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and does not grip the box of the tefillin, which he may not touch while impure. This is the statement of R' Ya’akov. And the Rabbis say: A person may take a brief nap with his tefillin, but substantial sleep is not permitted, and he will thereby avoid a seminal emission while donning tefillin. And h
Apropos the duration of a brief nap, the Talmud cites that Rav said: It is prohibited for a person to sleep during the day longer than the duration of the sleep of a horse. One who sleeps for longer is derelict in the study of Torah. And how long is the duration of the sleep of a horse? It is 60 b
Abaye said: The sleep of the Master, Rabba, is like that of Rav, and that of Rav is like the sleep of R' Yehuda HaNasi. And that of R' Yehuda HaNasi is like that of King David, and that of King David is like that of a horse. And that of a horse is 60 breaths.
The Talmud relates: Abaye would sleep during the day for a period equivalent to the time it takes to enter from Pumbedita to Bei Kuvei. Rav Yosef read the following verse as pertaining to Abaye: “How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” (Proverbs 6:9). Rav Yosef cons
A baraita states: With regard to one who enters his bed to sleep during the day, if he wishes, he may remove his tefillin, and if he wishes, he may leave them in place. One who enters to sleep at night removes his tefillin and may not leave them in place. This is the statement of R' Natan. R' Yosei