The Talmud

Smoke From an Empty Oven

Compassion 2, the neighbor who covered for her

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Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa was desperately poor. Many miracle stories are told of the man, while his own house stood empty.

On the eve of the Sabbath the village grew busy. No fire would be used the next day, so bread had to be baked ahead.

Friday afternoon, smoke rose from the ovens of house after house. Smoke rose from the oven of Hanina’s house too.

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