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After mentioning until when the additional prayer may be recited, the Talmud relates: Rav Avya was ill and did not come to Rav Yosef’s Shabbat lecture. When Rav Avya came the following day, Abaye sought to placate Rav Yosef, and through a series of questions and answers sought to make clear to him
And the Talmud summarizes: The halakha is neither in accordance with the statement of Rav Huna nor in accordance with the statement of R' Yehoshua ben Levi. The Talmud explains: It is not in accordance with the statement of Rav Huna, as we said above with regard to the prohibition to eat prior to t
Mishnah: In addition to the halakhot relating to the fixed prayers, the Talmud relates: R' Neḥunya ben Hakana would recite a brief prayer upon his entrance into the study hall and upon his exit. They said to him: The study hall is not a dangerous place that would warrant a prayer when entering and
Talmud: A baraita states the complete formula of R' Neḥunya ben Hakana’s prayer: Upon his entrance, what does he say? May it be Your will, Lord my God, that no mishap in determining the halakha transpires caused by me, and that I not fail in any matter of halakha, and that my colleagues, who toget
Upon his exit, what did he say? I give thanks before You, Lord my God, that You have placed my lot among those who sit in the study hall, and that you have not given me my portion among those who sit idly on street corners. I rise early, and they rise early. I rise early to pursue matters of Torah,