http://danyaruttenberg.net/2007/06/15/home-remedies/ Danya Ruttenberg's website Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2007/06/15/home-remedies/#comment-134002 History and Meaning - Danya Ruttenberg Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:38:56 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2007/06/15/home-remedies/#comment-134002 [...] heard of any contemporary observant folk who refrain from drinking in pairs, lest demons hurt them, who grind up cat placenta and stick it in their eye,, or who refrain from touching their armpits, out of fear of poisonous sweat. There may be those who [...] […] heard of any contemporary observant folk who refrain from drinking in pairs, lest demons hurt them, who grind up cat placenta and stick it in their eye,, or who refrain from touching their armpits, out of fear of poisonous sweat. There may be those who […]

]]> http://danyaruttenberg.net/2007/06/15/home-remedies/#comment-57353 Kol Ra'ash Gadol Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:34:57 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2007/06/15/home-remedies/#comment-57353 Oh the demons are my favorite! I think it's in Pesachim where Josef the demon gives advice on how to avoid witches.... and there's that whole bit about the demons who take up residence in some guy's turban, from which they mock the amulet seller to whom he turns to rid himself of them, only to find themselves ousted by a more successful amulet dude, at which point they sadly pack their thigs to go... Oh the demons are my favorite! I think it’s in Pesachim where Josef the demon gives advice on how to avoid witches…. and there’s that whole bit about the demons who take up residence in some guy’s turban, from which they mock the amulet seller to whom he turns to rid himself of them, only to find themselves ousted by a more successful amulet dude, at which point they sadly pack their thigs to go…

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