One may go out [on Shabbos] with a locust egg, the tooth of a fox, or a nail from a crucifix for the sake of a cure. R. Yosi says so;

R. Meir forbids these even during the week due to Darchei ha'Emori (following Nochri superstitions).

(Gemara): Boys may go out with Kesharim. These are herbs tied [and hung on the neck for Refu'ah].

(Mishnah): Princes may go out with bells;

Opinion #1 (R. Ze'ira): These are bells on his neck.

What does it mean "anyone''? It is whether they are poor minors or rich minors. (However, adults do not go out like this at all. For them, it is a load.)

Opinion #2 (R. Ila): These are bells in his garment.

What does it mean "anyone''? It is whether they are adults or minors.

Question (against R. Ze'ira - Beraisa): One may go out with bells in his garment, but not with bells on his neck.

Answer: Here (the Beraisa) discusses adults. Here (our Mishnah) discusses minors.

[R. Yosi says that] one may go out with a locust egg. This is good for the ear. One may go out with the tooth of a fox. This is good for the tooth. One may go out with a nail from a crucifix. This is good for a thorn wound.

Some switch [the opinions of R. Meir and R. Yosi in our Mishnah].

R. Chananyah citing R. Yochanan taught like our Mishnah.

(R. Shmuel citing R. Avahu citing R. Yochanan): Anything that heals is not [forbidden] due to Darchei ha'Emori.

(Tosefta): One who says "Degen Kareran'' (my grain should radiate, transgresses) Darchei ha'Emori. R. Yehudah says, [he transgresses mentioning the name of idolatry, for] Degen is based on the name Dagon, which is idolatry - "l'Dagon Eloheihem ul'Simchah.''

[One who says] "Dunu Dani'' (my barrels should be strengthened, transgresses) Darchei ha'Emori. R. Yehudah says, [he transgresses for mentioning] Dan, which is idolatry - "v'Amru Chei Elohecha Dan.''

[One who says] "Lav Lav'' [transgresses] Darchei ha'Emori. (CHASDEI DAVID, Tosefta 8:4 - he denies everything,) R. Yehudah says, it is due to idolatry - "va'Yomru la'Kel Sur Mimenu v'Da'as Derachecha Lo Chafatznu'' (two expressions of rebuffing).

(R. Chiya - Beraisa): If a bone is stuck in one's throat, one puts [a bone] of the same species on his head, and Darchei ha'Emori does not apply.

(Beraisa - R. Eliezer ben Yakov): "Lo Senachashu v'Lo Se'onenu'' - even though there is no [Heter for] Nichush (to be sure that a Siman guarantees success or failure), there is Siman (one may strive to do things with a good Siman), provided that it was established three times - "va'Ani b'Vo'I mi'Padan Mesah Alai Rachel'', "Yosef Einenu v'Shimon Einenu v'Es Binyamin...'' (three of his family died on the road - MEKOR BARUCH).

(R. Elazar): We follow what we hear from a Bas Kol.

What is the source? "V'Aznecha Tishmanah Davar me'Acharecha Leimor Zeh ha'Derech Lechu Vo.''

R. Lazar went to [the place where people] excrete. The head guardian of Romi (SHA'AREI TORAS ERETZ YISRAEL) made him get up from his place, and [the guard] sat [in his place].

R. Lazar [thought that] of everyone here, he made only me get up! I cannot leave here until I know what will happen to him in the end.

There was a snake there. It began to leave, put its venom in him, and his innards came out. [R. Elazar] applied to him "v'Eten Adam Tachtecha.''

A Talmid of Bar Kapara went to cut wood. Someone drying figs saw a snake running after [the Talmid]. He said 'a snake is running after you!'' The snake abandoned the Talmid, and went after him. [The Talmid] applied to him "v'Eten Adam Tachtecha.''

Germanya, a slave of R. Yudan ha'Nasi, wanted to accompany R. Heila. A rabid dog wanted to bite R. Heila. [The slave] snarled at the dog. It abandoned [R. Heila], and went after the slave [and bit him. R. Heila] applied to him "v'Eten Adam Tachtecha.''

Bar Kapara entered a village. When he entered, he bruised his finger. He entered and heard a child recite 'Im b'Gapo Yavo b'Gapo Yetzei.'' Bar Kapara [thought] "nothing will come out of [my stay in this city], except for this bruise'', and so it was.

R. Yochanan and Reish Lakish wanted to see Shmuel. They said, let us follow a Bas Kol! They passed in front of a Beis Midrash, and heard a child recite "u'Shmuel Mes'', and they recorded [when he said this], and so happened to him (Shmuel died just then - HA'GAON RAV C. KANIEVSKY, SHLITA).

R. Yonah and R. Yosi left after visiting (PNEI MOSHE) R. Acha, who was sick. They said, let us follow a Bas Kol [to see if he will recover]! They heard a woman say to her friend "did your lamp extinguish?'' She said back "it did not extinguish, and should not extinguish the lamps of Yisrael!''

R. Yochanan was passing in the market. He saw someone selling sweets. He said "is your livelihood through selling this?!'' He said yes. [R. Yochanan] went away;

Later, he passed again. [The seller] said "Rebbi, pray for me - from that time [that you first passed by], I did not sell anything!''

R. Yochanan: Change your place - sometimes changing name causes [change of Mazel], and sometimes changing place causes.

Two Talmidim of R. Chanina went to chop wood. An astrologer saw "these two will go out and not return.''

When they went out, an elder encountered them. He told them "do Tzedakah with me - I have not tasted anything for three days!'' They had with them one fig cake. They cut half and gave it to him. He ate, and prayed for them.

He told them "you should survive today, just like you sustained me today!'' They went out safely and returned safely.

There were people who had heard the astrologer's words. They told him "did you not say that these two will go out and not return?!'' He said, either that man (I) is a liar, or his astrology is false!

Even so, [the people] searched, and found a snake, half in this bundle and half in this bundle (they were unaware that they had cut it). They said to [the Talmidim] what good deed did you do today? They told [the astrologer] the episode [of the Tzedakah].

He said, what can that man (I) do? The G-d of the Yehudim is appeased with half a cake [and saved them]!

R. Chunah told the following episode. One convert was an astrologer. Once, he wanted to go out. He said, does one go out like this?! (The astrology says that it is a bad time!)

He retracted and said "did I not cling to this holy nation - was it not to refrain from things like this?!'' He went out with the name of our Creator.

A snake came close to him. He gave to it his donkey, and he was saved. He said, what caused that I came [to danger]? It is because I [initially] thought not to go out [due to the astrology]. What caused that I was saved? It is because I trusted in the Creator.

(Levi): Anyone who does Nichush, in the end [the mishap he foresaw] will come upon him. What is the source? "Ki Lo Nachash b'Yakov'' - we read this [as if Lo was written with a Vov] Ki Lo Nachash (Nichush is fulfilled on him).

(R. Acha bar Ze'ira): Anyone who does not do Nichush, his place is further inside [closer to Hash-m] than that of the angels that serve Hash-m. What is the source? ["Ki Lo Nachash b'Yakov...'', therefore] "... ka'Es Ye'amer l'Yakov ul'Yisrael Mah Pa'al Kel'' (the angels will ask Yisrael, for Yisrael are closer to Hash-m).

(R. Chanina brei d'R. Avahu): That Rasha (Bil'am, said this verse) in the middle of the days of the world. What is the source? "Ka'Es Ye'amer l'Yakov ul'Yisrael Mah Pa'al Kel'' (after another period equal to the time from creation until he said so, i.e. 2488 years, Nevu'ah will return to Yisrael and Nevi'im will tell us what Hash-m is doing - RAMBAM, Igeres Teiman. I.e. Mashi'ach should have come then; our sins delayed this - KORBAN HA'EDAH.)

Note: The Rambam cited a "tradition''; he did not explicitly cite the Yerushalmi. According to the calculation, Mashi'ach should have come shortly after the Rambam died. The Rambam's 12th principal of Emunah is to anticipate Mashi'ach's coming every day. How could R. Chanina expound that he will come after almost 1000 years?! Perhaps this is the Ketz, but if Yisrael merit, he can come sooner (Sanhedrin 98a). Or, R. Chanina expounds when Nevi'im will tell us what Hash-m is doing; this could be a long time after Mashi'ach comes.

(R. Yirmeyah ben Elazar): In the future, a Bas Kol will resonate in the tents of Tzadikim, saying "whoever did with Hash-m (one who engages in Torah and Mitzvos builds worlds, and the Shechinah is with him), come and take his reward!''

(R. Berachiyah citing R. Aba bar Kahana): In the future, Hash-m will make the place of Yisrael further inside than the place of the angels that serve Hash-m, and the serving angels will ask them, and [Yisrael] will tell them what Hash-m did - "what did Ha'Kadosh Baruch Hu instruct you?''

R. Levi: Didn't He already do so in this world (put Tzadikim before angels)?!

"Ane [Nebuchadnetzar] v'Amar Ha Ana Chazeh Guvrin Arbe'ah Sherayin Mahlechin b'Go Nura v'Chaval Lo Isai Behon'' - what do we learn from "v'Chaval Lo Isai Behon''? Rather, it teaches that [Chananyah, Misha'el and Azaryah] were Serisim (did not develop like normal males), and were healed.

It does not say 'the form of the first [was like an angel]', rather, "v'Revei Di Revi'a'ah'' (the form of the fourth). They were extinguishing the fire in front of [the angel].

(Rebbi): "Dame l'Var Elakin'' - at that time, an angel descended and slapped that Rasha (Nebuchadnetzar) on his mouth. He told him "fix your words - does [Hash-m] have a son?!''

[Nebuchadnetzar] retracted and said "Baruch Elakahon Di Shadrech Meishach v'Aved Nego Di Shelach' - it is not written 'His son', rather, "Di Shelach Mal'achei v'Sheziv l'Avdohi Di Hisrechatzu Alohi.''