Commentary for Menachot 86:17
תניא היה ר"מ אומר חייב אדם לברך שלש ברכות בכל יום אלו הן שעשאני ישראל שלא עשאני אשה שלא עשאני בור
It was taught: R'Meir used to say, Greater is the punishment for the [non-observance of the] white threads than for the [non-observance of the] blue threads [of the fringes].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the white threads are easily obtainable, whereas the blue threads are not only difficult to obtain but very expensive. vn vtn ktua');"><sup>18</sup></span> This is to be illustrated by a parable.
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