Commentary for Avodah Zarah 37:19
אמר להו רב חסדא לרבנן בעינא דאימא לכו מלתא ומסתפינא דשבקיתו לי ואזליתו כל הלומד תורה מרב אחד אינו רואה סימן ברכה לעולם שבקוהו ואזול קמיה דרבא אמר להו הני מילי סברא אבל גמרא מרב אחד עדיף כי היכי
Hisda said to the rabbis: I would like to tell you something, but I am afraid that you might leave me and go elsewhere: “Whoever learns Torah from one master only will never see a blessing.” They abandoned him and went [to sit] before Rabbah. He said to them: These words apply only to logic, but when it comes to oral traditions it is better to learn from one master only,
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
When it comes to logic, it is better to learn from multiple teachers. This would seem to ensure that one’s logical deductions are correct. However, when it comes to memorizing oral traditions, learning from multiple teachers is problematic for different teachers phrase their teaching in different languages. This could create confusion.
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