Commentary for Pesachim 113:9

תנו רבנן ארבע צווחות צוחה עזרה ראשונה צאו מכאן בני עלי שטימאו היכל ה' ועוד צווחה צא מיכן יששכר איש כפר ברקאי שמכבד את עצמו ומחלל קדשי שמים דהוה כריך ידיה בשיראי ועביד עבודה

the disciple of Pinkai,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Perhaps this is a nickname formed by a play on words, (here) being a meat dish; i.e., the gourmand.');">²²</span> enter and fill his stomach with the Divine sacrifices. It was said of Johanan B'Narbai that he ate three hundred calves and drank three hundred barrels of wine and ate forty se'ah of young birds as a desert for his meal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The marginal note softens this statement by observing that this was eaten by his whole household, which was very numerous');">²³</span> It was said: As long as Johanan the son of Narbai lived,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., ' (during) all the days of' etc.');">²⁴</span>

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