How to Survive a Poisoning: 10 Tips from Maimonides
Maimonides explains what to do when you believe someone is trying to poison you, and what were some of the most dangerous poisons of the Middle Ages.
Setting Boundaries: Early Medieval Reflections on Religious Toleration and Their Jewish Roots
This paper explores particular ways in which Judaism’s approach to the problem of tolerating those with whom it could not comfortably live a shared life influenced its daughter faiths, especially Christianity.
A Feast for Aesculapius: Historical Diets for Asthma and Sexual Pleasure
Throughout Western history, people of all social classes have insisted that particular foods and drinks affected their bodies-purifying or contaminating them, and stimulating or tranquilizing their sensual spirits.