Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and - Kabbala by Various
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_Eiruvin_, fol. 13, col. 2.
There are three entrances to hell:--One in the desert, one in the sea, and one in Jerusalem. Ibid., fol. 19, col. i. These three will never see hell:--He who is purified by poverty; he who is purged by a painful flux; and he who is harassed by importunate creditors; and some say, he also who is plagued with a termagant wife. _Eiruvin_, fol. 41, col. 2. Three effects are ascribed to Babylonian broth (which was made of moldy bread, sour milk, and salt):--It retards the action of the heart, it affects the eyesight, and emaciates the body. _P'sachim_, fol. 42, col 1. These three are not permitted to come between two men, nor is a man allowed to pass between any two of these three:--A dog, a palm tree, or a woman; to which some add the pig, and others the serpent as well. Ibid., fol. 111, col. 1. One part of this regulation is rather hard and should surely be abolished; that, viz, which ordains a woman shall not come between two men or a man pass between two women. The compiler of this Miscellany was once witness to a case which illustrates its inconvenience: it occurred at Tiberias. A pious young Jew who |
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