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Talmud su Esodo 35:25

וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֥ה חַכְמַת־לֵ֖ב בְּיָדֶ֣יהָ טָו֑וּ וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ מַטְוֶ֗ה אֶֽת־הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ וְאֶת־הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן אֶת־תּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וְאֶת־הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃

E tutte le donne d’ingegno filarono colle loro mani, e recarono filati di lana azzurra, e di porpora, e di scarlatto, e di bisso.

Jerusalem Talmud Sotah

116Babli Yoma 66b; Num.rabba 9(53). A lady asked Rebbi Eliezer, why did one sin of the golden calf lead to three different kinds of death117In the aftermath of the sin of the golden calf, it is stated (1) that the Levites killed about 3000 men (Ex. 32:28), (2) that the people died of a plague (Ex. 32:35), (3) that Moses ground the golden calf into dust, spread it on water and let the people drink, in imitation of the soṭah ritual (Ex. 32:20).? He said to her, the wisdom of a woman is only in her spinning rod, as is written: “All wise women span with their hands.118Ex. 35:25. R. Eliezer intended to insult the woman who had dared to study Torah (In the Babli, she is called “a wise woman” and her question is dealt with at length by Rashi in his commentary on the Pentateuch). It is not clear whether this represents the general teaching of the House of Shammai or that of R. Eliezer alone.
Since it is common practice to teach Pentateuch and its interpretation to girls it is impossible to understand how Maimonides and Joseph Caro could have R. Eliezer’s statement included in their Codes.
” His son Hyrkanos said to him, in order not to give her an answer you made me lose 300 kor of tithes every year119The lady must have been exeedingly rich if her tithes, given to a Cohen, amounted to 300 kor or 9’000 modii.. He answered him: May the words of the Torah be burned and not be delivered to women! After she had left, his students said to him, rabbi, this one you pushed away with a stick, what do you explain to us? 120In the Babli, this answer and the following one are attributed to "one of Rav or Levi ben Sissi.” Rebbi Berekhiah, Rebbi Abba bar Cahana in the name of Rebbi Eliezer: Anybody against whom there were witnesses and warning was executed in court121According to rabbinic theory, nobody can be convicted by biblical standards unless (1) the crime was witnessed by two witnesses of sterling character and (2) criminal intent is proven by two witnesses who testify that the criminal was informed that his intended deed would subject him to prosecution and nevertheless he persisted in his criminal behavior.. Anybody against whom there were witnesses but no warning was checked similar to a suspected wife122One has to assume that this procedure was part of the police powers granted to Moses in his position of king of the Israelites, and that the guilty persons died from the gold water.. Anybody against whom there were neither witnesses nor warning died from a plague. Rav and Levi bar Sissi both say: One who sacrificed, burned, and poured out a libation was executed in court123Since these are acts of Temple worship, as idolatrous practices they are capital crimes (Mishnah Sanhedrin 7:6).. He who clapped his hands, danced, laughed, was checked similar to a suspected wife124These are sinful practices if in idolatrous intent but not criminally prosecutable.. If he enjoyed himself silently, he died from a plague125Since this sin was known only to God, its punishment was by the Hand of Heaven..
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