## Avodah Zarah Daf 28b

###### Avodah Zarah 28b:1
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בְּפִיקְעָא, אוֹרִי לֵיהּ רַבִּי אַמֵּי, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ רַבִּי אַסִּי אוֹרִי לֵיהּ: לַיְתֵי שַׁב בִּינֵי אַהֲלָא תּוֹלָנָא, וְצָיַיר לֵיהּ בַּחֲלָלָא דְבֵי צַוְּארָא, וְלִיכְרִיךְ עִילָּוֵיהּ נִירָא בַּרְקָא, וְטָמֵישׁ לֵיהּ בְּנִטְפָא חִיוָּרָא, וְלִיקְלְיֵהּ וּבָדַר לֵיהּ עִילָּוֵיהּ. אַדְּהָכִי וְהָכִי, לַיְתֵי קַשְׁיָתָא דַּאֲסַנָּא, לַינַּח פִּיקְעָא לַהֲדֵי פִּיקְעָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**from hemorrhoids. Rabbi Ami instructed him, and some say** that **Rabbi Asi instructed him** that he **should bring seven seeds of ice plant** that are red like **a worm and bind them in the collar** of a shirt, **and** then he **should wrap a strip of hair around it, and dip** the bundle **in white naphtha and** he **should burn it and spread** the ashes **upon** the sores. **In the meantime,** he **should bring the kernel of a bramble [*asna*]** fruit and **place** its **crevice against** his own **crevice,** i.e., the anus.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:2
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וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי פִּיקְעָא עִילָּאָה, פִּיקְעָא תַּתָּאָה מַאי? לַיְיתֵי תַּרְבָּא דִּצְפִירְתָּא דְּלָא אִפְּתַח, וְלִיפַשַּׁר וְלִישְׁדֵּי בֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara remarks: **And this matter** applies only to the **upper crevice,** which is located at the outer edge of the anus and can be treated with bramble fruit. **What** should one do if he is experiencing pain in the **lower crevice,** located deeper within the rectum? He **should bring the fat of a goat that has not** yet **opened,** i.e., given birth, **and** he **should melt** it **and** then he **should apply** it **to** the irritated area.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:3
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וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי תְּלָת טַרְפֵא קָרָא דִּמְיַיבְּשִׁי בְּטוּלָּא, וְלִיקְלֵי וְלִיבַדַּר עִילָּוֵיהּ. וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי מְשַׁקְּדֵי חֶלְזוֹנֵי. וְאִי לָא, מַיְיתֵי מְשַׁח קִירָא, וְלִינְקוֹט בְּשַׁחְקֵי דְכִיתָּנָא בְּקַיְיטָא, וְדַעֲמַר גּוּפְנָא בְּסִיתְוָוא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if** this is **not** possible, he **should bring three pumpkin leaves that** were **dried in the shade and** he **should burn** them, **and** then he **should spread** the ashes **upon** the irritated area. **And if** this is **not** possible, he **should bring snail shells** instead. **And if** this is also **not** possible, he should **bring oil** mixed with **wax [*kira*] and** he **should smear** it **upon worn flax** clothing **in summer, or** worn **cotton** clothing **in winter,** and place it upon the irritated area.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:4
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רַבִּי אֲבָהוּ חַשׁ בְּאוּדְנֵיהּ, אוֹרִי לֵיהּ רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, וְאָמְרִי לַיהּ בֵּי מִדְרְשָׁא. מַאי אוֹרִי לֵיהּ? כִּי הָא דְּאָמַר אַבָּיֵי: אֲמַרָה לִי אֵם — לָא אִיבְּרַי כּוּלְיְיתָא אֶלָּא לְאוּדְנָא. וְאָמַר רָבָא: אֲמַר לִי מִנְיוֹמֵי אָסְיָא — כּוּלְּהוּ (שַׁקְיָינוּ) [שַׁקְיָינֵי] קָשׁוּ לְאוּדְנָא, לְבַר מִמַּיָּא דְּכוּלְיְיתָא. לַיְיתֵי כּוּלְיְיתָא דְּבַרְחָא קַרְחָא, וְלִיקְרְעַיהּ שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב, וְלַינַּח אַמִּלְּלָא דְּנוּרָא, וְהָנְהוּ מַיָּא דְּנָפְקִי מִינֵּיהּ לִישְׁדִּינְהוּ בְּאוּדְנֵיהּ — לָא קָרִירֵי וְלָא חַמִּימֵי, אֶלָּא פָּשׁוֹרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Abbahu suffered** from pain **in his ear. Rabbi Yoḥanan instructed him, and some say** that other Sages from **the study hall** instructed him, how to heal it. The Gemara asks: **What did they instruct him?** They told him to act in a fashion **similar to that which Abaye said: My mother told me** that the **kidney was created only for the ear,** i.e., it can be extremely beneficial to the ear. **And Rava said: Minyumi the physician said to me: All liquids are harmful to the ear except for the fluid of the kidneys.** Therefore, Rabbi Abbahu **should bring the kidney of a bald goat [*barḥa*] and tear it vertically and horizontally and** then **place it upon dimming coals. And** as for **those fluids that issue from it,** he **should apply them to his ear** while they are **neither cold nor hot, but tepid.**


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:5
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וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי תַּרְבָּא דְּחִיפּוּשְׁתָּא גַּמְלָנִיתָא, וְלִיפַשַּׁר וְלִישְׁדֵּי בֵּיהּ. וְאִי לָא, לְמַלְּיֵיהּ לְאוּדְנֵיהּ מִישְׁחָא, וְלֶיעְבֵּד שַׁב פְּתִילָתָא דְּאַסְפַּסְתָּא, וְלַיְתֵי שׁוּפְתָּא דְּתוּמָא, וְלֹיתֵוב בַּרְקָא בְּחַד רֵישָׁא, וְלִיתְלֵי בְּהוּ נוּרָא, וְאִידַּךְ רֵישָׁא מוֹתֵבא בְּאוּדְנָא, וְלֹיתֵוב אוּדְנֵיהּ לְהָדָא נוּרָא, וְיִזְדְּהַר מִזִּיקָא, וְנִישְׁקוֹל חֲדָא וְנַנַּח חֲדָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara adds: **And if** this is **not** possible, he **should bring the fat of a large beetle and melt** it **and apply** it **to** the ear. **And if not,** he **should fill his ear with oil and prepare seven wicks** made **of alfalfa [*aspasta*] and bring dried garlic ends, and tie** the ends to the wicks **with a strip of hair at one end, and set** the wicks **aflame. And** he should **place the other end** of each wick **in** his **ear** one at a time, **and place his ear opposite the flame.** Parenthetically, the Gemara notes: **And he should be cautious of drafts** and avoid them, as they will harm his ear. The Gemara continues: **And** he should **take one** wick **and remove one** wick, i.e., replace each wick as it is consumed until all seven have been used.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:6
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לִישָּׁנָא אַחֲרִינָא: וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי שַׁב פְּתִילָתָא בִּיקְרָא, וְשָׁיֵיף לֵיהּ מִישְׁחָא דְּאַסְפַּסְתָּא, וְנַיְיתֵי חַד רֵישָׁא בְּנוּרָא וְחַד רֵישָׁא בְּאוּדְנֵיהּ, וְנִשְׁקוֹל חֲדָא וְנַנַּח חֲדָא, וְיִזְדְּהַר מִזִּיקָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara presents **another version** of this remedy: **And if not,** he **should bring seven wicks of wax tapers and smear them** with **alfalfa oil, and place one end** of each wick **in the flame and one end in his ear, and take one** wick **and remove one** wick. **And** again **he should be cautious of drafts.**


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:7
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וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי אוּדְרָא דְּנָדָא דְּלָא מְשַׁקֵּף וְנַנַּח בַּהּ, וְלִתְלְיַּיהּ לְאוּדְנֵיהּ לַהֲדֵי נוּרָא, וּמִזְדְּהַר מִזִּיקָא. וְאִי לָא, לַיְיתֵי גּוּבְתָּא דְּקַנְיָא עַתִּיקָא בַּר מְאָה שְׁנִין, וְלִימְלְחֵיהּ מִילְחָא גְּלָלְנִיתָא, וְלִקְלֵי וְלִידַבֵּק. וְסִימָנָךְ: רַטִּיבָא לְיַבִּשְׁתָּא וְיַבִּשְׁתָּא לְרַטִּיבָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if** this is **not** possible, he **should bring fiber that was dried** but **not combed and place it in** his ear, **and** then **bring his ear opposite the flame. And he should be cautious of drafts. And if not,** he **should bring the tube of an aged reed** that is **one hundred years old,** i.e., that has been detached from the ground for a century, **and salt it** with **rock salt and** then **burn** it **and stick** it in his ear. The Gemara adds: **And your mnemonic** to remember these remedies is this: **Moist** cures are prescribed **for dry** afflictions, **and dry** cures are prescribed **for moist** afflictions.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:8
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אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר זוּטְרָא אָמַר רַבִּי חֲנִינָא: מַעֲלִין אׇזְנַיִם בְּשַׁבָּת. תָּנֵי רַב שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר יְהוּדָה: בַּיָּד אֲבָל לֹא בְּסַם. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: בְּסַם אֲבָל לֹא בַּיָּד. מַאי טַעְמָא? מִזְרָיף זָרֵיף.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara returns to the issue of medical treatment on Shabbat. **Rabba bar Zutra says** that **Rabbi Ḥanina says: One may raise** his **ears** to their appropriate position, i.e., set his dislocated jaw, **on Shabbat. Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda teaches:** This applies only if one raises it **by hand, but not by means of medicine. There are** those **who say** the opposite: One may raise his ears **by means of medicine, but not by hand. What is the reason** that one may not manually raise the ear? It is because doing so might **injure [*zareif* ]** the ear, which would constitute a violation of Torah law, whereas applying medicine is a violation of rabbinic law.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:9
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אָמַר רַב זוּטְרָא בַּר טוֹבִיָּה אָמַר רַב: עַיִן שֶׁמָּרְדָה מוּתָּר לְכוֹחְלָהּ בְּשַׁבָּת. סְבוּר מִינֵּיהּ: הָנֵי מִילֵּי הוּא דִּשְׁחִקִי סַמָּנִין מֵאֶתְמוֹל, אֲבָל מִשְׁחָק בְּשַׁבָּת וְאֵתוֹיֵי דֶּרֶךְ רְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים — לָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ הָהוּא מֵרַבָּנַן וְרַבִּי יַעֲקֹב שְׁמֵיהּ: לְדִידִי מִיפָּרְשָׁא מִינֵּיהּ דְּרַב יְהוּדָה, אֲפִילּוּ מִישְׁחָק בְּשַׁבָּת וְאֵתוֹיֵי דֶּרֶךְ רְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים — מוּתָּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Zutra bar Toviyya says** that **Rav says:** With regard to **an eye that rebelled,** i.e., which is apt to pop out of its socket, it **is permitted to apply blue eye shadow** to **it on Shabbat.** The Sages initially **concluded from this** that **this statement** applies only **where one had** already **ground the ingredients yesterday,** i.e., on Shabbat eve, **but** if he planned to **grind** them **on Shabbat, or** to **bring** them **through a public domain,** it would **not** be permitted, as this would constitute a desecration of Shabbat by Torah law. To dispel this notion, **one of the Sages, named Rabbi Ya’akov, said to** them: This matter **was explained to me by Rav Yehuda,** who said that **even** if **he** plans to **grind** the ingredients **on Shabbat and bring** it **through a public domain,** it **is permitted.**


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:10
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רַב יְהוּדָה שְׁרָא לְמִיכְחַל עֵינָא בְּשַׁבָּת. אֲמַר לְהוּ רַב שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר יְהוּדָה: מַאן צָיֵית לִיהוּדָה מַחֵיל שַׁבֵּי? לְסוֹף חַשׁ בְּעֵינֵיהּ, שְׁלַח לֵיהּ: שְׁרֵי אוֹ אֲסִיר? שְׁלַח לֵיהּ: לְכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא שְׁרֵי, לְדִידָךְ אֲסִיר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Rav Yehuda permitted** someone **to apply blue eye shadow** to the **eye on Shabbat. Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda said to** the Sages: **One who adheres to** the ruling of **Yehuda desecrates Shabbat. Ultimately,** Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda himself **suffered** pain **in his eye. He sent** a message **to** Rav Yehuda, asking: Is it **permitted or prohibited** for me to treat my eye on Shabbat? Rav Yehuda **sent** back **to him: For everyone** else, it **is permitted; for you,** it **is prohibited,** as you treated my lenient ruling with disdain.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:11
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וְכִי מִדִּידִי הוּא? דְּמָר שְׁמוּאֵל הִיא! הָהִיא אַמְתָּא דַּהֲוַאי בֵּי מָר שְׁמוּאֵל, דִּקְדַחָא לַהּ עֵינָא בְּשַׁבְּתָא, צְוַוחָא, וְלֵיכָּא דְּאַשְׁגַּח בַּהּ. פְּקַעָא עֵינַאּ. לִמְחַר נְפַק מָר שְׁמוּאֵל וּדְרַשׁ: עַיִן שֶׁמָּרְדָה — מוּתָּר לְכוֹחְלָהּ בְּשַׁבָּת. מַאי טַעְמָא? דְּשׁוּרְיָינֵי דְּעֵינָא בְּאוֹבַנְתָּא דְּלִיבָּא תְּלוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav Yehuda continues: **But was it of my** own accord that I issued this ruling? **It is** the ruling **of Mar Shmuel,** as demonstrated in the following incident: There was **a certain maidservant who was in the house of Mar Shmuel whose eye became infected on Shabbat. She screamed** in pain, **but there was no one who attended to her.** Eventually, **her eye popped** out of its socket. **The next day, Mar Shmuel went out and taught:** With regard to **an eye that rebelled,** it **is permitted to apply blue eye shadow to it on Shabbat. What is the reason** for this leniency, seeing as one may desecrate Shabbat only to treat life-threatening afflictions? The reason is **that the tendons [*shuraynei*] of the eye are dependent upon the valves of the heart.**


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:12
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כְּגוֹן מַאי? אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: כְּגוֹן רִירָא, דִּיצָא, דְּמָא, דִּימְעֲתָא, וְקִידְחָא, וּתְחִלַּת אוּכְלָא, לְאַפּוֹקֵי סוֹף אוּכְלָא וּפַצּוֹחֵי עֵינָא — דְּלָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What** ailment of the eye, **for example,** is considered life-threatening? **Rav Yehuda said: For example,** any of the following: Abnormal **discharge;** the sensation of **pricking; blood** flow from the eye; excessive **tearing; and inflammation; and the onset of infection.** This list serves **to exclude the final** stages of a waning **infection** that is mostly healed, **and the opening of the eye,** i.e., treatment administered to improve one’s eyesight, **which** are **not** life-threatening and therefore one is not permitted to treat them on Shabbat.


###### Avodah Zarah 28b:13
[Avodah Zarah 28b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Avodah%20Zarah/r/28b:13)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: זִיבּוּרָא, וּדְחַרְזֵיהּ סִילְוָא, וְסִמְטָא, וּדְכָאֵיב לֵיהּ עֵינָא, וְאָתֵי עִילָּוֵיהּ אִישָּׁתָא — כּוּלְּהוּ בֵּי בָנֵי סַכַּנְתָּא. חַמָּה לְחַמָּה, וְסִילְקָא לְצִינָּא, וְחִילּוּפָא סַכַּנְתָּא. חַמִּימֵי לְעַקְרַבָּא וְקָרִירֵי לְזִיבּוּרָא, וְחִילּוּפָא סַכַּנְתָּא. חַמִּימֵי לְסִילְוָא וְקָרִירֵי

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yehuda says:** With regard to one who suffers from the sting of **a hornet, or the prick of a thorn [*silva*], or an abscess, or one whose eye pains him, or** one **overcome by a fever,** bathing in **a bathhouse is** a life-threatening **danger** for **all of these.** Additionally, eating **radish [*ḥamma*]** is good **for a fever [*ḥamma*], and** eating **beets [*silka*]** is good **for chills [*tzina*], but the reverse,** i.e., eating radish when one has chills or beets when one has a fever, poses **a danger.** Similarly, eating **hot** foods is good **for** the sting of **a scorpion, and cold** foods are good **for a hornet** sting, **but the reverse** poses **a danger. Hot** water is good **for a thorn** embedded in one’s skin, **and cold** water is good