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Summary: Rabbi Yannai cites Yevamot 93b. Read the exact wording below with its English translation, then open the passage in our own reader.
English translation
Rather, is it not referring to a case like this, of one who tithed an entity that was not yet in the world, in honor of Shabbat? Rabbi Yannai said to Rabbi Ḥiyya: But they read before me in a dream these two words: Bruised reed. What, is it not the case that they said to me as follows: “Behold you trust upon the staff of this bruised reed” (II Kings 18:21)? In other words, you rely on an unsubstantiated idea. Rabbi Ḥiyya said to him: No; The dream referred to a different verse, one that deals with the Messiah, as they said to you as follows: “A bruised reed he shall not break and the dimly burning wick he shall not quench; according to truth he shall bring forth justice” (Isaiah 42:3). In other words, Rabbi Yannai acted correctly, in accordance with the ways of truth. This exchange shows that both Rabbi Ḥiyya and Rabbi Yannai agree that an entity not in the world can be acquired. With re…
Summary: Rabbi Yannai cites Deuteronomy יד:כג. Read the exact wording below with its English translation, then open the passage in our own reader.
English translation
You shall consume the tithes of your new grain and wine and oil, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the E TERNAL your God, in the place where [God] will choose to establish the divine name, so that you may learn to revere the E TERNAL your God forever.
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Summary: Rabbi Yannai cites Genesis ג:ח. Read the exact wording below with its English translation, then open the passage in our own reader.
English translation
They heard the sound of the E TERNAL God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of day; and the Human and his wife hid from the E TERNAL God among the trees of the garden.
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