Rosh Hashana 1:8 — Who Is Pasul as an Eid

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Who Is Pasul as an Eid

אֵלּוּ הֵן הַפְּסוּלִין
Mishnah ראש השנה א׳:ח׳ · Rosh Hashana 1:8
אֵלּוּ הֵן הַפְּסוּלִין,
הַמְשַׂחֵק בְּקֻבְיָא,
וּמַלְוֵי בְרִבִּית,
וּמַפְרִיחֵי יוֹנִים,
וְסוֹחֲרֵי שְׁבִיעִית,
וַעֲבָדִים.
זֶה הַכְּלָל, כָּל עֵדוּת שֶׁאֵין הָאִשָּׁה כְשֵׁרָה לָהּ,
אַף הֵן אֵינָן כְּשֵׁרִים לָהּ:
These are the ones who are unfit:
one who plays at dice;
those who lend at interest;
those who race pigeons;
those who trade in sheviis produce;
and slaves.
This is the general rule: any testimony for which a woman is not fit,
they too are not fit for it.

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