Commentary for Kiddushin 65:18
אביי יהיב ידא לסבי רבא משדר שלוחיה רב נחמן משדר גוזאי אמר אי לאו תורה כמה נחמן בר אבא איכא בשוקא
where scholars are very common.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There are so many, and they are met with so frequently, that the inhabitants fail to shew them proper respect. [Rashi's text reads: who are familiar with the Rabbis.]');"><sup>27</sup></span> 'Issi B'Judah said: "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head" implies even any hoary head.' R'Johanan said: The halachah is as Issi B'Judah.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
These other rabbis found other ways to help the elders. Abaye would give them a hand so that they could lean on him. R. Nahman does not want to help them himself and instead finds agents to do so. He reasons that his Torah learning is irreplaceable and therefore it is better for him to perform the mitzvah through others.
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