Sichot HaRan Chapter 212
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פַּעַם אַחַת אָמַר: "הֲלָכָה כְּרַב נַחְמָן בְּדִינֵי", הַיְנוּ לְעִנְיַן הַמִּתְנַגְּדִים שֶׁחָלְקוּ עָלָיו בְּוַדַּאי הֲלָכָה כְּמוֹתוֹ, כִּי הֲלָכָה כְּרַב נַחְמָן בְּדִינֵי.
HIS OPPOSITION The Rebbe once quoted the Talmudic rule, “The accepted opinion is that of Rabbi Nachman in litigation” (Ketubot 13a).
כִּי דִינֵי הוּא לְשׁוֹן מַחֲלֹקֶת, שֶׁשְּׁנֵי בְּנֵי־אָדָם מְחֻלָּקִין לִפְנֵי הַבֵּית דִּין עַל אֵיזֶה דָּבָר (זֶה שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ).
He was referring to his opposition. For his opinion was certainly the one accepted on high. “The Talmud states that the accepted opinion is that of Rabbi Nachman in litigation”: Litigation always involves two opposing factions. The courts must decide between them. [I heard this in the name of the Rebbe.]
וְעַיֵּן בְּגִטִּין פֶּרֶק הַשּׁוֹלֵחַ שֶׁאָמְרוּ שָׁם שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים: הֲלָכָה כְּרַב נַחְמָן וַהֲלָכָא כְּרַב נַחְמָן. וַהֲלָכָא כְּנַחְמָנִי (גִּטִּין לד.).
The Talmud also states, “The decision is like Rabbi Nachman, the decision is like Rabbi Nachman, the decision is like Nachmani.”³¹⁷ 34a. It is repeated three times, like an opinion handed down by a court of law.
footnotes: ³¹⁷ Gittin