Commentary for Chullin 13:19

והא ר' מאיר עלה בעלמא הוא דאכיל

R'Jeremiah said to R'Zera: But R'Meir ate a mere leaf [of a vegetable]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This point destroys the basis of the preceding argument, for the eating of a snack, such as one leaf of a vegetable, is permitted even in Palestine without first tithing it. There is, therefore, no proof that Bethshean was regarded as being outside Palestine.');">⁹</span>

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