1)THE STUDENT WHO REVEALED SECRETS
ההוא תלמידא דנפיק עליה קלא דגלי מילתא דאיתמר בי מדרשא בתר עשרין ותרתין שנין אפקיה רב אמי מבי מדרשא אמר דין גלי רזיא
Translation: There was a certain student about whom a rumor spread that he had revealed a matter that was said in the study hall. After twenty-two years, R. Ami expelled him from the study hall, saying: 'This one reveals secrets.'
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2)JUDGING IN BAVEL OR TIVERIA
שלחו ליה למר עוקבא לדזיו ליה כבר בתיה שלם עוקבן הבבלי קבל קדמנא ירמיה אחי העביר עלי את הדרך ואמרו לו השיאוהו ויראה פנינו בטבריא הא גופא קשיא אמרת אמרו לו אלמא דיינוה אתון השיאוהו ויראה פנינו בטבריא אלמא שדרוהו הכא אלא הכי קאמרי אמרו ליה דיינו אתון אי ציית ציית ואי לא השיאוהו ויראה פנינו בטבריא רב אשי אמר דיני קנסות הוה ובבבל לא דיינו דיני קנסות והא דשלחו ליה הכי כדי לחלוק כבוד למר עוקבא:
Translation: They sent a message to Mar Ukva (who was the Exilarch in Bavel), "To he who has light upon him like Moshe, the son of Bisyah, Shalom". Ukvan the Bavli has complained to us, "Yirmiyah, my brother, came past me (mistreated me greatly). Therefore, tell Yirmiyah. "Compel him to come before us in Tiveria". This is self-contradictory! You first said 'tell him', which implies that you should judge it yourselves (in Bavel) and then you said 'Compel him..." which implies that you should send him here?! Rather, they were saying - 'Tell him', i.e.834 judge him yourselves. If he listens (to the court), he listens. But if not, compel him to come before us in Tiveria. Ravi Ashi (disagreed and) said, "It was a case about the laws of fines and in Bavel, they do not judge on the laws of fines. And the reason that they sent (the letter with) this (wording that implied that they would be able to judge it) was to give honor to Mar Ukva.
(a)Why was Mar Ukva praised so greatly, being described as 'to he who has light upon him like Moshe'?
1.Rashi: Some explain that he was also known as Nasan Tzutzisa (as taught in the Gemara in Shabbos 56b). The Sefer haMasiyos relates his story. Nasan, a wealthy man, fell seriously ill due to his desire for a certain married woman. When she later came to request a loan to free her imprisoned husband, she urged him not to sin; he listened, overcame his desires, repented sincerely and was healed and was later seen by R. Akiva with a heavenly light shining from his head-a sign of his complete Teshuva and spiritual merit.
(b)What is the meaning of 'Yirmiyah came past me'?
1.Aruch #1: He injured me.
2.Aruch #2: Rashi: He castrated me.
3.Rashi #2: He mistreated me financially.