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This teaches that if wine flows in a person’s house like water, there is a blessing, but if not, there is no blessing.
R' Elai said: In 3 matters a person’s true character is ascertained; in his cup, i.e., his behavior when he drinks; in his pocket, i.e., his conduct in his financial dealings with other people; and in his anger. And some say: A person also reveals his real nature in his laughter.
The Talmud returns to the topic of eiruvin: Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: It once happened that there were two courtyards, one within the other, with a Jew and a non-Jew living in the inner courtyard, while a single Jew lived in the outer one. The case came before R' Yehuda HaNasi for a decision
Rabba and Rav Yosef were sitting at the end of Rav Sheshet’s lecture, and Rav Sheshet sat and said: In accordance with whose opinion did Rav say this ruling of his, with regard to the residents of two courtyards? It was in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, who maintains that a non-Jew render
Rav Yosef said: Would two great men like these rabbis, Rabba and Rav Sheshet, err in such a matter? If this ruling is in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, why do I need to state that there is a Jew in the outer courtyard? According to R' Meir, even a single Jew who resides with a non-Jew may