Commentary for Menachot 199:5
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> סידר את הלחם בשבת ואת הבזיכין לאחר השבת והקטיר את הבזיכין בשבת פסול אין חייבין עליהן משום פיגול נותר וטמא
It was likewise taught: R'Jose says, They were not Babylonians but Alexandrians, but because [the Palestinians] hated the Babylonians they called [the Alexandrians] by the name of Babylonians. Said to him R'Judah, May your mind be at ease for you have set mine at ease.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Judah was of Babylonian descent and therefore welcomed this interpretation of his colleague whereby his fellow-countrymen were cleared from the charge of gluttony.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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