Halakhah for Megillah 44:10

גופא רב איקלע לבבל בתענית צבור קם קרא בספרא פתח בריך חתם ולא בריך נפול כולי עלמא אאנפייהו ורב לא נפל על אנפיה מ"ט רב לא נפיל על אפיה

The text [above stated]: Rav happened to be in Babylon on a public fast day. He got up forward and read in the Torah scroll. He blessed before beginning, but when he finished he did not bless. The whole congregation [subsequently] fell on their faces, but Rav did not fall on his face. Why did not Rav fall on his face?

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