Study Shabbat folio 110A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Jewish official in Pumbedita that was bitten by a snake. There were 13 white donkeys in Pumbedita and they tore them all open and they were found to be tereifot. There was one donkey on the other side of Pumbedita, and until they went to bring it, a lion ate it. Abaye said to them: Since all of th
The Talmud cites additional information about the dangers posed by snakes and how to deal with them. One whom a snake encircled should descend into water and place a basket on his head and remove the snake slowly from him into the basket. And once the snake goes into the basket, let him throw it int
A woman who is seen by a snake and does not know whether it has directed his attention toward her or whether it has not directed his attention toward her, she should remove her garment and throw it before the snake. If the snake wraps itself in the garments, it is an indication that it has directed
What is her remedy so the snake will leave her alone? She should have sex with her husband before the snake. Some say: If she has sex in front of the snake, all the more so that its desire will become stronger. Rather, she should take from her hair and her nails and throw them at the snake, and say
We learned in the Mishnah: All types of food that healthy people eat may be eaten by one eating them for medicinal purposes on Shabbat. The Talmud asks: The phrase: All foods, what does it come to include? The Talmud answers: It comes to include spleen for healing teeth and vetch for healing intest