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is a distinct mitzva in its own right. In other words, each cup is treated separately and one is not considered to be drinking in pairs.
The baraita taught that one should not attend to his sexual needs in pairs. The Talmud asks: Why should one be concerned for this; he has changed his mind? One does not plan in advance to engage in marital sex twice, and therefore the two acts should not combine to form a dangerous pair. Abaye sai
A baraita states in another baraita: If one drinks in pairs his blood is upon his head, i.e., he bears responsibility for his own demise. Rav Yehuda said: When is that the case? When one did not leave the house and view the marketplace between cups. However, if he saw the marketplace after the firs
And we said that there is concern for the safety of one who drinks in pairs only when he intends to set out on the road after drinking, but if he intends to remain in his home there is no need for concern. R' Zeira said: And one who plans to sleep is comparable to one who is setting out on the road.
And likewise Abaye, when he would drink one cup, his mother would immediately place two cups in his two hands so that he would not inadvertently drink only one more cup and thereby expose himself to the danger of drinking in pairs. And similarly, when Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak would drink two cups, his