Eikhah Rabbah
“Our skin burns like an oven due to fear of famine” (Lamentations 5:10).
“Our skin burns like an oven.” Two amora’im, one said: Like those sun-withered dates; and one said: Like an oven that was not sufficiently heated.12In such a case the bread does not get evenly baked, but rather the outer layer gets dried out and cracked while the inside remains undercooked.
“Our skin burns like an oven.” Two amora’im, one said: Like those sun-withered dates; and one said: Like an oven that was not sufficiently heated.12In such a case the bread does not get evenly baked, but rather the outer layer gets dried out and cracked while the inside remains undercooked.