Study Horayot folio 13B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Rav Pappa said: They gnaw even on the handle of a hoe.
§ A baraita states: There are 5 factors that cause one to forget his Torah study: One who eats from that which a mouse eats and from that which a cat eats, and one who eats the heart of an animal, and one who is accustomed to eating olives, and one who drinks water that remains from washing, and one
The Talmud elaborates on the baraita: One who is accustomed to eating olive oil restores forgotten Torah study. The Talmud notes: This supports the opinion of R' Yoḥanan, as R' Yoḥanan said: Just as eating an olive causes one to forget 70 years’ worth of Torah study, olive oil restores 70 years’ wor
The baraita continues: And one who is accustomed to drinking wine and smelling spices restores forgotten Torah study. The Talmud notes: This supports the opinion of Rava, as Rava said: Wine and spices rendered me wise.
The baraita continues: One who dips his finger in salt and eats it restores forgotten Torah study. Reish Lakish says: And that is the case with regard to one finger. The Talmud notes: This is parallel to a dispute between tanna’im. R' Yehuda says: One finger but not two. R' Yosei says: Two fingers b