the other that of virginity, ‘thy pain’ refers to the pain of bringing up children, ‘and thy travail’ refers to the pain of conceptions ‘in pain thou shalt bring forth children’ is to be understood in its literal meaning, ‘and thy desire shall be to thy husband’ teaches that a woman yearns for her husband when he is about to set out on a journey, ‘and he shall rule over thee’ teaches that while the wife solicits with her heart the husband does so with his mouth, this being a fine trait of character among women? — What was meant is that she ingratiates herself with him. But are not these only seven? When R. Dimi came he explained: She is wrapped up like a mourner, banished from the company of all men and confined within a prison. What is meant by ‘banished from the company of all men’? If it be suggested: That she is forbidden to meet a man in privacy, is not the man also but could be retorted. forbidden to meet a woman in privacy? — The meaning rather is that she is forbidden to marry two men

Eruvin (100b) Eve was cursed with three additional curses are: She grows her hair long like Lilith, a demon; she sits and urinates, like an animal; and serves as a pillow for her husband during relations.

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