Berachos 2b § 1
A Test on Proper Prayers
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An individual went before the ark as prayer leader praying:
And Rabba too held that we silence him but merely acted
this way because he wanted to hone Abaye's intellect.
Rabba did not make his statement to praise the scholar,
but simply to test his nephew, Abaye, and to encourage
him to articulate what he learned about this case.
| Prayer Leader: |
You have shown mercy to the bird's nest, now have mercy and pity upon us. |
| Rabba: | How much does this Torah scholar know to appease the Lord, his Master. |
| Abaye: | Didn't we learn that they silence him? |
And Rabba too held that we silence him but merely acted
this way because he wanted to hone Abaye's intellect.
Rabba did not make his statement to praise the scholar,
but simply to test his nephew, Abaye, and to encourage
him to articulate what he learned about this case.