Eliyahu HaNavi in the Non-Jewish Cemetery
Rabbah bar Avuhah finds Eliyahu HaNavi standing in a non-Jewish cemetery and asks how a kohen may be there; Eliyahu cites Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
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Rabbah bar Avuhah finds Eliyahu HaNavi standing in a non-Jewish cemetery and asks how a kohen may be there; Eliyahu cites Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
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Rabbah bar Avuhah meets Eliyahu HaNavi in a non-Jewish cemetery, asks him about collecting a debtor's assets, and asks how a kohen may stand among graves.
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