תלמוד על ברכות 6:5

Moreover from the following: Rebbi Zeïra sent to ask Rebbi Alexander from Ẓedoqa¹⁵An unidentified place in Galilee. Nothing is known about this R. Alexander., those Nicolaus dates from here, what you estimate about them, mostly from Gentiles or mostly from Jews? He said to him, we are not able to estimate about them¹⁶If there were a need, they certainly would have decided. Hence, practice follows R. Joḥanan..