Sotah 2a § 2
Nazir Right Before Sotah
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Why does the Volume Nazir right before Sotah?
At first glance it seems they are not related.
In the passages in the Torah, the portion of a
nazirite placed adjacent to the portion of a sotah.
This was done to tell you that anyone who sees a sotah
in her disgrace as she undergoes the rite of the bitter
water should renounce wine, as wine is one of the causes
of sexual transgression, as it loosens inhibitions.
For the same reason that the Torah teaches
these passages one after the other, Rebbi
arranged these tractates one after the other.
At first glance it seems they are not related.
In the passages in the Torah, the portion of a
nazirite placed adjacent to the portion of a sotah.
This was done to tell you that anyone who sees a sotah
in her disgrace as she undergoes the rite of the bitter
water should renounce wine, as wine is one of the causes
of sexual transgression, as it loosens inhibitions.
For the same reason that the Torah teaches
these passages one after the other, Rebbi
arranged these tractates one after the other.