Home›Library›Modern Compilations & Folklore›Exempla of the Rabbis (Gaster, 1924)›Exempla of the Rabbis, Tale 165 Exempla of the Rabbis, Tale 165 Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 165 Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026 165. An adder bit R. Hanina b. Dosa whilst he was praying and it died, while he remained unhurt.- 94 ThemesDeathPrayerWorshipHumorHeresy ← PreviousHanina ben Dosa Sets His Heel on a Scorpion's HoleNext →Rabbi Hanina Put His Heel Over the Serpent's Hole and Waited