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Our Gemara brings a number of statements in the name of Rav Ḥisda, whose origins are found in the halakha of a sota:
“Adulterous behavior in the home is like a worm in the sesame,” i.e. just as the worm destroys the sesame, adultery destroys the fabric of the family.
“Anger in the home is like a worm in the sesame.”
Before the Jewish People sinned, the heavenly presence was manifest in every person, as the Torah teaches (Devarim 23:15) that God walks in the camp; once the Jewish People sinned, God’s presence was removed, as that pasuk concludes, that no promiscuity should be shown, or He will leave you.
We continue our introduction to the masechta with some scholarly reviews