eruvin 103

broken fingers & removing warts

the limits of healing on shabbat
inside and outside of the temple

shabbat 111

tying and untying

some things are easy to untie, but not everything is reversible.

some cures are hazardous to future life. so, only give it to old women

(the prohibition on tying, and untying, permanent knots on the sabbath. but ones that can be untied with one hand are ok. earlier in the page is a discussion about a cure for jaundice that has the side-effect of sterility. as castration is prohibited, this cure is considered only suitable for old people who are no longer fertile. but old men have been known to have their youth restored. just for old women then. for english translation of the full talmud page, see here)

shabbat 110

snakes and women's bodies

how many times would a woman have to be shouted at, in an attempt to heal her, before she prefers the company of snakes?

(on this talmud page snakes seem to be sexually aggressive to women, her alternative sexual partner. and described is a the cure for how to lure out a snake that has entered a woman. also on this page are the many many alternative cures for a zavah, a woman who is having a non-menstrual bloody discharge. part of some of the cures, including drinking various potions, is frightening her and shouting "Stop your discharge!" ...because yelling is always going to help.... for english translation of this talmud page, see here)

some days I really enjoy learning talmud. and some days I don't. today is one of the latter...

shabbat 108

water & healing

the rises to greet the man with a stomach-ache

no one drowns in the Dead Sea

but what is better for the eye, salt water, wine, saliva or just cutting off the hand to prevent infection

(for english translation of this talmud page, see here)

shabbat 67

for healing one might resort to all sorts of strange, weird and wonderful remedies
evoking the burning bush, appealing to angels, send away demons

but only effective cures are permitted.
not crazy ones like those superstitious idolatrous Ammorites. (who have some very strange cooking methods)

(list of various cures and remedies include carving and reciting verses about the burning bush to treat a fever, calling to various angels and demons, and what is permitted to be carried on shabbat as they have effective healing - locust egg, splinter from a crucified/hanging post, fox's tooth.... for english translation of this talmud page, see here)