Rabbi Kook

The gemara continues to look at Aramaic words, looking at similarities to other words.

The gemara continues to look at Aramaic words, looking at similarities to other words.

The gemara continues to look at various Aramaic words, seeing them as (informal) contractions of two words

The Gemara now looks at various Aramaic words, seeing them as (informal) contractions of two words

Why does a camel have a short tail? Because it eats thorns.

Why are the [sexual organs] of [sheep] covered, and those [of goats] are not covered. Those which we use to cover ourselves are covered; those which we do not use are uncovered.

Why is the tail of the goat uncovered and the tail of the sheep covered? Those whose hair is used to cover us, have their tail covered. Those which we do not use to cover us, are uncovered.

Why do the goats walk at the front of the flock and are then followed by the sheep? Rav Yehuda answered: It is like the normal pattern in the world: first come the darker matters (most goats have black hair), which is followed by the lighter matters (most sheep are white haired).

Rav Zeira found Rav Yehuda when he was by the entrance of his father-in-law’s home. He saw that Rav Yehuda was in a happy mood and that if he asked him any question about anything “in space” (i.e., in the world), he would give the answer.

Nothing that Hashem created in His world was for naught. … He created: a fly [to heal one who was stung by] a wasp; a mosquito for [one who was bitten by] a snake; a snake for [one who is afflicted by] boils; and a samamit for [one who was bitten by] a scorpion.