Abstract
This study discusses two stories in Jerusalem Talmud on R. Pinḥhas ben Yair who controls mice and forces them to gather in one place and to do his wishes. The two stories have in common their demonstration of the learned sage’s power to utilize miracles to deal with a harmful animal, thereby saving the people. The "decree" issued by R. Pinḥas ben Yair is permissible kind of ḥover ḥaver as it operates within the framework of Jewish rules and does not contain forbidden supernatural elements customary in the pagan world.
Highlights
The house mouse (Mus musculus), a small mammal of the order Rodentia, is very ancient in Mediterranean area.[2]
Pinhas ben Yair who controls mice and forces them to gather in one place and to do his wishes
Rats and house mice are synanthropic species that live in proximity to humans, and benefits from the association with them
Summary
The house mouse (Mus musculus), a small mammal of the order Rodentia, is very ancient in Mediterranean area.[2] In modern Hebrew the term akhbar In the ancient Jewish literature the term akhbarim (“mice”) is a collective noun for various types of rodents, such as Günther's vole (Microtus guentheri) or rats (Rattus sp.).[3]
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