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A Teacher-filled Tale and Blessing

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Tag: Ketubot 62a

For How Long May Students Leave Their Spouses?

…STUDENTS MAY GO AWAY TO STUDY THE TORAH, WITHOUT THE PERMISSION [OF THEIR WIVES FOR A PERIOD OF] THIRTY DAYS…
— Babylonian Talmud, Ketubot 61b

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Posted on November 3, 2013November 13, 2013Categories Chronicles, Ethics, Halakhah, Ketubot, KingsTags Ketubot 62a, marital absence, marriage, NaBloPoMo, Torah studyLeave a comment on For How Long May Students Leave Their Spouses?

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