“I thought that you might try to hold the afikoman back from me,” he said to his father, “until I released you from your promise. But the Talmud says that ‘The wise man anticipates the future’ and I prepared for that.”
Hires A Teacher
When he was seven Rav Yonason’s father began to learn Talmud with him. Seeing what a magnificent mind Rav Yonason had, he also hired a private teacher.
His father and the melamed began to discuss which Gemara he should teach the young boy. The father tended to favor Gemara Beitzah but the melamed said: “I disagree. That’s too easy for such a smart little boy. I think we should choose something a little harder.”
When little Yonason heard this he said, “It is true that Beitzah is not hard, but an egg can be made either hard or soft. It all depends on whether you know how to prepare it.”