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a person does not merit to learn from everyone, and it is possible that the only suitable teacher for him lives outside of Eretz Yisrael. And R' Yosei reported in support of his position: It once happened that Yosef the priest went to his teacher in Tzeidan, outside Eretz Yisrael, to learn Torah,
And R' Yoḥanan said about this: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei. The Talmud asks: Why was it necessary for R' Yoḥanan to issue this ruling? Didn’t you say: In disputes between R' Yehuda and R' Yosei, the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei, and so it sh
Abaye said: It was nonetheless necessary to issue this ruling, it could have entered your mind to say that this principle applies only with regard to disputes in the Mishnah. But with regard to disputes in a baraita, say no, the principle does not apply. Therefore, R' Yoḥanan is teaching us that th
Since no proof has been found to support Rav Mesharshiya’s statement that there are no principles for issuing halakhic rulings, the Talmud emends his statement. Rather, this is what Rav Mesharshiya is saying: These principles were not accepted by all authorities, as in fact Rav did not accept these
The Talmud returns to addressing acquisition of residence. Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: Objects belonging to a non-Jew do not acquire residence and do not have a Shabbat limit, either on their own account or due to the ownership of the non-Jew. Accordingly, if they were brought into a town from