Encyclopediat Talmud HaTz’machim is a comprehensive look at the world of Jewish herbal medicine. It is based on countless Jewish sources – ranging from Sefer Breishit to various 18th century works.
The course will introduce the students to a wide array of medicinal herbs, spices, and aromatic plants and will teach them about the plants’ uses and functions – as described in the Tanach, the Talmud, and the medical writings of Chachmei Yisrael through the ages. By the end of the course, the students will have learned about the plants’ health benefits as well as how to prepare brews, lotions, spiced wines, and more.
In addition, the students will get to concoct, cook, bake, and taste ancient recipes and prescriptions from hundreds and thousands of years ago – including the prescriptions of Ezra HaSofer, the Rambam, Assaf HaRofeh, R’ Chaim Vital, Tuviah Katz, R’ Natan ben Yoel Falaquera, R’ Meir ibn Aldabi, and others. Also, the students will, b’ezrat Hashem, head out on a field trip to Emek Yizrael, where they will be able to gather edible wildflowers.
At the first session, Rav Professor Neria Guttel, President of Orot Israel College, who greeted the students and shared a dvar Torah, enjoyed a cup of herbal tea. Inspired by the Talmud, the tea contained white-leaved savory, jasmine, and a touch of lemon verbena and was sweetened with sugar cane.
Naturopath Sarah Bar Asher will deliver the next course, “Nutrition and the Food Industry,” which will begin on 9 Kislev 5774 (November 12, 2013). For details and registration please call 1-800-500-210.
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