I’m not familiar with any specific gemara where any Amora “abandoned” their family. It doesn’t sound like the torah way to “abandon” your family, even for limud torah. Would you say Rabbi Akiva abandoned his wife? Yaackov Avinu was punished for going away to learn for 22 years and not performing kibbud av, and he left with his parents “blessings”. please refer to a specific gemara, I’ll be happy to come up with an appropriate term. Abandonment, doesn’t sound appropriate.
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