Commentary for Taanit 23:4
תא שמע דאמר רבי יוחנן אהא בתענית עד שאבוא לביתי התם לשמוטיה נפשיה מבי נשיאה הוא דעבד
Come and hear: R'Eleazar B'Zadok said: I am a descendant of Sena'ah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Ezra II, 35. The Gemara reads Sena'ab.');"><sup>3</sup></span> of the tribe of Benjamin; once the [fast of] the ninth of Ab fell on the Sabbath and we postponed it until the day after the Sabbath and we fasted but did not complete the fast because it was our festive day!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 26a.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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