Rabbi Joshua asked the ascetics why they did not eat meat or drink wine .
The Rabbis taught in a Baraita that when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple , large numbers of Judeans became ascetics , binding themselves neither to eat meat nor to drink wine .
Rabbi Joshua asked the ascetics why they did not eat meat or drink wine .
The Rabbis taught in a Baraita that when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple , large numbers of Judeans became ascetics , binding themselves neither to eat meat nor to drink wine .