Responsa for Taanit 31:3
ריש לקיש אמר גלינו גלותינו מכפרת עלינו מאי בינייהו איכא בינייהו דגלי מבי כנישתא לבי כנישתא
What is the difference between the two explanations? - The difference is when they move from one synagogue to another.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This would constitute an 'exile' but not a humiliation.');"><sup>2</sup></span> And why do they take out the Ark to the open space of the city? - R'Joshua B'Levi said: In order to express thereby [the idea], We had a vessel which we kept hidden and now because of our sins it has been rendered common.
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