Berachos 63b § 5
Everyone Needs the Wheat Owner
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Like the story of Rabba and Rav Yosef.
Rav Yosef was Sinai, extremely erudite,
Rabba was one who uproots mountains,
extremely sharp. The moment arrived when
they were needed; one of them was to be
chosen as head of the yeshiva.
They sent the following question there,
to the Sages of Eretz Yisrael:
Which takes precedence, Sinai or
one who uproots mountains?
They sent to them in response:
Sinai takes precedence, for everyone needs
the owner of the wheat, one who is expert
in the sources. Nevertheless, Rav Yosef
did not accept the appointment, as the
Chaldean astrologers told him: You will
preside as head of the yeshiva for 2 years.
Rav Yosef was Sinai, extremely erudite,
Rabba was one who uproots mountains,
extremely sharp. The moment arrived when
they were needed; one of them was to be
chosen as head of the yeshiva.
They sent the following question there,
to the Sages of Eretz Yisrael:
Which takes precedence, Sinai or
one who uproots mountains?
They sent to them in response:
Sinai takes precedence, for everyone needs
the owner of the wheat, one who is expert
in the sources. Nevertheless, Rav Yosef
did not accept the appointment, as the
Chaldean astrologers told him: You will
preside as head of the yeshiva for 2 years.