The spice of life: Edition 32: Salt: Edition 32: Salt The Editor Salt as a blessing and curse in ancient times Sodom and Gemorrah: Cities of the salt pillars Nahum M. Sarna A covenant of salt: Unbreakable like salt or a duty for all times Two modern commentators offer alternative insights "The salt of my bones": Lot's wife looks backwards at her life and marriage Poem: Asher Reich / Commentary: David C. Jacobson The world cannot live without salt ( * animation! * ) Rabbinical thoughts of the spice of life Soak, salt, and rinse The ABCs of kashering meat Salting the bread and the baby: The magical powers of salts Sowing salt A tale from Helm Schmaltz herring and matjes herring         Claudia Roden Salt production at the Dead Sea: Beneficial for mummies, food flavoring, and bubble baths Salt water, pillars and covenants: A Hebrew lesson: Rootword m-l-h