Commentary for Berakhot 12:14
אמר רב פפא אגרא דבי טמיא שתיקותא
Rab Pappa said: The merit of attending a house of mourning lies in maintaining silence.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
Silent sympathy is better than profuse words of consolation. Cf. Jobii. 13.
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