Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 132:15

אמר רב יהודה שבטו של לוי לא עבד עבודת כוכבים שנאמר (שמות לב, כו) ויעמוד משה בשער המחנה וגו'

A wise woman asked R'Eliezer: Since with regard to the offence with the golden calf all were evenly associated, why was not the penalty of death the same?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Scripture mentions three forms of penalties: Some died by the sword (Ex. XXXII, 27) , others by the plague (ibid. 35) , the rest by dropsy as the result of their drinking the water containing the gold dust, which Moses had offered them in expiation (ibid. 20) .');">²¹</span> - He answered her: There is no wisdom in woman except with the distaff.

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