Commentary for Shabbat 288:4

א"ל רבא לרב נחמן מנשיא בן מנחם תנא הוא וכי תימא הלכה כי האי תנא דסבר לה כשל מנשיא בן מנחם ומשום דסבר כמנשיא בן מנחם הלכה כמותו מנשיא בן מנחם הוי רובא דעלמא

And should you say [that you mean], The <i>halachah</i> is as this Tanna<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who forbids with pomegranates. ');">⁶</span> because he agrees with the [practice of] Menasia b. Menahem: just because he agrees with Menasia b. Menahem, the <i>halachah</i> is as he! Does Menasia b. Menahem represent the majority of people?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the halachah should be decided by his practice. ');">⁷</span>

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