Commentary for Kiddushin 65:9
לא קשיא הא בבתי גואי הא בבתי בראי
Said he to him, 'perhaps he was sitting and meditating thereon'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And failed to notice you.');"><sup>13</sup></span> Thus, it is only because he might have been sitting and meditating thereon; but otherwise, it would not be [excusable]? - There is no difficulty: the one refers to the inner chambers, the other to the outer chambers.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the inner chambers men are nude, and so exempt: in the outer they are clothed, and must pay their usual respects.');"><sup>14</sup></span> That is logical too.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud resolves the difficulty—in the inner rooms, one need not rise in front of a sage. But in the outer rooms, he must.
The idea that Bar Kapara was in an outer room is also logical, for if he were in the inner room, he would not have been allowed to even think about Torah.
However, this last support for the resolution is not certain. It is possible that Bar Kapara was in the inner chamber and was thinking about Torah, even though he should not have been doing so. After all, one does not always have control of one’s thoughts.
The idea that Bar Kapara was in an outer room is also logical, for if he were in the inner room, he would not have been allowed to even think about Torah.
However, this last support for the resolution is not certain. It is possible that Bar Kapara was in the inner chamber and was thinking about Torah, even though he should not have been doing so. After all, one does not always have control of one’s thoughts.
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