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* [[Trickster Archetype]]: Yehudit. In b. Yemavot 65b, she doesn't wish to have any more children after a difficult birth, but knows that her husband, Rabbi Hiyya, is not thrilled with the idea. So she disguises herself and comes before Hiyya seeking legal advice. She asks if women are commanded in procreation. Hiyya answers that they are not, and so having received legal approval from her husband of all people, she drinks a sterilizing drug. Rabbi Hiyya is not amused.
* [[Watering Down]]: It claims that in ancient Israel and Babylonia, wine was made so strong that it was actually undrinkable unless mixed with water in a ratio of about 2 parts water to 1 part wine.
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** And Niddah has all you ever wanted to know about menstruation.
** The holy books are where you learn [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|all the cool things your parents would never let you read otherwise]]. Dina and Tamar and all those concubines, oh my!
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