[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":64},["ShallowReactive",2],{"topic-relations":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":56,"extension":57,"meta":58,"navigation":59,"path":60,"seo":61,"stem":62,"__hash__":63},"topics\u002Ftalmudic-topics\u002Frelations.md","Can Jews Have Sex With 3 Year Olds?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":52},"minimark",[9,13,26,29,32],[10,11,12],"p",{},"No, neither the Talmud nor Judaism itself permits sexual relations with 3 year olds or other minors.",[10,14,15,16,20,21,25],{},"This misconception traces to ",[17,18,19],"em",{},"Yebhamot 11b",", which contains a passage  \"...Rava said: This is what was meant - an adult male who has relations with a female child has not done anything because less than this ",[22,23,24],"span",{},"three years old"," is like sticking a finger into an eyeball.\" Some have falsely claimed the passage in question said \"sexual intercourse with a little girl is permitted if she is three years of age.\"",[10,27,28],{},"The age mentioned in the topic at hand related to whether a woman abused or injured at such an age is considered a virgin — virginity factored into dowry of the day. It in no way morally condones nor endorses such acts.",[10,30,31],{},"Sources:",[33,34,35,45],"ul",{},[36,37,38],"li",{},[39,40,44],"a",{"href":41,"rel":42},"http:\u002F\u002Ftalmud.faithweb.com\u002Farticles\u002Fthree.html",[43],"nofollow","Rabbi Gil Student",[36,46,47],{},[39,48,51],{"href":49,"rel":50},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=kjOSmNtBMnU&t=565s",[43],"Rabbi Daniel Rowe",{"title":53,"searchDepth":54,"depth":54,"links":55},"",2,[],"Addressing a common misinterpretation of Yebhamot 11b regarding age and virginity in Jewish law.","md",{},true,"\u002Ftalmudic-topics\u002Frelations",{"title":5,"description":56},"talmudic-topics\u002Frelations","jbV8O9PtEFOvNBLk1AifcElMea1aU2mYIdixCYqaoX0",1778048375463]