Horayos 13a § 7
The Power of Public Perception
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(79.) Rashi: The female convert had in mind that she
would possibly convert to Judaism one day. That's why
she maintained a level of chastity when she was a gentile
that would be to her advantage in the Jewish community.
The slave woman has no power to free herself,
So she thought she would remain in a slave woman forever.
So she has no reason to restrain herself.
Here i's a question of relative chastity and public perception.
People are far more willing to marry a convert
since she was known to be in a mode of some retrainst.
would possibly convert to Judaism one day. That's why
she maintained a level of chastity when she was a gentile
that would be to her advantage in the Jewish community.
The slave woman has no power to free herself,
So she thought she would remain in a slave woman forever.
So she has no reason to restrain herself.
Here i's a question of relative chastity and public perception.
People are far more willing to marry a convert
since she was known to be in a mode of some retrainst.