Bava Kamma 38a
How Should We Console?
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The daughter of a prominent rabbi died.
Therefore, Ulla declined to accompany the Babylonian Sages.
Ulla therefore went to console the Rabbi by himself
| Sages: | Arise; let us go console him. |
| Ulla: | What business do I have with the consolation of Babylonians,
which is actually heresy? As, they say while consoling mourners: What can be done? This seems to suggest that if it were possible to do something, acting against the Almighty’s decree, they would do so, which is tantamount to heresy. |
Therefore, Ulla declined to accompany the Babylonian Sages.
Ulla therefore went to console the Rabbi by himself