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Talmud for Chagigah 1:7

רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן מְנַסְיָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ מְעֻוָּת שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִתְקֹן, זֶה הַבָּא עַל הָעֶרְוָה וְהוֹלִיד מִמֶּנָּה מַמְזֵר. אִם תֹּאמַר בְּגוֹנֵב וְגוֹזֵל, יָכוֹל הוּא לְהַחֲזִירוֹ וִיתַקֵּן. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחַאי אוֹמֵר, אֵין קוֹרִין מְעֻוָּת אֶלָּא לְמִי שֶׁהָיָה מְתֻקָּן בַּתְּחִלָּה וְנִתְעַוֵּת, וְאֵיזֶה, זֶה תַּלְמִיד חָכָם הַפּוֹרֵשׁ מִן הַתּוֹרָה:

R. Shimon b. Menassia says: What is (an instance of) "The crooked cannot be straightened"? Living with one of the illicit relations and begetting a mamzer through her, [bringing p'sulin (unfit ones) into Israel, who are a "remembrance" unto him] — as opposed to robbery and theft, where restitution can be made [i.e., He can return what was stolen to the owners and be "corrected" of his sin.] R. Shimon b. Yochai says: One is called "crooked" only if he were straight before and became crooked. Such as? A Torah scholar who separated from the Torah.

Jerusalem Talmud Sukkah

HALAKHAH: We were thinking to say that he did not say three benedictions but one benediction he did say71Three benedictions are the full text of Grace, used after the consumption of bread. A single benediction is the short form of Grace, after consumption of cereal in forms other than bread.. It was found stated, neither one benediction nor three benedictions72Since he holds that these benedictions are appropriate only after a satisfying meal, of a volume greater than a chicken egg.. 73This text is from Berakhot6:1, Notes 61–62. It was stated74The first half of this statement is Tosephta Berakhot4:7.: “On everything that needs three benedictions at the end one says ‘Who produces bread from the earth’ at the start, but on everything that does not need three benedictions at the end one does not say ‘Who produces bread from the earth’ at the start.” They objected: But if it is less than the size of an olive, one does not say three benedictions at the end. Does this mean that one should not say “Who produces bread from the earth” at the start? Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa said, it is needed for other kinds75The statement does not refer to volume, but to kinds of food; if it is not bread it does not receive the benediction for bread. Hence, no conclusion as to the correct practice can be drawn..
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