Eleazar ben Shimon Astonishes His Host

Gaster, Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 93

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·April 19, 2026

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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