Rav Nachman and the Revi’is of Wine
Rav Nachman praises one of Shmuel’s teachings and dismisses another about wine, and Rava rebukes him: one may not call some Torah nice and some not.
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Rav Nachman praises one of Shmuel’s teachings and dismisses another about wine, and Rava rebukes him: one may not call some Torah nice and some not.
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