The Gemara says that Rav Huna engaged with Rav Adda Bar Ahava in learning until they left the wine storage house and then it collapsed. Rav Adda Bar Ahava then got upset that maybe his merits were used up to save them from the house falling on them. My question is: Isn't the power of being involved in a Mitzva (in this case being involved in learning) enough to protect against danger? - so why did Rav Adda Bar Ahava get upset that his merits were used up if the house maybe stayed still because they were in the midst of learning Torah?
Shlomo, U.S.
The Gemara in Pesachim (8b) states that even if someone is involved in a Mitzvah, if he is in a situation that is clearly very dangerous he may be harmed. Accordingly, Rav Ada understood that he was not harmed because of his special merits.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose