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Dermatology by Newman Yayin – Wine Our immigrant relatives brought “Happy Sylvester”
Dermatology by Newman By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

few weeks ago, Israeli archae- “destroys the mind” and directs “a to Israel
ologists discovered in Yavneh, lecherous impulse” which makes one By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
For clear, healthy skin, visit Dr. Joshua Newman at AMARA, A town in southern Israel, a go wrong. (4:11-12)
For clear, healthy skin, visit Dr. Joshua Newman
a
an affiliate aesthetic surgery and dermatology practice of huge 1,500-year-old winemaking com- On the other hand, many times in
at AMARA, an affiliate aesthetic surgery and
Center For Sight. Patients who visit AMARA will receive the
plex, which was capable of producing
For clear, healthy skin, visit Dr. Joshua Newman at AMARA, the Text, yayin is described as a drink
dermatology practice of Center For Sight.
world-class service for which Center For Sight is known,
an affiliate aesthetic surgery and dermatology practice of two million liters which “cheers the heart of men.” (Ps.
Patients who visit AMARA will receive the
104:15) And thus, the wise advised,
of quality wine
in a serene, modern setting.
Center For Sight. Patients who visit AMARA will receive the a year. This dis- “Go eat your bread in gladness and

world-class service for which Center For Sight
Receive expert diagnosis and treatment for:
world-class service for which Center For Sight is known, covery is evi- drink your wine in joy.” (Ec. 9:7)
is known, in a serene, modern setting.
The gefen, the “grapevine” that
dence that Israel
Skin Cancer • Skin Growths • Skin Disease
in a serene, modern setting. was one of the produces the fruit out of which yayin is
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Receive expert diagnosis and treatment for: major producers made, is listed as one of the important

Receive expert diagnosis and treatment for: of wine in the an- plants of the Promised Land (Dt. 8:8),
Skin Cancer • Skin Growths • Skin Disease
cient world. The
and the People of Israel are compared
Joshua M. Newman, M.D.
Skin Cancer • Skin Growths • Skin Disease literature and the to it. (Ps. 80:9)
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Medical/Surgical Dermatologist
Mohs Micrographic Surgery Dr. Rachel Dulin physical evidence Moreover, in the Song of Songs,
Named “Top Doctor” by attest to the fact that wine was a com- the lovers compare love to good yay-
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. mon refreshing and celebratory liba- in (1:4; 7:10), stating that only passion
surpasses its delights: ki tovim dodekha
tion in ancient times. In honor of this
Voted “Best Dermatologist” by
Joshua M. Newman, M.D. discovery, let us look again at the He- mi-yayin, “your kisses are more de-
readers of the Sarasota Herald Tribune
Medical/Surgical Dermatologist brew word for wine, namely yayin. lightful than wine.” (1:1)
There are a few idioms in Hebrew
The etymology of the word ya-
Named “Top Doctor” by yin is unclear. Some scholars trace in which yayin is at the center. The
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. it to the Semitic world, while others most well-known one is the rabbinic
point to the Aegean culture, Asia Mi-
phrase nikh-nas yayin ya-tsa sod, liter-
Voted “Best Dermatologist” by nor and even Armenia. Interestingly, ally, “when wine enters a secret exits.”
AmaraMD.com • 941.263.4799 in most languages, there is a similari- (Eruvin 65) This expression is based in
readers of the Sarasota Herald Tribune
ty in sound for the name of this drink. Gematria, the Hebrew system which
For example, in Akkadian the word is assigns a numerical value to words.
inu; in Ethiopian it’s wayn. In Latin the Since both yayin, ‘wine,’ and sod, ‘se-
word is vinum; in Italian and Spanish it cret,’ have the numerical value of 70,
is vino. And in German and Yiddish it the drinker is advised to beware of the
is wein. In ancient Hebrew, the ‘w’ or connection between the two, as exces-
‘v’ sound at the beginning of a word sive drinking induces speaking, and se-
AmaraMD.com • 941.263.4799 has turned into a ‘y’ and thus yayin is crets would be revealed.
the name of this popular drink. This advice goes along with the an-
In the Bible, yayin appears 141 cient warning, “Do not be of those who
Looking for times, stating its positive and negative guzzle yayin.” (Prov. 23:20) In short,
Looking for
enjoy the yayin but drink responsibly.
effects on the drinker. On the one hand,
the biblical writers warned of the in-
The wisdom writer called yayin
another way
another way toxicating property of yayin. The writ- “the joy of life.” (Ec. 10:9) It is not sur-
er of Proverbs warned that “in the end
prising, therefore, that we raise a cup
to advertise it bites like a snake, it spits like a basi- of yayin every Shabbat, holiday and
to advertise
simchah, reciting the blessing “boreh
lisk. Your eyes will see strange sights,
your business?
your business? your heart will speak distorted things.” pri ha-Gafen” to welcome Israel’s fes-
(23:30-32)
tivals in joy. Lechayim!
The writer of Leviticus instruct-
Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor
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to entering the Tent of the Meeting
lege in Chicago, and a retired adjunct

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