Rava Sharpens His Knife on Yom Tov
Asked whether he is sharpening or cleaning his knife on Yom Tov, Rava says only cleaning, hiding a leniency that may be kept but not taught.
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Asked whether he is sharpening or cleaning his knife on Yom Tov, Rava says only cleaning, hiding a leniency that may be kept but not taught.
Abaye asks Rabbah why he fears the travails before Mashiach when he has Torah and chesed; Rabbah answers that his sins may still expose him.
Descendants of Eli were cursed to die young, yet Rabbah's Torah earned him 40 years and Abaye's Torah and chesed earned him 60.
A question troubled Rabbah and Rav Yosef for the 22 years Rabbah led the yeshiva, until Hashem let the newly appointed Rav Yosef solve it.
The Sages choose Rav Yosef's vast knowledge over Rabba's genius to lead the yeshiva, but Rav Yosef steps aside for twenty-two years and later solves Abaye's question.
When Rabbah disproves Rav Chisda's new interpretation, Rav Chisda asks him not to tell the students, lest they rejoice at his error and be punished.
At a Purim seudah Rabbah kills Rabbi Zeira, then davens and brings him back to life. The next year Rabbi Zeira declines: a miracle doesn't happen every day.