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the tanna taught us a halakha with regard to all of them, not only a man of leisure or a laborer. He asked him: But with regard to a sailor it said that the set interval for sex is 6 months; why, then, should he have to divorce her if he vowed to forbid these sex for only a week? He answered him:
Rabba bar Rav Hanan said to Abaye: If a donkey driver who is already married wants to become a camel driver, what is the halakha? Is he permitted to change his profession in order to earn more money from his work, even though this will mean he reduces the frequency with which he engages in sex with
§ The Mishnah stated: For sailors, the set interval for sex is once every 6 months. This is the statement of R' Eliezer. Rav Berona said that Rav said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Eliezer. Rav Adda bar Ahava said that Rav said: This is the statement of R' Eliezer, but the R
This is as it is related about Rav Reḥumi, who would commonly study before Rava in Meḥoza: He was accustomed to come back to his home every year on the eve of Yom Kippur. One day he was particularly engrossed in the halakha he was studying, and so he remained in the study hall and did not go home. H
§ When is the ideal time for Torah scholars to fulfill their conjugal obligations? Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: The appropriate time for them is from Friday to Friday, i.e., on Friday nights. Similarly, it is stated with regard to the verse “that brings forth its fruit in its season” (Psalms