Personal Blessings and Curses

Ayin Hara [Evil Eye of Jealousy]

Invoking Gd's Name in Vain

A court's ability to curse someone who reneges on his word

The power of the blessing of an ordinary individual: Berachot 7a; Megillah 15a

The power of a Torah Scholar: Megillah 27b; Chagigah 5b

Responding to a blessing, "And to you, too!": Megillah 27b

The power of a blessing also affects neighbors of the blessed party: Eruvin 18b

The power of an ordinary person's curse: Megillah 15a, 28a

The power of a Torah scholar's curse, even if it is issued without cause: Makkot 11a

The power of a Torah scholar's curse, even if it is issued conditionally, and the condition does not come true: Makkot 11a

The impotence of a curse issued without cause: Makkot 11a

The power of a curse also affects neighbors of the cursed party: Eruvin 18b-19a

Avimelech's "blessing" to Sarah resulted in Isaac's blindness: Megillah 15a, 28a

Bilam's attempts: Berachot 7a

Knowing the moment of Gd's anger: Berachot 7a

King David's curse of Achitofel: Makkot 11a

Eli's curse of Samuel: Makkot 11a

Rabbi Elazar cursing Rabbi Yosi Ben Durmaskit's eyes to fall out, then healing him: Chagigah 3b

Rav cursing Karna to have a horn emerge from his eyes: Shabbat 108a

Rav cursing Shemuel to be son-less: Shabbat 108a

Rabbi Yehudah saying, "May a curse befall one who feeds his father out of Paupers' Tithe: Kiddushin 32a

Rabbi Yishmael B"R Yosi cursed those who would imitate a legal method which Rabbi Chanina alone could practice properly, with Askera Disease: Niddah 20a-b

By Rav Chisda: Berachot 15a

By Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi: Berachot 13b; Niddah 14a

By Abbaye: Shabbat 120b, Pesachim 104a-b, Taanit 29b; Kiddushin 33b

By Rav Yosef: Pesachim 104a-b

By Rav: Shabbat 120b; Megillah 5b

By Rav Acha bar Yaakov: Taanit 29b

Rav Nachman cursed any judge who would rule like Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah on a particular issue: Ketuvot 56a

The curse on teaching children Greek wisdom: Menachot 64b

The curse on raising pigs in Israel: Menachot 64b

The punishment: Temurah 3b-4a

Cursing a Kuti: Makkot 8b

A Kuti who curses: Makkot 8b

Cursing a Eved Kenaani: Makkot 8b

A Eved Kenaani who curses: Makkot 8b

Considering the act of cursing another person, using Gd's Name, a deed-less violation, regarding the possibility of punishment in a human court: Makkot 16a; Temurah 3a, 3b-4a

Comparing this to "blessing" Gd: Kiddushin 30b

A child who is uncertain which of two men is his father, and curses both together: Makkot 16a



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