Rabbi Eleazar's Enormous Appetite Shocked His Host

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 93

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

93. R. Eleazar b. Shimeon once went to R. Josef b. Laqania and ate and drank such a lot that he greatly astonished his host.

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