tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post116486355270225675..comments2024-03-18T03:40:39.185-04:00Comments on The Curious Jew: Women and Talmud Torah IIIChanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655144434904957767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-1164917310031358682006-11-30T15:08:00.000-05:002006-11-30T15:08:00.000-05:00See also Avodah Zara, Daf 18b, The gemarah right b...See also Avodah Zara, Daf 18b, The gemarah right before the first colon "'v'ikah de'amri mishum ma'aseh d'ibruriah" --and see Rashi. Bruriah, R' Meir's wife was an outstanding scholar: see Eruvin 53-54, see also Pesachim 62b, and Berachot 10a. Nonetheless, she was able to be seduced. <BR/><BR/>See also Tanya chapter 3, contrasting "Da'at" with the other two mental faculties "chochma" and Bina": <BR/><BR/> והדעת הוא מלשון: והאדם ידע את חוה, והוא לשון התקשרות והתחברות<BR/><BR/>Daat, whose etymology may be found in the verse,12 “And Adam knew (ידע) Eve,” implies attachment and union.<BR/><BR/>See: http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=7882<BR/><BR/>Of course, Da'at is not indicative of mental potencyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-1164887827636841092006-11-30T06:57:00.000-05:002006-11-30T06:57:00.000-05:00i'm not complaining. pretty good excuse if you ask...i'm not complaining. pretty good excuse if you ask me ;-)Lela Harbingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252413323199579989noreply@blogger.com