eruvin 65

drinking wine releases secrets, and brings comfort to the lost ones. there is no need to pray.

so when the harsh south winds blow, put away the books and head for the pub.

(this page begins discussing that being drunk exempts one from prayer. and then goes on to describe that one cannot pray if distressed, angry or distracted - later in the page it says that one shouldn't pray for 3 days after a journey. This is compared to the day-time clarity of mind that is needed for torah study and halachic ruling and the distraction that can hamper learning. the discussion then goes back to wine, saying that it releases secrets and was created to comfort the mourner. The page returns to discussing various situations where jews and gentiles live together and the arrangements for an eruv, but then brings it all together by bringing a couple of stories about travelling rabbis staying in a pub. coming back to wine)

eruvin 54

Torah learning should be an out loud bodily experience.

to enter the body

to cure the body

to sustain the body

and then ultimately take over the body. distracting the mind away from the body's needs.

(story of R. Elazar b Pedat who would be so distracted in this learning that he would leave his cloak in different places)

apologies for the image quality. I am in NY so these drawings are photographed rather than scanned.