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The Talmud's pharmacy : The metaphors of taanit. / Kovelman, Arkady; Gershowitz, Uri.

In: Review of Rabbinic Judaism, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2012, p. 139-164.

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Kovelman, A & Gershowitz, U 2012, 'The Talmud's pharmacy: The metaphors of taanit', Review of Rabbinic Judaism, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 139-164. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234, https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234

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Kovelman, A., & Gershowitz, U. (2012). The Talmud's pharmacy: The metaphors of taanit. Review of Rabbinic Judaism, 15(2), 139-164. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234, https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234

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Kovelman A, Gershowitz U. The Talmud's pharmacy: The metaphors of taanit. Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2012;15(2):139-164. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234, https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341234

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Kovelman, Arkady ; Gershowitz, Uri. / The Talmud's pharmacy : The metaphors of taanit. In: Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2012 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 139-164.

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