Episode

Massive Pearls and Mocking Chachamim

Podcast: Simply Deep
Published: May 14, 2026
Duration seconds: 2288
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Summary

The Gemara in Sanhedrin 100a tells a story of Rav Yochanan claiming that in the future, the gates of Yerushalayim will be massive pearls (30x30 Amos) that are hollowed out. When a student mocked this claim, he ended up seeing angels actually hollowing out such pearls. After Rav Yochanan criticized him for mocking Chachamim, he turned into a pile of bones.