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A new Mishna looks at husbands who vow unreasonably, according to the rabbis.
If husbands vow that their wives cannot visit their families or that they cannot visit houses of mourning, they must divorce their wives within specific time frames.
Likewise, if they have their wives perform chores that are then ridiculed (filling a bucket of water and then throwing it into the garbage), they are to divorce.
Rabbi Yochanan comments on two verses (song 10:8 and Hosea 2:18) to underscore the motivation behind the wife’s eagerness to return to her home. His interpretation is in line with the long tradition of non-literal interpretation of the erotic love poetry in Song of Songs.
We explore the traditions of interpretation of the Song of Songs from the literal to the midrashic and literary.