Commentary for Avodah Zarah 14:12
אמר ליה רב אחא בר מניומי לאביי גברא רבה אתא מאתרין כל מילתא דאמר אמרי ליה נשתקע הדבר ולא נאמר אמר איכא חדא דעבדינן כוותיה דתניא נחום המדי אומר שואל אדם צרכיו בשומע תפלה
Aha b. Minyomi said to Abaye: A great man has come from our place, but whatever he says he is told that it ought to be suppressed and left unsaid! He replied: There is one instance in which we do follow his ruling, as it is taught: Nahum the Mede says: One should ask for one’s own needs in the blessing [concluding with] “Who hears prayer.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Aha b. Minyomi is not pleased that the sages from Palestine respond in each instance to Nahum the Mede, a sage from the region of Babylonia/Medea, with “let the matter be suppressed and left unsaid.” Abaye responds by saying that there is one case in which we do follow his ruling—one should make a special request for one’s needs while reciting the “who hears prayer” blessing, which is part of the daily Amidah.
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