Gemara:

Avoda Zara,  Pesachim 

Halacha:

Medicine,  Yoreh Deah 

References: Pesachim: 21b ,  Pesachim: 24b ,  Pesachim: 25b ,  Beitza: 38b ,  Shevuot: 24a ,  Avoda Zara: 67b ,  Avoda Zara: 68a ,  Yoma: 81a ,  Yoma: 81b ,  Rashi: Psachim 35a ,  Rambam: Yisodey Hatorah 5:8 ,  Rambam: Shvitat Asar 2:5  

Description

This shiur presents three approaches in the understanding of the food criteria as it relates to kasherus, mitzvos, tumah, and brachos. It applies this analysis to non-kosher medicine.