Eat but Don’t Overeat
The topic of overeating is discussed in the daf this week (Gittin 70a). The Gemara quotes a beraisa that states, “One who fills his belly with anything will become sick.” Rashi explains that eating as much as one…
Medicine and Health
Talmudic and medieval advice to stop eating before one is full, the link between overeating and illness, and its value as spiritual discipline.
The topic of overeating is discussed in the daf this week (Gittin 70a). The Gemara quotes a beraisa that states, “One who fills his belly with anything will become sick.” Rashi explains that eating as much as one…