Commentary for Yevamot 31:8

אמר להם דוסא שמעתם או בן הרכינס שמעתם אמרו ליה חיי רבי סתם שמענו אמר להם אח קטן יש לי בכור שטן הוא ויונתן שמו והוא מתלמידי שמאי

and his name is Jonathan and he is one of the disciples of Shammai.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And it must have been Jonathan who dared to issue a ruling in accordance with the views of his school against those of Beth Hillel. ');">¹⁵</span> Take care that he does not overwhelm you on questions of established practice, because he has three hundred answers to prove that the daughter's rival is permitted. But I call heaven and earth to witness that upon this mortar<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] or mortar-shaped seat. ');">¹⁶</span>

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