Commentary for Pesachim 103:2
רב נתן בר אסיא אזל מבי רב לפומבדיתא בי"ט שני של עצרת שמתיה רב יוסף א"ל אביי ולנגדיה מר נגידי א"ל עדיפא עבדי ליה דבמערבא מימנו אנגידא דבר בי רב ולא מימנו אשמתא
[But] how is it in the wilderness? - Said he to him, Thus did R'Ammi say: In inhabited regions it is forbidden; in the desert it is permitted. R'Nathan B'Asia went from Rab's academy [in Sura]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Var. lec. 'Biram' on the West bank of the Euphrates. v. Asheri and MS.M. In Biram, which was the home of R. Nathan b. Asia, only a one day Festival was observed, v. R.H., Sonc. ed. p. 100, n. 2 and Obermeyer, p. 99].');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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