The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-06

band who not only gave utterance to
that verdict which condemned the edu
cation of the female sex: He who
teaches the laws to his daughter, at the
same time teaches her apostasy," but he
also had an ungovernable aversion to
learned women, so that he declined, un-
der all circumstances to enter into dis
cussion with them. A learned matron
once asked him for an explanation on
the connection between the sin of Israel
in worshipping the golden calf and the
hereupon-following evil consequences
but he gruffly repulsed her with the
words "A woman's place is at the
distaff," And when his son called his
attention to the loss which he would
sustain, as the insulted woman would
withdraw from him the tenth part Of
each 300 measure of grain he angrily
retorted May fire destroy the Law
anything sooner, than that it should be-
come the common property of the
women"
A woman not less intellectual, but
wanton and passionate one, we find in
CHOMA.
Choma was the daughter Of the rich
r. Chisda. the president of the college of
Caffraria, man who was especially IA
vored by fortune sixty marriages were
celebrated in his home, and during all
his life,-and he was an aged man-not
one of his family was claimed by death.
Chomas wantonness already exhibit
ed itself in early youth. Two of her
fathers most deserving pupils, Raba
and Rami, the latter the son of Chama,
were once guests at his house, when he
jestinglv asked his daughter which of
the two she would like to marry. She
shortly answered Both" She was
also soon married to the Rami mention
ed, who was the brother of her sisters
husband Ukba, but from whom, as her
was not blessed with children,
she obtained a divorce. Then, after
wearing widow weeds for ten years, she
gave her hand to one whom she deeply
owed, and who had, during these ten
years, likewise lost his life's companion
-Raba. He was rich and ingenious
and, held the position Of the president |
IF the Jewish supreme court in Ma
,huza.
Regardless as was her nature, she one
lay made her way into the hall of just
ce, when woman whom she knew to
De untruthful was about to be sworn in
| lawsuit, and she cried out to her hus-
oand who occupied the presidents
chair: DO not allow her to swear, for
t is to be feared that she will periure
herself" Upon this warning from his
wife, who was known to be truthful,
Raba administered the oath to the OPP
oosite party,
Very dissolute did Choma appear as
with another Choma who was
Known for her great beauty. This
a great grandchild of r. Juda
md daughter of Issai ben Isaac, was
successfully married to three learned
men; first to Rachba of Pumbedita, then
20 r. Isaac, son of Rabba bar Chana,
md at last to Abaji, who, however, also
soon died.
After Abaji was dead, beautiful
Choma went to Raba, the friend and fol-
lower of Abaji, and requested him to
grant her an annual allowance. After
this had been suitably settled, she re
Juested furthermore, a given sum for |
wine, and when the judge pointed out to
her that he knew Abaji had denied him
self of all wine, and that therefore she |
was not used to it and could not, accor-
ding to law, demand the same, she re-
piled that her husband had certainly
drank wine, and out of very high cups
with this, for the purpose Of measuring
the height of the cups, she barred her
arm which, white as alabaster, literally
illuminated the entire court.
When Rabba came home, greatly