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and from pain in the latrine are bad for the eyes. Tears that come from medicinal drugs, and from laughter, and from sharp produce are good for the eyes.
The Talmud continues to interpret verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes. The verse states: “On the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out the windows shall be dimmed” (Ecclesiaste
The Talmud relates: The Roman emperor said to R' Yehoshua ben Ḥananya: What is the reason you did not come to the House of Avidan? This was a place in which dialogues and debates were conducted. R' Yehoshua ben Ḥananya said to him enigmatically: The snowy mountain is surrounded with ice, meaning t
It was taught in a baraita that R' Yosei bar Kisma says: The two feet of one’s youth are better than the 3 of old age, when one walks with a cane. Woe to the one who goes and does not come back. What is this referring to? Rav Ḥisda said: Youth. Similarly, when Rav Dimi came from Eretz Yisrael to B
Having quoted some aphorisms of the rabbis, the Talmud relates the following conversation: A certain eunuch who was an apostate said the following to R' Yehoshua ben Korḥa as a provocation: How far is it from here to Karḥina? The provocateur’s intention was to hint to the fact that R' Yehoshua ben