Babylonian Talmud Nedarim 39b
תלמוד בבלי מסכת נדרים דף לט עמוד ב
אלא אמר אביי: אפי' גדול אצל קטן. רבא אמר: אפי' מאה פעמים ביום.
Abaye explained it: Even a great person must visit a humble [sick] one. Raba said: [One must visit] even a hundred times a day. [Soncino translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What is the obligation of visiting the sick? Why?

2. To whom does this obligation apply? Why?

3. Why do we visit the sick? What kind of comfort does this bring to the sick person?

Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)