Q&A: Let Him Teach and Distinguish Within It
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Let Him Teach and Distinguish Within It
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Could you explain the Talmudic use of the expression “let him teach and distinguish within it,” and in what cases it is used?
Answer
What’s the problem? Is there a specific difficulty? The Talmud assumes that if one draws a distinction between two cases, it is preferable to draw the distinction between similar cases rather than between distant ones. And if it drew a distinction between distant cases, then apparently in the closer case there is no distinction.
Discussion on Answer
I have a Talmud at home. There’s no need to photograph the page for me. If you have a question, bring the relevant passage and formulate it clearly.
The difficulty is in tractate Shabbat 43b.
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According to this explanation, it isn’t clear to me why here the Talmud chooses to raise the question with this expression.
Thank you very much.