Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Taanit 48:11

ר' חנינא בן דוסא הוה קא אזיל באורחא אתא מיטרא אמר לפניו רבונו של עולם כל העולם כולו בנחת וחנינא בצער פסק מיטרא כי מטא לביתיה אמר לפניו רבונו של עולם כל העולם כולו בצער וחנינא בנחת אתא מיטרא

He changed his place and next morning he discovered that his bed had been cut with knives. R'Papa ordained a fast and no rain fell. As he felt faint he sipped a plateful of grits and he again prayed but still no rain fell. Thereupon R'Nahman B'Ushpazarti<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Aruch reading Ushparti takes it as the name of R. Papa's mother. The phrase is thus to be rendered: 'O son of Ushparti'.]');"><sup>18</sup></span> said to him: If you, Sir, will sip another platefu of grits rain would fall.

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