Rabbi Jehudah educated the daughter of R. Tarfon. — R. Joseph fasted twice four times to preserve the love of study in his family. — R. Ze'ira fasted for R. El'aa to save him from Gehinam &c. He sat in a fiery furnace unhurt except that he was once singed.
The Rabbi Who Fasted to Protect Torah in His Family
Gaster, Exempla of the Rabbis, no. 96