Chazal describe Shavuot as zman matan Torateinu, the time when Hashem gave us His holy Torah. The world-shaping significance of our subsequent acceptance of the Torah (kabbalat haTorah) is given …
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The ritual of the “
sotah” the faithless wife is without a doubt the most bizarre ritual in Judaism. If a husband believes that his wife is having an extramarital affair, he may warn her not to seclude herself with her suspected lover. If she is caught defying his warning, she is forced to drink the “bitter waters” that will supernaturally determine whether or not she is guilty of adultery. If she is guilty, then she will die a horrible death reminiscent of a well-known scene in the movie “