Today the Talmud asks if food needs to be nourishing to be used to form an Eruv, excluding water and salt, and compares various contexts where our ancient sages used the work “nourishing”. This includes a story about Rabbi Yochanon:
Didn’t Rabba bar bar Ḥana say: When we were following Rabbi Yoḥanan to eat of the fruits of Ginosar, (very sweet fruits that grow in the region of the Galilee), when we were a group of a hundred students, each and every person would take ten fruits; and when we were a group of ten, each and every person would take a hundred fruits for him. And each hundred of these fruits could not fit into a three-se’a basket. And Rabbi Yoḥanan would eat them all and then say: I swear that I have not yet tasted something that nourishes.
First, it is interesting to note that Rabbi Yochanon was overweight but was considered attractive and radiant in his time (Bava Metzia 84, Brakhot 5). The main point is that when he brought 100 students to Ginosar, each would pick 10 fruits, but when he brought only 10, they have all need to pick more. Be aware of when you have reliable men to share the work with and when you do not.
Often this comes up in professional settings: in the workplace, often a few people do most of the work. When you have a large project, keep in mind who you can rely on and share the load with men who can actually assist you. In modern times, often people get hired and promoted for reasons that are not relevant to their actual ability to get the work done right. If your group or company has only 10 out of 100 people doing the real work, you can expect to carry more than you would think is your fair share. Identify those who can help you and team up with them.
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