Commentary for Moed Katan 51:10

ומי קטל שבור מלכא יהודאי והא א"ל שבור מלכא לשמואל תיתי לי דלא קטלי יהודי מעולם התם אינהו גרמי לנפשייהו דא"ר אמי לקל יתירי דמזיגת קסרי פקע שורא דלודקיא

'May [ill] befal me if I have ever slain a Jew!' - For there, it was they [the Jews] that had brought it on themselves, as R'Ammi said, that the noise of the harp-strings<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Played by the Jews rebelling against the Persians (Rashi) .');">¹¹</span> about Caesarea-Mazaca burst the wall of Laodicea.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., brought about the destruction of Laodicea. Laodicea Combusta lay further West.');">¹²</span> '[Rents] on [hearing] God's name blasphemed'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Resuming the discussion of the points quoted in the Baraitha.');">¹³</span>

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