Commentary for Moed Katan 49:8

סבור מה דהוה הוה אמר להו אביי תנינא חכם כל זמן שעוסקין בהספד חייבין לקרוע סבור למיקרע לאלתר אמר להו אביי תניא חכם כבודו בהספידו

When the soul of R'Safra<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A great scholar, saint and merchant who used to go to and fro between Babylon and Palestine. Cf. supra 12a; Mak. 24a.');">¹¹</span> went into repose, the Rabbis did not rend [their clothes] on account of him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the news of his death.');">¹²</span> since, they said, We have not learnt from him [directly].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., we are not really of his disciples.');">¹³</span>

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