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Rabbis of the Talmud
The Babylonian Talmud records the debates, teachings and stories of generations of rabbis, building on the Mishnah. Many of its lessons come as stories, like that of Honi the Circle-Drawer and the man planting a carob tree.
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“That man himself found a world full of carob trees. Just as my ancestors planted for me, I too am planting for my descendants.”
— Anonymous (the carob planter, told of Honi HaMe'aggel), Babylonian Talmud, Taanit 23a, William Davidson Edition (Koren-Steinsaltz)Watch on YouTube: BimBam: Honi and the carob tree ↗BimBam retells the carob tree story