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[twistedapple]

R. Eleazar fell ill and R. Johanan went to visit him. R. Johanan noticed that R. Eleazar was weeping, and he said to him, “Why do you weep? Is it because you did not study enough Torah? Is it perhaps lack of sustenance? Is it because of lack of children?” R. Eleazar replied, “I am weeping on account of this beauty that is going to rot in the

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[sapphireg]

...did you perchance read my sister's sermon?

[twistedapple]

why yes, how could you tell ; )

[sapphireg]

...P.S. I freakin' love this story.

[dogfog]

R. Eleazar noticed that R. Johanan was weeping, and he said to him, “Why do you weep? Is it because you did not study enough Torah? Is it perhaps lack of sustenance? Is it because of lack of children?” R. Eleazar replied,

Should it maybe be that R. Johanan noticed that R. Eleazar was weeping? Otherwise I am lost following the subjects of this story.

[twistedapple]

thank you, o type copyist of type copyists