Berachos 58a § 3
Women like to Chat
View Mode
Passage Content
That source for the obligation to recite a blessing beforehand
is not necessary, as it says when the maidens told Saul:
As soon you come into the city, find him right away,
before he goes up to the high place to eat;
for the people will not eat until he comes,
because he will bless the sacrifice;
and afterwards all those who are invited will eat;
now go, for you shall find him at this time of day.
A blessing recited prior to eating is explicitly mentioned in that verse.
Why did these maidens go on so expansively while speaking to Saul?
It is because women are chatterers.
is not necessary, as it says when the maidens told Saul:
As soon you come into the city, find him right away,
before he goes up to the high place to eat;
for the people will not eat until he comes,
because he will bless the sacrifice;
and afterwards all those who are invited will eat;
now go, for you shall find him at this time of day.
A blessing recited prior to eating is explicitly mentioned in that verse.
Why did these maidens go on so expansively while speaking to Saul?
It is because women are chatterers.