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he was referring to the garden variety, which is commonly eaten.
Having mentioned arugula seeds, the Talmud asks: For what are they suitable? Generally, only the plant’s leaves are eaten. R' Yoḥanan said: The earlier generations, who had no pepper, would crush these seeds and dip their roasted meat in them. Therefore, arugula seeds are also eaten, even though
The Talmud relates that when R' Zeira was exhausted from his studies, he would go and sit at the entrance to the academy of Rav Yehuda bar Ami, and say: When the rabbis go in and out, I shall stand up before them and receive reward for honoring them, as it is a mitzva to honor Torah scholars. Too
Once, a young school child was leaving the study hall. R' Zeira said to him: What did your teacher teach you today? He said to him: The proper blessing for dodder is: Who creates the fruit of the ground; the proper blessing for green grain is: By Whose word all things came to be. R' Zeira said to
The Talmud concludes: The halakha is in accordance with the young school child. What is the reason for this? This, the dodder, is fully ripened produce, and that, green grain, is not fully ripened produce. If produce is not fully ripened one can only recite the blessing: By Whose word all things