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is it not all the more so the case that if one does not bathe, which affects the entire body, R' Yosei would agree that he will suffer pain? The Talmud refutes this argument: The rabbis say in response: Yes, the pain of refraining from laundering one’s clothes is stronger, according to R' Yosei,
§ With regard to this issue, the Talmud relates that the rabbis sent the following message from there, i.e., Eretz Yisrael, to Babylonia: Be careful with regard to grime, as it can lead to disease and sickness. Be careful to learn Torah in the company of others, rather than study it alone. And be
With regard to a similar matter, the Talmud inquires: And for what reason is it not common for Torah scholars to give rise to Torah scholars from among their sons? Why are Torah scholars generally born to paupers, who are not Torah scholars themselves? Rav Yosef said: This is so that they should n
Ravina says: They are punished because they do not first recite a blessing over the Torah before commencing their studies. As Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Who is the wise man that may understand this, and who is he to whom the mouth of YHWH has spok
The matter remained a mystery until God Himself explained why Eretz Yisrael was laid waste, as it is written in the next verse: “And YHWH said: Because they have forsaken My Torah which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked therein” (Jeremiah 9:12). It would appear that “have n