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for neglecting to separate tithes. R' Elazar, son of R' Yosei, says: Askara comes as punishment for slander. Rava said, and some say that it was R' Yehoshua ben Levi who said it: What is the verse that alludes to this? “But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by Him shall glory; fo
A dilemma was raised before those who were sitting in the study hall: Did R' Elazar, son of R' Yosei, say that askara comes as punishment only for slander, or perhaps he said it was also for slander? Come and hear a resolution to this dilemma from that which was taught in a baraita: When our rabbis
They said to him: Women will prove that dereliction in the study of Torah is not the cause, as they are not obligated to study Torah and, nevertheless, they contract askara. He answered them: They are punished because they cause their husbands to be idle from the study of Torah. They said to him: no
The Talmud answers: There, it must be understood in accordance with the statement of R' Guryon, as R' Guryon said, and some say that it was Rav Yosef, son of R' Shemaya, who said it: At a time when there are righteous people in the generation, the righteous are seized, i.e., they die or suffer, fo
In this baraita R' Yehuda is described as head of the speakers in every place. The Talmud asks: And why did they call him head of the speakers in every place? The Talmud relates that this resulted due to an incident that took place when R' Yehuda and R' Yosei and R' Shimon were sitting, and Yehuda,