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Pesachim 100: הגם לכבוש את המלכה

jyungar March 1, 2021

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It happened [once] that Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel, Rebbi Yehudah and Rebbi Yossi were reclining [and eating] in Akko [on Friday afternoon], and the day was over (i.e., it became dark, and Shabbat began). Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel said to Rebbi Yossi, “Let us stop [eating because of] Shabbat.” He said [back] to him, “Every day you prefer my words in front of Yehudah, [and] now you prefer the words of Yehudah in front of me. ‘Do you also want to kidnap the queen with me in the house?’ (Esther 7:8)” This angry retort leads us to understanding modern notions of argumentation in education…

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