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Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 237

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

237. Beruria rebuked R. Jose ha- Galilee for asking in five words what he could have asked in three. — Story of the pupil who studied without asking questions and forgot everything after a short time.

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