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  • From: James Cohen <james_cohen AT sbcglobal.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] citing sources
  • Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 23:05:07 -0700 (PDT)

A while back you posted the following message:

The ancient Hebrew maxim states: "He who cites his
sources brings redwemption to the world". I believe
there is also the opposite maxim.
Sincerely,

--
Jonathan D. Safren

I was trying to track down the source of that maxim.
I think it is in the Talmud somewhere as a way to
achieve tikkun olam, i.e. stitching up the world after
it had shattered -- in the Kabalist's image. When I
typed as much of the quote as I could remember into
Google you were the only hit. Can you help me
identify the tractate or, if not the Talmud, another source?




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