Guide
Medical Treatment by Non-Jews and Nonrabbinic Others
Related Primary Sources
Primary Source
The Mishnah on Medical Treatment by Non-Jews
m. Avodah Zarah 2:2
One may obtain treatment for payment from them [non-Jewish physicians] but not mental[-health] treatment. One may not obtain a haircut from them [non-Jewish barbers] at any location—the words of R…
Primary Source
The Talmud on Medical Treatment by Non-Jews
b. Avodah Zarah 27a–b
[Hebrew] [One may obtain a treatment for payment from them but not for mental(health).]
What is treatment for payment, and what is treatment for mental [health]? If you say…
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1st–6th Centuries