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Rabbi Eleazar and the Prostitute

October 5, 2010
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Rabbi Eleazer and the prostitute

In Judaism, no matter how badly we behave, we can always get a second (or third, or fourth) chance. For example, one Talmudic legend describes a man named Eleazar ben Durdia, who decided to visit every prostitute in the world. One time, he crossed seven rivers to hire a prostitute with a…

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