▁would ▁make ▁ur ination ▁more ▁awk ward ▁for ▁males , ▁and ▁makes ▁suggestions ▁in ▁this ▁regard . ▁A ▁man ▁who ▁intention ally ▁caused ▁himself ▁ere ctions ▁was ▁considered ▁worthy ▁of ▁ost rac ism . ▁ ▁The ▁Tal m ud ▁also ▁described ▁procedures ▁in ▁case ▁a ▁man ▁em itted ▁sem en ▁( per miss ibly ▁or ▁otherwise ). ▁It ▁states ▁that ▁one ▁who ▁experienced ▁an ▁emission ▁of ▁sem en ▁is ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁to ▁immer se ▁in ▁water ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁consume ▁from ▁a ▁he ave ▁offering ▁or ▁sacrifice . ▁It ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁Ez ra ▁decre ed ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁also ▁immer se ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁rec ite ▁words ▁of ▁Tor ah , ▁but ▁that ▁Ez ra ' s ▁dec ree ▁no ▁longer ▁applies ▁now ad ays . ▁ ▁Later ▁on , ▁the ▁R ish on im ▁deb ated ▁whether ▁Ez ra ' s ▁dec ree ▁still ▁applies ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁prayer . ▁H ai ▁Ga on ▁and ▁Chan anel ▁ben ▁Ch ush iel ▁say ▁that ▁a ▁ba ' al ▁ker i , ▁while ▁he ▁may ▁study ▁Tor ah , ▁may ▁not ▁pray ▁until ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁a ▁m ik ve h . ▁Ma imon ides ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁dec ree ▁was ▁cancel led ▁entirely ▁and ▁a ▁ba ' al ▁ker i ▁may ▁even ▁rec ite ▁the ▁Sh ema , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁min h ag ▁of ▁Sh inar ▁( M es op ot am ia ) ▁and ▁Se ph ar ad ▁( in ▁his