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Betulah (Virgin) vs Almah (Young Woman) - We Are Israel The Hebrew word for virgin is betulah H1330 בתולה be-tu-lah’: A feminine noun meaning virgin (WordStudy) [note: This blog is part 2 of the “male-child series; For greater understanding please read “ Male child, Who Are They? ” first ] Betulah In Torah Rebekah (at 10 years old)Â is introduced as a girl, a virgin whom no man had known “Now the girl [nah-ar-Raw – a girl from
Virginity • Torah. org 25 Naarah Besulah If a man seduces a virgin he should marry her; if they do not want to marry he pays a fine equal to her marriage contract, as it says “And if a man seduces a virgin… he shall pay a dowry [for her] to be his wife; if her father refuses to give her to him he shall pay money equal to the dowry of virgins” 1 If a man rapes a virgin he must pay the fine in any event and
Legal-Religious Status of the Virgin - Jewish Womens Archive Virginity has long remained a significant feature of womanhood in Judaism Many foundational Jewish texts detail the specifics of virginity, explaining the requirements of virginity and to what extent these requirements can be expanded
Does Judaism consider virginity to be a virtue? - Mi Yodeya Does the quoted text reflect the modern, Jewish attitude toward premarital sex? If it doesn't, how should this section be phrased to not mislead a non-Jew such as myself? An example of a Torah passage that leads me to think virginity is a virtue would be: [The priest who is exalted above his fellows] may marry only a woman who is a virgin
What in the World is a Virgin?- Joy of Text 1:4 by Rabbi Dov Linzer Competing Definitions: Hymen or Sex? The Torah word for virgin is betulah, which is from the same root as the hymen (betulim) The presence of the hymen is seen as evidence that the woman has not had sex The parents of a young woman who is suspected of not being a virgin (and of having committed adultery) before the wedding, can prove that the husband is lying by producing the sheet from the
The Rape of the Unbetrothed Virgin in Torah and Assyrian Law When the Torah laws are compared to the laws in MAL A, both similarities and differences come to light All the laws emphasize the offense against the father and not the crime of aggression against the girl herself, although they show some consideration for the girl’s well-being in providing the possibility of marriage
Myth Busting the Virgin Birth - Jews for Judaism Myth Busting the Virgin Birth This week’s Torah portion Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), describes a marriage when a husband suspects his wife of infidelity and claims she was not a virgin The Hebrew word for virgin is “ betulah ” and refers to a woman of any age “ who was never intimate with a man” (Genesis 19:8)
Ketuvot 10a ~ Virginity — Talmudology The Talmud takes most seriously the requirement that a woman be a virgin when she marries for the first time (There is no similar Torah requirement for a man- though sex before marriage was generally frowned upon) In this page of Daf Yomi a man claimed his new wife was not a virgin, because he found "an open entrance"
In the Talmud, Virginity Is a Commodity - Tablet Magazine Literary critic Adam Kirsch is reading a page of Talmud a day, along with Jews around the world How many times did God create human beings? As with many seemingly simple matters, the Torah turns
Who Is a Virgin and Why Does It Matter? – Emor85 Analyzing the phrase in Leviticus 21:7 (“a woman who is a betulah [= virgin]”), the NeTZIV, the acronym by which Rabbi Berlin is known, notices that the text uses two words when one would do All the Torah needed to say is “betulah ” “Woman” would be automatically implied