Commentary for Sanhedrin 163:8

כי אתא רבין אמר משום נשג"ז נדה שפחה גויה זונה אבל משום אישות לית להו ואידך נשייהו ודאי לא מיפקרי

When R. Dimi came,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From Palestine; v. p. 390, n. 1. ');">¹⁴</span> he said: The <i>Beth din</i> of the Hasmoneans<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' J. Derenbourg, Essai p. 84 places this Beth din during the rule of Simeon the Hasmonean (143-135 B.C.E.), or the first years of his son John. The troublous times of the Maccabees would seem to have led to licentiousness and a lowering of moral standards, and consequent liaisons with heathens. When the country became more settled, the religious authorities naturally attempted to stem this, and hence the decree. (V. 'A.Z. (Sonc. ed.) p. 177, n. 7.) ');">¹⁵</span>

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