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מדרש על אבות 1:1

Avot D'Rabbi Natan

What is the fence that the Torah made around its words? It says (Leviticus 18:19), “Do not come near woman during her period of impurity.” Perhaps [you would still think] one could hug her and kiss her and speak flirtatiously with her. So the verse tells you, “Do not come near.” Perhaps [you would still think] one could sleep next to her on the bed, as long as she was clothed. So the verse tells you, “Do not come near.” Perhaps [you would still think] she could wash her face and put makeup on her eyes. So the verse (Leviticus 15:33) tells you, “She is in her period of exile” – that is, all the days that she is in her period [of impurity], she will be in exile. Because of this they said: The spirit of the sages is pleased with anyone who makes herself unattractive during the days of her period [of impurity]. The spirit of the sages is displeased with anyone who makes herself attractive during the days of her period [of impurity].
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Midrash Tanchuma

Bar Kappara said in a lecture: Whence do we derive the rabbinic dictum: “Be deliberate in judgment”?5Pirkei Avot 1:1. We do so from the words: Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered (Exod. 20:23).6Just as priests are not permitted to run or to take big strides up the stairs, judges must not rush to render judgment. See Exodus Rabbah 30:9. Which are followed by the words: Now these are the ordinances.
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