Commentary for Pesachim 55:9
שחיקה קשיא לרבה פירור קשיא לרב יוסף שחיקה לרבה לא קשיא הא לים המלח הא לשאר נהרות פירור לרב יוסף לא קשיא הא בחיטי הא בנהמא:
Said R'Joseph to him, On the contrary, the logic is the reverse: An idol, which does not dissolve, needs crushing; leaven, which dissolves, does not need crumbling. It was taught in accordance with Rabbah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That leaven requires 'crumbling'.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
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