נדרים - Nedarim
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Sometimes.
Nedarim 15a ~ How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?
Rabbi Yochanan thought it’s about three days. But it’s a lot longer than that.
Why blushing should be a Jewish trait.
Credibility enhancing displays, and the other benefits of ritual circumcision.
Nedarim 39b ~ Visiting the Sick
The rabbis insisted on it. We are only just beginning to understand its health benefits.
Nedarim 41b~ The Strange Story of Theriac
The belief that it cured everything was shared by the Rabbis and Galen the Greek
Rava was right. It is actually beneficial.
Nedarim 50b ~ Shmuel, Colonoscopies, and the Pillcam
A hard-boiled egg as a colonoscopy prototype.
Nedarim 65a ~ Bad Dog. Very Bad Dog
Jews, dogs, and Azit, the Canine Paratrooper .
Nedarim 66b ~ False Teeth, and False, False Teeth
Rabbi Yishmael and the gold teeth he fashioned for the needy.
Nedarim 80~ Rabbi Yossi on Bathing and Laundry
Jewish, Roman and early Christian bathing habits.