Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 210:19
אמר רבי אבא בר כהנא כולם חזרו לקללה חוץ מבתי כנסיות ומבתי מדרשות שנאמר (דברים כג, ו) ויהפוך ה' אלהיך לך את הקללה לברכה כי אהבך ה' אלהיך קללה ולא קללות
R. Johanan said: From the blessings of that wicked man you may learn his intentions:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Every blessing is the reverse of the curse he wished to utter. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> Thus he wished to curse them that they [the Israelites] should possess no synagogues or school-houses — [this is deduced from] How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXIV, 5.'Tents' is interpreted 'synagogues'. etc. ');"><sup>34</sup></span>
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