[Avodah] Boaz's nisayon with Ruth

[Marty Bluke via Avodah]

On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Ben Waxman <ben1456 at zahav.net.il> wrote:

> Maybe you're projecting 2016 sexual mores on a Middle Eastern society from
> 2500 years ago? Ruth was super modest. Doing something so unmodest (again,
> in that society (and in contemporary Torah society) could simply be taken
> as a sign that she wanted to sleep with him.
>
> Ben
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> Even if that is true, why does that make it a big nisayon for boaz? It's
either an issur drabbanan or doraysa for him to sleep with her. Why would
he be tempted?  He also happened to be an old man. If a woman came up to
you and made it clear that she wants to sleep with you would you be
tempted?   Would that be a tremendous nisayon?
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