Medical Prescription: Electuary

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Endive seeds and crushed licorice stems, of each three dirhams. Barberry seeds, tamarisk, and pistachio shells, of each two [dirhams], rose, one…

These are the services and movements of the seven hours in the seven days of the week: Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. And the mnemonic is SuVeMe MoSaJuMa. Thus they move. These are…

Know—may God assist you—that this issue raises doubts, which can be cleared easily. As for what the prophet said: For you shall die and not live (Isaiah 38:1), he did not mention when he will die. And…

Regarding what you asked to have explained to you; namely, how the redemption will transpire from its start to its end, and [regarding] the resurrection of the dead, and [regarding] the renewal of the…

[ . . . ] Any priest who displays haste and exerts pressure to obtain the priestly gifts and sanctified bread, one may be sure that he is essentially of the sons of Eli, as it is said: Even before the…

You asked about the “tube” [b. Eruvin 43b]. It seems to us that the “tube” is as follows: When a person positions it directed toward [a particular spot], and he peers through its upper opening, he can…