Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 151:7
שלח ליה רב אידי בר אבין לאביי היכי עבדינן מייתינן שערתא ומסרטינן ליה ומייתינן תרבא ושייפינן ומייתינן שומשנא גמלא ומנכתינן ליה ופסקינן ליה לרישיה ודוקא שערתא אבל פרזלא מזרף זריף וה"מ קטן אבל גדול מיקפולי מיקפל
Tallow is rubbed in, and a big ant, procured for the purpose, is allowed to bite in, and its head is severed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus remaining in the cavity and assisting in the closing up and healing. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> It must be a grain of barley; an iron instrument would cause inflammation. This procedure, furthermore, applies only to a small perforation; a large one would peel off. Rabbah son of R. Huna stated: A man who urinates at two points is an unfit person.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He is similar to the disabled persons spoken of in Deut. XXIII, 2. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
Explore quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 151:7. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.