Rabbi Gidel and the Women Who Were Like White Geese

Berakhot 20a; Gaster, Exempla No. 221

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·April 19, 2026

R. Gidel sat at the door of the bath-house showing women the way. Tabillath asked him whether he were not

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tempted. He replied that they were merely as so many white geese to him.

Themes

Rabbis Humility Ethics Women

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