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It was said about Rabbi Elozar ben Dordia that he did not leave out any harlot in the world without cohabiting with her. Once, on hearing that there was a certain harlot in one of the towns overseas who accepted a purse of dinarim for her fee, he took a purse of dinarim and crossed seven rivers for her sake.
As he was about to cohabit with her, she blew with her mouth and said: As this blown breath will not return to its place, so they will never accept the repentance of Elozar ben Dordia.
He went and sat between two mountains and hills and exclaimed: Mountains and hills, plead for mercy for me! They said to him: Before we pray for you, we will pray for ourselves. So he said: Heaven and earth, plead for mercy for me!
We explore the subject of self immolation and teshuva.