To Speak of the Merit of an Entire Nation

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Question

Hello, is the prohibition against praising a non-Jew specifically for an individual, but is it permissible to praise an entire nation, or does the prohibition apply even to an entire nation?

Answer

Hello,

Some say that it is forbidden to praise even an entire nation.

Source

See Talmud, Shabbat 33b and the Vilna Gaon there.

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