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It was taught: She had a false tooth [shen totevet], which disfigured her, and R' Yishmael made her a gold tooth from his own money, thereby beautifying her. When R' Yishmael died, a certain eulogizer began his eulogy about him like this: Daughters of Israel, weep for R' Yishmael, who clothed you.
§ The Talmud relates: There was a certain person who said to his wife: Benefiting from me is konam for you until you have given R' Yehuda and R' Shimon your cooked food to taste, so they can see for themselves what a bad cook you are. She brought the food to them, and R' Yehuda tasted it, without c
Conversely, R' Shimon did not taste. He said: Let all the children of the widow die, and Shimon will not budge from his place. In other words, the husband can die and leave his wife a widow and his children orphans, and let them die too, rather than have people belittle the dignity of Torah scholar
The Talmud relates: There was a certain person who said to his wife: Benefiting from me is konam for you until you have spat on Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel. She came to Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and spat on his clothing. Rav Aḥa of Difti said to Ravina: But this man intended the humiliation of Rabban
The Talmud relates: There was a certain person who said to his wife: Benefiting from me is konam for you until you show some beautiful [yafeh] part of you to R' Yishmael, son of R' Yosei. R' Yishmael attempted to find something beautiful about the woman.