Commentary for Taanit 47:12
דבי נשיאה גזר תעניתא ולא אתא מיטרא תנא להו אושעיא זעירא דמן חברייא (במדבר טו, כד) והיה אם מעיני העדה נעשתה לשגגה
He thereupon exclaimed: What a great difference there is between, Samuel the Ramathite<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. I Sam. XII, 17.');"><sup>6</sup></span> and Judah the son of Gamaliel! Woe to the generation that finds itself in such plight! Woe to him in whose days this has happened. He felt very grieved and rain fell. Once the House of the Patriarch ordained a fast and did not inform either R'Johanan or Resh Lakish.
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