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1. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 19.15, 45.4, 51.17, 68.27, 82.1, 84.8, 119.126, 125.3, 127.5 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 91, 92, 150, 154; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 477, 486, 565; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 60; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 30

19.15. "יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי׃", 45.4. "חֲגוֹר־חַרְבְּךָ עַל־יָרֵךְ גִּבּוֹר הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ׃", 51.17. "אֲדֹנָי שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ׃", 68.27. "בְּמַקְהֵלוֹת בָּרְכוּ אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה מִמְּקוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל׃", 82.1. "מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱ‍לֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט׃", 84.8. "יֵלְכוּ מֵחַיִל אֶל־חָיִל יֵרָאֶה אֶל־אֱלֹהִים בְּצִיּוֹן׃", 119.126. "עֵת לַעֲשׂוֹת לַיהוָה הֵפֵרוּ תּוֹרָתֶךָ׃", 125.3. "כִּי לֹא יָנוּחַ שֵׁבֶט הָרֶשַׁע עַל גּוֹרַל הַצַּדִּיקִים לְמַעַן לֹא־יִשְׁלְחוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים בְּעַוְלָתָה יְדֵיהֶם׃", 127.5. "אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּׁעַר׃",

19.15. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before Thee, O LORD, my Rock, and my Redeemer.", 45.4. "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.", 51.17. "O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.", 68.27. "'Bless ye God in full assemblies, Even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.'", 82.1. "A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:", 84.8. "They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.", 119.126. "It is time for the LORD to work; They have made void Thy law.", 125.3. "For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.", 127.5. "Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.",

2. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 1.21, 8.34, 24.6, 27.17 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai •r. yohanan b. maria •yohanan, r., on wars of torah •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and resh laqish Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 199, 336; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 52, 60

1.21. "בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵר׃", 8.34. "אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם יוֹם לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי׃", 24.6. "כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵץ׃", 27.17. "בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ׃",

1.21. "She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:", 8.34. "Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, Watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.", 24.6. "For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.", 27.17. "Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countece of his friend.",

3. Hebrew Bible, Numbers, 3.38, 5.13, 12.12, 12.14-12.15, 14.27, 16.21, 18.9-18.11, 24.17, 35.24-35.25 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 112, 119, 120, 121, 149, 150, 151, 157, 161; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 199; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 9, 88, 511

3.38. "וְהַחֹנִים לִפְנֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן קֵדְמָה לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל־מוֹעֵד מִזְרָחָה מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו שֹׁמְרִים מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָת׃", 5.13. "וְשָׁכַב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע וְנֶעְלַם מֵעֵינֵי אִישָׁהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה וְהִיא נִטְמָאָה וְעֵד אֵין בָּהּ וְהִוא לֹא נִתְפָּשָׂה׃", 12.12. "אַל־נָא תְהִי כַּמֵּת אֲשֶׁר בְּצֵאתוֹ מֵרֶחֶם אִמּוֹ וַיֵּאָכֵל חֲצִי בְשָׂרוֹ׃", 12.14. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאָבִיהָ יָרֹק יָרַק בְּפָנֶיהָ הֲלֹא תִכָּלֵם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תִּסָּגֵר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחַר תֵּאָסֵף׃", 12.15. "וַתִּסָּגֵר מִרְיָם מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְהָעָם לֹא נָסַע עַד־הֵאָסֵף מִרְיָם׃", 14.27. "עַד־מָתַי לָעֵדָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה מַלִּינִים עָלָי אֶת־תְּלֻנּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה מַלִּינִים עָלַי שָׁמָעְתִּי׃", 16.21. "הִבָּדְלוּ מִתּוֹךְ הָעֵדָה הַזֹּאת וַאַכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע׃", 18.9. "זֶה־יִהְיֶה לְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים מִן־הָאֵשׁ כָּל־קָרְבָּנָם לְכָל־מִנְחָתָם וּלְכָל־חַטָּאתָם וּלְכָל־אֲשָׁמָם אֲשֶׁר יָשִׁיבוּ לִי קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים לְךָ הוּא וּלְבָנֶיךָ׃", 18.11. "וְזֶה־לְּךָ תְּרוּמַת מַתָּנָם לְכָל־תְּנוּפֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָם כָּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכַל אֹתוֹ׃", 24.17. "אֶרְאֶנּוּ וְלֹא עַתָּה אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְלֹא קָרוֹב דָּרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִיַּעֲקֹב וְקָם שֵׁבֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וּמָחַץ פַּאֲתֵי מוֹאָב וְקַרְקַר כָּל־בְּנֵי־שֵׁת׃", 35.24. "וְשָׁפְטוּ הָעֵדָה בֵּין הַמַּכֶּה וּבֵין גֹּאֵל הַדָּם עַל הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה׃", 35.25. "וְהִצִּילוּ הָעֵדָה אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ מִיַּד גֹּאֵל הַדָּם וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֹתוֹ הָעֵדָה אֶל־עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָס שָׁמָּה וְיָשַׁב בָּהּ עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדֹל אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁח אֹתוֹ בְּשֶׁמֶן הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃",

3.38. "And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that drew nigh was to be put to death.", 5.13. "and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act;", 12.12. "Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.’", 12.14. "And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘If her father had but spit in her face, should she not hide in shame seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.’", 12.15. "And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days; and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.", 14.27. "’How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they keep murmuring against Me.", 16.21. "’Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.’", 18.9. "This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every guilt-offering of theirs, which they may render unto Me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.", 18.10. "In a most holy place shalt thou eat thereof; every male may eat thereof; it shall be holy unto thee.", 18.11. "And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever; every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof.", 24.17. "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; There shall step forth a star out of Jacob, And a scepter shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of Seth.", 35.24. "then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordices;", 35.25. "and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled; and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.",

4. Hebrew Bible, Malachi, 2.13, 2.16 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •yohanan from sepphoris, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 68, 87, 88

2.13. "וְזֹאת שֵׁנִית תַּעֲשׂוּ כַּסּוֹת דִּמְעָה אֶת־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה בְּכִי וַאֲנָקָה מֵאֵין עוֹד פְּנוֹת אֶל־הַמִּנְחָה וְלָקַחַת רָצוֹן מִיֶּדְכֶם׃", 2.16. "כִּי־שָׂנֵא שַׁלַּח אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִסָּה חָמָס עַל־לְבוּשׁוֹ אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם בְּרוּחֲכֶם וְלֹא תִבְגֹּדוּ׃",

2.13. "And this further ye do: Ye cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping, and with sighing, Insomuch that He regardeth not the offering any more, Neither receiveth it with good will at your hand.", 2.16. "For I hate putting away, Saith the LORD, the God of Israel, And him that covereth his garment with violence, Saith the LORD of hosts; Therefore take heed to your spirit, That ye deal not treacherously.",

5. Hebrew Bible, Leviticus, 7.1, 8.35, 10.7, 13.4-13.5, 21.7, 21.13, 22.1-22.16, 22.32, 23.11, 24.3, 26.1 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 92, 112, 119, 157, 158, 161; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356, 482; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 9, 50

7.1. "וְכָל־מִנְחָה בְלוּלָה־בַשֶּׁמֶן וַחֲרֵבָה לְכָל־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן תִּהְיֶה אִישׁ כְּאָחִיו׃", 7.1. "וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הָאָשָׁם קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים הוּא׃", 8.35. "וּפֶתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד תֵּשְׁבוּ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ כִּי־כֵן צֻוֵּיתִי׃", 10.7. "וּמִפֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא תֵצְאוּ פֶּן־תָּמֻתוּ כִּי־שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה׃", 13.4. "וְאִישׁ כִּי יִמָּרֵט רֹאשׁוֹ קֵרֵחַ הוּא טָהוֹר הוּא׃", 13.4. "וְאִם־בַּהֶרֶת לְבָנָה הִוא בְּעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ וְעָמֹק אֵין־מַרְאֶהָ מִן־הָעוֹר וּשְׂעָרָה לֹא־הָפַךְ לָבָן וְהִסְגִּיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע שִׁבְעַת יָמִים׃", 13.5. "וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְהִנֵּה הַנֶּגַע עָמַד בְּעֵינָיו לֹא־פָשָׂה הַנֶּגַע בָּעוֹר וְהִסְגִּירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שֵׁנִית׃", 13.5. "וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנָּגַע וְהִסְגִּיר אֶת־הַנֶּגַע שִׁבְעַת יָמִים׃", 21.7. "אִשָּׁה זֹנָה וַחֲלָלָה לֹא יִקָּחוּ וְאִשָּׁה גְּרוּשָׁה מֵאִישָׁהּ לֹא יִקָּחוּ כִּי־קָדֹשׁ הוּא לֵאלֹהָיו׃", 21.13. "וְהוּא אִשָּׁה בִבְתוּלֶיהָ יִקָּח׃", 22.1. "וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃", 22.1. "וְכָל־זָר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ תּוֹשַׁב כֹּהֵן וְשָׂכִיר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ׃", 22.2. "דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו וְיִנָּזְרוּ מִקָּדְשֵׁי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַקְדִּשִׁים לִי אֲנִי יְהוָה׃", 22.2. "כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ מוּם לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ כִּי־לֹא לְרָצוֹן יִהְיֶה לָכֶם׃", 22.3. "בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יֵאָכֵל לֹא־תוֹתִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר אֲנִי יְהוָה׃", 22.3. "אֱמֹר אֲלֵהֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיהוָה וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִלְּפָנַי אֲנִי יְהוָה׃", 22.4. "אִישׁ אִישׁ מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן וְהוּא צָרוּעַ אוֹ זָב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים לֹא יֹאכַל עַד אֲשֶׁר יִטְהָר וְהַנֹּגֵעַ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶפֶשׁ אוֹ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע׃", 22.5. "אוֹ־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִגַּע בְּכָל־שֶׁרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יִטְמָא־לוֹ אוֹ בְאָדָם אֲשֶׁר יִטְמָא־לוֹ לְכֹל טֻמְאָתוֹ׃", 22.6. "נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תִּגַּע־בּוֹ וְטָמְאָה עַד־הָעָרֶב וְלֹא יֹאכַל מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁים כִּי אִם־רָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם׃", 22.7. "וּבָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְטָהֵר וְאַחַר יֹאכַל מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁים כִּי לַחְמוֹ הוּא׃", 22.8. "נְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה לֹא יֹאכַל לְטָמְאָה־בָהּ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃", 22.9. "וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי וְלֹא־יִשְׂאוּ עָלָיו חֵטְא וּמֵתוּ בוֹ כִּי יְחַלְּלֻהוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם׃", 22.11. "וְכֹהֵן כִּי־יִקְנֶה נֶפֶשׁ קִנְיַן כַּסְפּוֹ הוּא יֹאכַל בּוֹ וִילִיד בֵּיתוֹ הֵם יֹאכְלוּ בְלַחְמוֹ׃", 22.12. "וּבַת־כֹּהֵן כִּי תִהְיֶה לְאִישׁ זָר הִוא בִּתְרוּמַת הַקֳּדָשִׁים לֹא תֹאכֵל׃", 22.13. "וּבַת־כֹּהֵן כִּי תִהְיֶה אַלְמָנָה וּגְרוּשָׁה וְזֶרַע אֵין לָהּ וְשָׁבָה אֶל־בֵּית אָבִיהָ כִּנְעוּרֶיהָ מִלֶּחֶם אָבִיהָ תֹּאכֵל וְכָל־זָר לֹא־יֹאכַל בּוֹ׃", 22.14. "וְאִישׁ כִּי־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה וְיָסַף חֲמִשִׁיתוֹ עָלָיו וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃", 22.15. "וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִימוּ לַיהוָה׃", 22.16. "וְהִשִּׂיאוּ אוֹתָם עֲוֺן אַשְׁמָה בְּאָכְלָם אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם׃", 22.32. "וְלֹא תְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם׃", 23.11. "וְהֵנִיף אֶת־הָעֹמֶר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לִרְצֹנְכֶם מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת יְנִיפֶנּוּ הַכֹּהֵן׃", 24.3. "מִחוּץ לְפָרֹכֶת הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַעֲרֹךְ אֹתוֹ אַהֲרֹן מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תָּמִיד חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃", 26.1. "לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֱלִילִם וּפֶסֶל וּמַצֵּבָה לֹא־תָקִימוּ לָכֶם וְאֶבֶן מַשְׂכִּית לֹא תִתְּנוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת עָלֶיהָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃", 26.1. "וַאֲכַלְתֶּם יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן וְיָשָׁן מִפְּנֵי חָדָשׁ תּוֹצִיאוּ׃",

7.1. "And this is the law of the guilt-offering: it is most holy.", 8.35. "And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not; for so I am commanded.", 10.7. "And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest ye die; for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you.’ And they did according to the word of Moses.", 13.4. "And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days.", 13.5. "And the priest shall look on him the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague stay in its appearance, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more.", 21.7. "They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profaned; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.", 21.13. "And he shall take a wife in her virginity.", 22.1. "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:", 22.2. "Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto Me, and that they profane not My holy name: I am the LORD.", 22.3. "Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before Me: I am the LORD.", 22.4. "What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any one that is unclean by the dead; or from whomsoever the flow of seed goeth out;", 22.5. "or whosoever toucheth any swarming thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;", 22.6. "the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.", 22.7. "And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.", 22.8. "That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.", 22.9. "They shall therefore keep My charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am the LORD who sanctify them.", 22.10. "There shall no acommon man eat of the holy thing; a tet of a priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.", 22.11. "But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he may eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they may eat of his bread.", 22.12. "And if a priest’s daughter be married unto a common man, she shall not eat of that which is set apart from the holy things.", 22.13. "But if a priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread; but there shall no common man", 22.14. "And if a man eat of the holy thing through error, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing.", 22.15. "And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they set apart unto the LORD;", 22.16. "and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctify them.", 22.32. "And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you,", 23.11. "And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you; on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.", 24.3. "Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.", 26.1. "Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.",

6. Hebrew Bible, Song of Songs, 1.3, 1.12, 2.8-2.14, 5.2, 5.13 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan, r., on graciousness Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 65; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 245, 246, 249

1.3. "לְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנֶיךָ טוֹבִים שֶׁמֶן תּוּרַק שְׁמֶךָ עַל־כֵּן עֲלָמוֹת אֲהֵבוּךָ׃", 1.12. "עַד־שֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְ בִּמְסִבּוֹ נִרְדִּי נָתַן רֵיחוֹ׃", 2.8. "קוֹל דּוֹדִי הִנֵּה־זֶה בָּא מְדַלֵּג עַל־הֶהָרִים מְקַפֵּץ עַל־הַגְּבָעוֹת׃", 2.9. "דּוֹמֶה דוֹדִי לִצְבִי אוֹ לְעֹפֶר הָאַיָּלִים הִנֵּה־זֶה עוֹמֵד אַחַר כָּתְלֵנוּ מַשְׁגִּיחַ מִן־הַחֲלֹּנוֹת מֵצִיץ מִן־הַחֲרַכִּים׃", 2.11. "כִּי־הִנֵּה הסתו [הַסְּתָיו] עָבָר הַגֶּשֶׁם חָלַף הָלַךְ לוֹ׃", 2.12. "הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ׃", 2.13. "הַתְּאֵנָה חָנְטָה פַגֶּיהָ וְהַגְּפָנִים סְמָדַר נָתְנוּ רֵיחַ קוּמִי לכי [לָךְ] רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי וּלְכִי־לָךְ׃", 2.14. "יוֹנָתִי בְּחַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע בְּסֵתֶר הַמַּדְרֵגָה הַרְאִינִי אֶתּ־מַרְאַיִךְ הַשְׁמִיעִינִי אֶת־קוֹלֵךְ כִּי־קוֹלֵךְ עָרֵב וּמַרְאֵיךְ נָאוֶה׃", 5.2. "אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה וְלִבִּי עֵר קוֹל דּוֹדִי דוֹפֵק פִּתְחִי־לִי אֲחֹתִי רַעְיָתִי יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי נִמְלָא־טָל קְוֻּצּוֹתַי רְסִיסֵי לָיְלָה׃", 5.13. "לְחָיָו כַּעֲרוּגַת הַבֹּשֶׂם מִגְדְּלוֹת מֶרְקָחִים שִׂפְתוֹתָיו שׁוֹשַׁנִּים נֹטְפוֹת מוֹר עֹבֵר׃",

1.3. Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as ointment poured forth; Therefore do the maidens love thee. 1.12. While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance. 2.8. Hark! my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 2.9. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart; Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, He peereth through the lattice. 2.10. My beloved spoke, and said unto me: ‘Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 2.11. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; 2.12. The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 2.13. The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 2.14. O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, Let me see thy countece, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countece is comely.’ 5.2. I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved knocketh: ‘Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.’ 5.13. His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs; His lips are as lilies, Dropping with flowing myrrh.

7. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 4.15-4.19, 6.4-6.9, 15.11, 15.14, 18.4, 18.14, 22.22, 24.1-24.4, 30.20, 31.12, 33.4, 33.7, 34.8 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 8, 175; Kalmin (2014), Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context, 186; Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 113, 121; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 481, 555; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 32, 43, 44, 60, 132, 136, 199; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 9, 87, 88

4.15. "וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם מְאֹד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כִּי לֹא רְאִיתֶם כָּל־תְּמוּנָה בְּיוֹם דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֲלֵיכֶם בְּחֹרֵב מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ׃", 4.16. "פֶּן־תַּשְׁחִתוּן וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לָכֶם פֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כָּל־סָמֶל תַּבְנִית זָכָר אוֹ נְקֵבָה׃", 4.17. "תַּבְנִית כָּל־בְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ תַּבְנִית כָּל־צִפּוֹר כָּנָף אֲשֶׁר תָּעוּף בַּשָּׁמָיִם׃", 4.18. "תַּבְנִית כָּל־רֹמֵשׂ בָּאֲדָמָה תַּבְנִית כָּל־דָּגָה אֲשֶׁר־בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ׃", 4.19. "וּפֶן־תִּשָּׂא עֵינֶיךָ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וְרָאִיתָ אֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְאֶת־הַיָּרֵחַ וְאֶת־הַכּוֹכָבִים כֹּל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנִדַּחְתָּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לָהֶם וַעֲבַדְתָּם אֲשֶׁר חָלַק יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֹתָם לְכֹל הָעַמִּים תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָיִם׃", 6.4. "שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃", 6.5. "וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃", 6.6. "וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃", 6.7. "וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃", 6.8. "וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃", 6.9. "וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃", 15.11. "כִּי לֹא־יֶחְדַּל אֶבְיוֹן מִקֶּרֶב הָאָרֶץ עַל־כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לֵאמֹר פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת־יָדְךָ לְאָחִיךָ לַעֲנִיֶּךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּאַרְצֶךָ׃", 15.14. "הַעֲנֵיק תַּעֲנִיק לוֹ מִצֹּאנְךָ וּמִגָּרְנְךָ וּמִיִּקְבֶךָ אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לוֹ׃", 18.4. "רֵאשִׁית דְּגָנְךָ תִּירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וְרֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ תִּתֶּן־לּוֹ׃", 18.14. "כִּי הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה יוֹרֵשׁ אוֹתָם אֶל־מְעֹנְנִים וְאֶל־קֹסְמִים יִשְׁמָעוּ וְאַתָּה לֹא כֵן נָתַן לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃", 22.22. "כִּי־יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ שֹׁכֵב עִם־אִשָּׁה בְעֻלַת־בַּעַל וּמֵתוּ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם הָאִישׁ הַשֹּׁכֵב עִם־הָאִשָּׁה וְהָאִשָּׁה וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל׃", 24.1. "כִּי־תַשֶּׁה בְרֵעֲךָ מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה לֹא־תָבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ׃", 24.1. "כִּי־יִקַּח אִישׁ אִשָּׁה וּבְעָלָהּ וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא תִמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינָיו כִּי־מָצָא בָהּ עֶרְוַת דָּבָר וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ׃", 24.2. "וְיָצְאָה מִבֵּיתוֹ וְהָלְכָה וְהָיְתָה לְאִישׁ־אַחֵר׃", 24.2. "כִּי תַחְבֹּט זֵיתְךָ לֹא תְפָאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה׃", 24.3. "וּשְׂנֵאָהּ הָאִישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ אוֹ כִי יָמוּת הָאִישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־לְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה׃", 24.4. "לֹא־יוּכַל בַּעְלָהּ הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר־שִׁלְּחָהּ לָשׁוּב לְקַחְתָּהּ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֻטַּמָּאָה כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא תַחֲטִיא אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה׃", 31.12. "הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְגֵרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְשָׁמְרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת׃", 33.4. "תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב׃", 33.7. "וְזֹאת לִיהוּדָה וַיֹּאמַר שְׁמַע יְהוָה קוֹל יְהוּדָה וְאֶל־עַמּוֹ תְּבִיאֶנּוּ יָדָיו רָב לוֹ וְעֵזֶר מִצָּרָיו תִּהְיֶה׃", 34.8. "וַיִּבְכּוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מֹשֶׁה בְּעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וַיִּתְּמוּ יְמֵי בְכִי אֵבֶל מֹשֶׁה׃",

4.15. "Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves—for ye saw no manner of form on the day that the LORD spoke unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire—", 4.16. "lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,", 4.17. "the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,", 4.18. "the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth; .", 4.19. "and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.", 6.4. "HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.", 6.5. "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.", 6.6. "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;", 6.7. "and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.", 6.8. "And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.", 6.9. "And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.", 15.11. "For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: ‘Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.’", 15.14. "thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.", 18.4. "The first-fruits of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.", 18.14. "For these nations, that thou art to dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.", 22.22. "If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.", 24.1. "When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it cometh to pass, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house,", 24.2. "and she departeth out of his house, and goeth and becometh another man’s wife,", 24.3. "and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;", 24.4. "her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.", 30.20. "to love the LORD thy God, to hearken to His voice, and to cleave unto Him; for that is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.", 31.12. "Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;", 33.4. "Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.", 33.7. "And this for Judah, and he said: Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people; His hands shall contend for him, And Thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.", 34.8. "And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.",

8. Hebrew Bible, Esther, 2.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

2.3. "וְיַפְקֵד הַמֶּלֶךְ פְּקִידִים בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָה־בְתוּלָה טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֶל־בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים אֶל־יַד הֵגֶא סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים וְנָתוֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶן׃",

2.3. "and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the castle, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their ointments be given them;",

9. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 11.4, 12.29, 13.9, 17.12, 21.1, 27.20, 30.7-30.8, 30.17-30.21 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 175; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348, 356; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 125, 246

11.4. "וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה אֲנִי יוֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרָיִם׃", 12.29. "וַיְהִי בַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה וַיהוָה הִכָּה כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר וְכֹל בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה׃", 13.9. "וְהָיָה לְךָ לְאוֹת עַל־יָדְךָ וּלְזִכָּרוֹן בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת יְהוָה בְּפִיךָ כִּי בְּיָד חֲזָקָה הוֹצִאֲךָ יְהֹוָה מִמִּצְרָיִם׃", 17.12. "וִידֵי מֹשֶׁה כְּבֵדִים וַיִּקְחוּ־אֶבֶן וַיָּשִׂימוּ תַחְתָּיו וַיֵּשֶׁב עָלֶיהָ וְאַהֲרֹן וְחוּר תָּמְכוּ בְיָדָיו מִזֶּה אֶחָד וּמִזֶּה אֶחָד וַיְהִי יָדָיו אֱמוּנָה עַד־בֹּא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃", 21.1. "וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם׃", 21.1. "אִם־אַחֶרֶת יִקַּח־לוֹ שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעֹנָתָהּ לֹא יִגְרָע׃", 30.7. "וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶנָּה׃", 30.8. "וּבְהַעֲלֹת אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת בֵּין הָעֲרְבַּיִם יַקְטִירֶנָּה קְטֹרֶת תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃", 30.17. "וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃", 30.18. "וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת לְרָחְצָה וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ בֵּין־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְנָתַתָּ שָׁמָּה מָיִם׃", 30.19. "וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶם׃", 30.21. "וְרָחֲצוּ יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ וְהָיְתָה לָהֶם חָק־עוֹלָם לוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ לְדֹרֹתָם׃",

11.4. "And Moses said: ‘Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;", 12.29. "And it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.", 13.9. "And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in thy mouth; for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.", 17.12. "But Moses’hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.", 21.1. "Now these are the ordices which thou shalt set before them.", 27.20. "And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.", 30.7. "And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.", 30.8. "And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.", 30.17. "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:", 30.18. "’Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.", 30.19. "And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat;", 30.20. "when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to cause an offering made by fire to smoke unto the LORD;", 30.21. "so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.’",

10. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 7.1, 9.3-9.5, 15.5, 17.5, 17.7, 17.12, 24.16, 42.5, 49.8, 50.1 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 90, 91, 92, 112, 113, 119, 121, 124, 149, 150, 161; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 136; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171, 587

7.1. "וַיְהִי לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים וּמֵי הַמַּבּוּל הָיוּ עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃", 7.1. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְנֹחַ בֹּא־אַתָּה וְכָל־בֵּיתְךָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּי־אֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּה׃", 9.3. "כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר הוּא־חַי לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה כְּיֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כֹּל׃", 9.4. "אַךְ־בָּשָׂר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ דָמוֹ לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ׃", 9.5. "וְאַךְ אֶת־דִּמְכֶם לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם אֶדְרֹשׁ מִיַּד כָּל־חַיָּה אֶדְרְשֶׁנּוּ וּמִיַּד הָאָדָם מִיַּד אִישׁ אָחִיו אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם׃", 15.5. "וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט־נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים אִם־תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶךָ׃", 17.5. "וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵא עוֹד אֶת־שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָם וְהָיָה שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָהָם כִּי אַב־הֲמוֹן גּוֹיִם נְתַתִּיךָ׃", 17.7. "וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ לְדֹרֹתָם לִבְרִית עוֹלָם לִהְיוֹת לְךָ לֵאלֹהִים וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ׃", 17.12. "וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם יְלִיד בָּיִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף מִכֹּל בֶּן־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזַּרְעֲךָ הוּא׃", 24.16. "וְהַנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּעַל׃", 42.5. "וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁבֹּר בְּתוֹךְ הַבָּאִים כִּי־הָיָה הָרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן׃", 49.8. "יְהוּדָה אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ יָדְךָ בְּעֹרֶף אֹיְבֶיךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ׃", 50.1. "וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן הָאָטָד אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־שָׁם מִסְפֵּד גָּדוֹל וְכָבֵד מְאֹד וַיַּעַשׂ לְאָבִיו אֵבֶל שִׁבְעַת יָמִים׃", 50.1. "וַיִּפֹּל יוֹסֵף עַל־פְּנֵי אָבִיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עָלָיו וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ׃",

7.1. "And the LORD said unto Noah: ‘Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.", 9.3. "Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.", 9.4. "Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.", 9.5. "And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.", 15.5. "And He brought him forth abroad, and said: ‘Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou be able to count them’; and He said unto him: ‘So shall thy seed be.’", 17.5. "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.", 17.7. "And I will establish My covet between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covet, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.", 17.12. "And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.", 24.16. "And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.", 42.5. "And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caa.", 49.8. "Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise; Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.", 50.1. "And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.",

11. Hebrew Bible, Hosea, 2.4, 6.6, 11.9, 14.2 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 229; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 88

2.4. "רִיבוּ בְאִמְּכֶם רִיבוּ כִּי־הִיא לֹא אִשְׁתִּי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אִישָׁהּ וְתָסֵר זְנוּנֶיהָ מִפָּנֶיה וְנַאֲפוּפֶיהָ מִבֵּין שָׁדֶיהָ׃", 6.6. "כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלֹא־זָבַח וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים מֵעֹלוֹת׃", 11.9. "לֹא אֶעֱשֶׂה חֲרוֹן אַפִּי לֹא אָשׁוּב לְשַׁחֵת אֶפְרָיִם כִּי אֵל אָנֹכִי וְלֹא־אִישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ קָדוֹשׁ וְלֹא אָבוֹא בְּעִיר׃", 14.2. "שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי כָשַׁלְתָּ בַּעֲוֺנֶךָ׃",

2.4. "Plead with your mother, plead; For she is not My wife, neither am I her husband; And let her put away her harlotries from her face, And her adulteries from between her breasts;", 6.6. "For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.", 11.9. "I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim; For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in the midst of thee; And I will not come in fury.", 14.2. "Return, O Israel, unto the LORD thy God; For thou hast stumbled in thine iniquity.",

12. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 2.3, 26.19, 28.6, 50.1, 58.6, 61.1-61.2 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •yohanan, r., on amei ha’arets •yohanan, r., on wars of torah •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 49; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 60, 136; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 38, 88

2.3. "וְהָלְכוּ עַמִּים רַבִּים וְאָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַעֲלֶה אֶל־הַר־יְהוָה אֶל־בֵּית אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וְיֹרֵנוּ מִדְּרָכָיו וְנֵלְכָה בְּאֹרְחֹתָיו כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה וּדְבַר־יְהוָה מִירוּשָׁלִָם׃", 26.19. "יִחְיוּ מֵתֶיךָ נְבֵלָתִי יְקוּמוּן הָקִיצוּ וְרַנְּנוּ שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר כִּי טַל אוֹרֹת טַלֶּךָ וָאָרֶץ רְפָאִים תַּפִּיל׃", 28.6. "וּלְרוּחַ מִשְׁפָּט לַיּוֹשֵׁב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט וְלִגְבוּרָה מְשִׁיבֵי מִלְחָמָה שָׁעְרָה׃", 50.1. "מִי בָכֶם יְרֵא יְהוָה שֹׁמֵעַ בְּקוֹל עַבְדּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ חֲשֵׁכִים וְאֵין נֹגַהּ לוֹ יִבְטַח בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וְיִשָּׁעֵן בֵּאלֹהָיו׃", 50.1. "כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵי זֶה סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת אִמְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָ אוֹ מִי מִנּוֹשַׁי אֲשֶׁר־מָכַרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לוֹ הֵן בַּעֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶם נִמְכַּרְתֶּם וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶם שֻׁלְּחָה אִמְּכֶם׃", 58.6. "הֲלוֹא זֶה צוֹם אֶבְחָרֵהוּ פַּתֵּחַ חַרְצֻבּוֹת רֶשַׁע הַתֵּר אֲגֻדּוֹת מוֹטָה וְשַׁלַּח רְצוּצִים חָפְשִׁים וְכָל־מוֹטָה תְּנַתֵּקוּ׃", 61.1. "שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּיהוָה תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּאלֹהַי כִּי הִלְבִּישַׁנִי בִּגְדֵי־יֶשַׁע מְעִיל צְדָקָה יְעָטָנִי כֶּחָתָן יְכַהֵן פְּאֵר וְכַכַּלָּה תַּעְדֶּה כֵלֶיהָ׃", 61.1. "רוּחַ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה עָלָי יַעַן מָשַׁח יְהוָה אֹתִי לְבַשֵּׂר עֲנָוִים שְׁלָחַנִי לַחֲבֹשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב לִקְרֹא לִשְׁבוּיִם דְּרוֹר וְלַאֲסוּרִים פְּקַח־קוֹחַ׃", 61.2. "לִקְרֹא שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן לַיהוָה וְיוֹם נָקָם לֵאלֹהֵינוּ לְנַחֵם כָּל־אֲבֵלִים׃",

2.3. "And many peoples shall go and say: ‘Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; And He will teach us of His ways, And we will walk in His paths.’ For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.", 26.19. "Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise— Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust— For Thy dew is as the dew of light, And the earth shall bring to life the shades.", 28.6. "And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, And for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.", 50.1. "Thus saith the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, Wherewith I have put her away? Or which of My creditors is it To whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, And for your transgressions was your mother put away.", 58.6. "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the fetters of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And that ye break every yoke?", 61.1. "The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the LORD hath anointed me To bring good tidings unto the humble; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the eyes to them that are bound;", 61.2. "To proclaim the year of the LORD’S good pleasure, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn;",

13. Hebrew Bible, Joshua, 1.8 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r. Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 175

1.8. "לֹא־יָמוּשׁ סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה מִפִּיךָ וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה לְמַעַן תִּשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַכָּתוּב בּוֹ כִּי־אָז תַּצְלִיחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ וְאָז תַּשְׂכִּיל׃",

1.8. "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.",

14. Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah, 3.1, 3.8, 10.2, 33.11, 50.36 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •r. yohanan •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan, r., and resh laqish Found in books: Kalmin (2014), Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context, 185; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 52; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 88, 245

3.1. "וְגַם־בְּכָל־זֹאת לֹא־שָׁבָה אֵלַי בָּגוֹדָה אֲחוֹתָהּ יְהוּדָה בְּכָל־לִבָּהּ כִּי אִם־בְּשֶׁקֶר נְאֻם־יְהוָה׃", 3.1. "לֵאמֹר הֵן יְשַׁלַּח אִישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָלְכָה מֵאִתּוֹ וְהָיְתָה לְאִישׁ־אַחֵר הֲיָשׁוּב אֵלֶיהָ עוֹד הֲלוֹא חָנוֹף תֶּחֱנַף הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא וְאַתְּ זָנִית רֵעִים רַבִּים וְשׁוֹב אֵלַי נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה׃", 3.8. "וָאֵרֶא כִּי עַל־כָּל־אֹדוֹת אֲשֶׁר נִאֲפָה מְשֻׁבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָ וָאֶתֵּן אֶת־סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻתֶיהָ אֵלֶיהָ וְלֹא יָרְאָה בֹּגֵדָה יְהוּדָה אֲחוֹתָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתִּזֶן גַּם־הִיא׃", 10.2. "כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ הַגּוֹיִם אַל־תִּלְמָדוּ וּמֵאֹתוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם אַל־תֵּחָתּוּ כִּי־יֵחַתּוּ הַגּוֹיִם מֵהֵמָּה׃", 10.2. "אָהֳלִי שֻׁדָּד וְכָל־מֵיתָרַי נִתָּקוּ בָּנַי יְצָאֻנִי וְאֵינָם אֵין־נֹטֶה עוֹד אָהֳלִי וּמֵקִים יְרִיעוֹתָי׃", 33.11. "קוֹל שָׂשׂוֹן וְקוֹל שִׂמְחָה קוֹל חָתָן וְקוֹל כַּלָּה קוֹל אֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת כִּי־טוֹב יְהוָה כִּי־לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ מְבִאִים תּוֹדָה בֵּית יְהוָה כִּי־אָשִׁיב אֶת־שְׁבוּת־הָאָרֶץ כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָה אָמַר יְהוָה׃", 50.36. "חֶרֶב אֶל־הַבַּדִּים וְנֹאָלוּ חֶרֶב אֶל־גִּבּוֹרֶיהָ וָחָתּוּ׃",

3.1. ". . . saying: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, may he return unto her again? Will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; and wouldest thou yet return to Me? Saith the LORD.", 3.8. "And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot;", 10.2. "thus saith the LORD: Learn not the way of the nations, And be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; For the nations are dismayed at them.", 33.11. "the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for His mercy endureth for ever’, even of them that bring offerings of thanksgiving into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith the LORD.", 50.36. "A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.",

15. Hebrew Bible, 1 Samuel, 3.3, 16.18 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., in palestinian sources •yohanan, r., on wars of torah Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 45, 60

3.3. "וְנֵר אֱלֹהִים טֶרֶם יִכְבֶּה וּשְׁמוּאֵל שֹׁכֵב בְּהֵיכַל יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים׃", 16.18. "וַיַּעַן אֶחָד מֵהַנְּעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה רָאִיתִי בֵּן לְיִשַׁי בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי יֹדֵעַ נַגֵּן וְגִבּוֹר חַיִל וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָה וּנְבוֹן דָּבָר וְאִישׁ תֹּאַר וַיהוָה עִמּוֹ׃",

3.3. "and the lamp of God had not yet gone out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Shemu᾽el was laid down to sleep;", 16.18. "Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Yishay the Bet-hallaĥmite, that knows how to play, and a fine warrior, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.",

16. Hebrew Bible, Habakkuk, 2.20 (8th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 486, 489

2.20. "But the LORD is in His holy temple; Let all the earth keep silence before Him.",

17. Hebrew Bible, Amos, 8.1 (8th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 113, 124

8.1. "כֹּה הִרְאַנִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְהִנֵּה כְּלוּב קָיִץ׃", 8.1. "וְהָפַכְתִּי חַגֵּיכֶם לְאֵבֶל וְכָל־שִׁירֵיכֶם לְקִינָה וְהַעֲלֵיתִי עַל־כָּל־מָתְנַיִם שָׂק וְעַל־כָּל־רֹאשׁ קָרְחָה וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ כְּאֵבֶל יָחִיד וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ כְּיוֹם מָר׃",

8.1. "Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and behold a basket of summer fruit.",

18. Hebrew Bible, Ezekiel, 1 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 245, 406

19. Hebrew Bible, Zechariah, 11.7, 13.2 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan b. beroka, r. •yohanan, r. •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 178; Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 122

11.7. "וָאֶרְעֶה אֶת־צֹאן הַהֲרֵגָה לָכֵן עֲנִיֵּי הַצֹּאן וָאֶקַּח־לִי שְׁנֵי מַקְלוֹת לְאַחַד קָרָאתִי נֹעַם וּלְאַחַד קָרָאתִי חֹבְלִים וָאֶרְעֶה אֶת־הַצֹּאן׃", 13.2. "וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אַכְרִית אֶת־שְׁמוֹת הָעֲצַבִּים מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא יִזָּכְרוּ עוֹד וְגַם אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֶת־רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה אַעֲבִיר מִן־הָאָרֶץ׃",

11.7. "So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Graciousness, and the other I called Binders; and I fed the flock.", 13.2. "And it shall come to pass in that day, Saith the LORD of hosts, That I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, And they shall no more be remembered; And also I will cause the prophets And the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.",

20. Hebrew Bible, 1 Chronicles, 4.18, 26.5 (5th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

4.18. "וְאִשְׁתּוֹ הַיְהֻדִיָּה יָלְדָה אֶת־יֶרֶד אֲבִי גְדוֹר וְאֶת־חֶבֶר אֲבִי שׂוֹכוֹ וְאֶת־יְקוּתִיאֵל אֲבִי זָנוֹחַ וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בִּתְיָה בַת־פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מָרֶד׃", 26.5. "עַמִּיאֵל הַשִּׁשִּׁי יִשָׂשכָר הַשְּׁבִיעִי פְּעֻלְּתַי הַשְּׁמִינִי כִּי בֵרֲכוֹ אֱלֹהִים׃",

4.18. "and his wife Hajehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah—and these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took.", 26.5. "Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.",

21. Anon., 1 Enoch, 37-58, 60-71, 59 (3rd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 37, 38, 50, 68

59. [In those days mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightnings, and of the lights, and the judgements they execute (lit. ' their judgement '): and they lighten for a blessing or a curse as the Lord of,Spirits willeth. And there I saw the secrets of the thunder, and how when it resounds above in the heaven, the sound thereof is heard, and he caused me to see the judgements executed on the earth, whether they be for well-being and blessing, or for a curse according to the word of the Lord of Spirits.,And after that all the secrets of the lights and lightnings were shown to me, and they lighten for blessing and for satisfying.]

22. Dead Sea Scrolls, Damascus Covenant, 10.11 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ha-sandlar (‘the alexandrian’), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 127

23. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 3.12 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

3.12. "אִיתַי גֻּבְרִין יְהוּדָאיִן דִּי־מַנִּיתָ יָתְהוֹן עַל־עֲבִידַת מְדִינַת בָּבֶל שַׁדְרַךְ מֵישַׁךְ וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ לָא־שָׂמוּ עליך [עֲלָךְ] מַלְכָּא טְעֵם לאלהיך [לֵאלָהָךְ] לָא פָלְחִין וּלְצֶלֶם דַּהֲבָא דִּי הֲקֵימְתָּ לָא סָגְדִין׃",

3.12. "There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.’",

24. Dead Sea Scrolls, (Cairo Damascus Covenant) Cd-A, 10.11 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ha-sandlar (‘the alexandrian’), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 127

25. Philo of Alexandria, On The Special Laws, 2.162, 2.176 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 50

2.162. There is also a festival on the day of the paschal feast, which succeeds the first day, and this is named the sheaf, from what takes place on it; for the sheaf is brought to the altar as a first fruit both of the country which the nation has received for its own, and also of the whole land; so as to be an offering both for the nation separately, and also a common one for the whole race of mankind; and so that the people by it worship the living God, both for themselves and for all the rest of mankind, because they have received the fertile earth for their inheritance; for in the country there is no barren soil but even all those parts which appear to be stony and rugged are surrounded with soft veins of great depth, which, by reason of their richness, are very well suited for the production of living Things.{20}{sections 163û174 were omitted in Yonge's translation because the edition on which Yonge based his translation, Mangey, lacked this material. These lines have been newly translated for this volume.} 2.176. The solemn assembly on the occasion of the festival of the sheaf having such great privileges, is the prelude to another festival of still greater importance; for from this day the fiftieth day is reckoned, making up the sacred number of seven sevens, with the addition of a unit as a seal to the whole; and this festival, being that of the first fruits of the corn, has derived its name of pentecost from the number of fifty, (penteµkosto

26. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 3.91, 3.237, 3.245, 11.77, 13.372, 20.200-20.201, 20.268 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 481; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 50, 555, 605

3.91. 5. The first commandment teaches us that there is but one God, and that we ought to worship him only. The second commands us not to make the image of any living creature to worship it. The third, that we must not swear by God in a false matter. The fourth, that we must keep the seventh day, by resting from all sorts of work. 3.237. 1. The law requires, that out of the public expenses a lamb of the first year be killed every day, at the beginning and at the ending of the day; but on the seventh day, which is called the Sabbath, they kill two, and sacrifice them in the same manner. 3.245. as also that when we should arrive at our own country, and come to that city which we should have then for our metropolis, because of the temple therein to be built, and keep a festival for eight days, and offer burnt-offerings, and sacrifice thank-offerings, that we should then carry in our hands a branch of myrtle, and willow, and a bough of the palm-tree, with the addition of the pome citron: 11.77. They also celebrated the feast of tabernacles at that time, as the legislator had ordained concerning it; and after they offered sacrifices, and what were called the daily sacrifices, and the oblations proper for the Sabbaths, and for all the holy festivals. Those also that had made vows performed them, and offered their sacrifices from the first day of the seventh month. 13.372. 5. As to Alexander, his own people were seditious against him; for at a festival which was then celebrated, when he stood upon the altar, and was going to sacrifice, the nation rose upon him, and pelted him with citrons [which they then had in their hands, because] the law of the Jews required that at the feast of tabernacles every one should have branches of the palm tree and citron tree; which thing we have elsewhere related. They also reviled him, as derived from a captive, and so unworthy of his dignity and of sacrificing. 20.200. when, therefore, Aus was of this disposition, he thought he had now a proper opportunity [to exercise his authority]. Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the sanhedrim of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others, [or, some of his companions]; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned: 20.201. but as for those who seemed the most equitable of the citizens, and such as were the most uneasy at the breach of the laws, they disliked what was done; they also sent to the king [Agrippa], desiring him to send to Aus that he should act so no more, for that what he had already done was not to be justified; 20.268. I have also an intention to write three books concerning our Jewish opinions about God and his essence, and about our laws; why, according to them, some things are permitted us to do, and others are prohibited.

27. Josephus Flavius, Jewish War, 1.32, 1.153, 2.163, 4.159, 6.94, 7.45-7.53 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 437; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 50, 290, 583, 587, 614

1.32. who fled to Antiochus, and besought him to make use of them for his leaders, and to make an expedition into Judea. The king being thereto disposed beforehand, complied with them, and came upon the Jews with a great army, and took their city by force, and slew a great multitude of those that favored Ptolemy, and sent out his soldiers to plunder them without mercy. He also spoiled the temple, and put a stop to the constant practice of offering a daily sacrifice of expiation for three years and six months. 1.153. Yet did not he touch that money, nor any thing else that was there reposited; but he commanded the ministers about the temple, the very next day after he had taken it, to cleanse it, and to perform their accustomed sacrifices. Moreover, he made Hyrcanus high priest, as one that not only in other respects had showed great alacrity, on his side, during the siege, but as he had been the means of hindering the multitude that was in the country from fighting for Aristobulus, which they were otherwise very ready to have done; by which means he acted the part of a good general, and reconciled the people to him more by benevolence than by terror. 2.163. and yet allow, that to act what is right, or the contrary, is principally in the power of men, although fate does cooperate in every action. They say that all souls are incorruptible, but that the souls of good men only are removed into other bodies,—but that the souls of bad men are subject to eternal punishment. 4.159. and indeed they were Gorian the son of Josephus, and Symeon the son of Gamaliel, who encouraged them, by going up and down when they were assembled together in crowds, and as they saw them alone, to bear no longer, but to inflict punishment upon these pests and plagues of their freedom, and to purge the temple of these bloody polluters of it. 6.94. while he himself had Josephus brought to him (for he had been informed that on that very day, which was the seventeenth day of Panemus, [Tamuz,] the sacrifice called “the Daily Sacrifice” had failed, and had not been offered to God, for want of men to offer it, and that the people were grievously troubled at it) 7.45. and as the succeeding kings treated them after the same manner, they both multiplied to a great number, and adorned their temple gloriously by fine ornaments, and with great magnificence, in the use of what had been given them. They also made proselytes of a great many of the Greeks perpetually, and thereby, after a sort, brought them to be a portion of their own body. 7.46. But about this time when the present war began, and Vespasian was newly sailed to Syria, 7.47. and all men had taken up a great hatred against the Jews, then it was that a certain person, whose name was Antiochus, being one of the Jewish nation, and greatly respected on account of his father, who was governor of the Jews at Antioch came upon the theater at a time when the people of Antioch were assembled together, and became an informer against his father, and accused both him and others that they had resolved to burn the whole city in one night;; he also delivered up to them some Jews that were foreigners, as partners in their resolutions. 7.48. When the people heard this, they could not refrain their passion, but commanded that those who were delivered up to them should have fire brought to burn them, who were accordingly all burnt upon the theater immediately. 7.49. They did also fall violently upon the multitude of the Jews, as supposing that by punishing them suddenly they should save their own city. 7.50. As for Antiochus, he aggravated the rage they were in, and thought to give them a demonstration of his own conversion, and of his hatred of the Jewish customs, by sacrificing after the manner of the Greeks; 7.51. he persuaded the rest also to compel them to do the same, because they would by that means discover who they were that had plotted against them, since they would not do so; and when the people of Antioch tried the experiment, some few complied, but those that would not do so were slain. 7.52. As for Antiochus himself, he obtained soldiers from the Roman commander, and became a severe master over his own citizens, not permitting them to rest on the seventh day, but forcing them to do all that they usually did on other days; 7.53. and to that degree of distress did he reduce them in this matter, that the rest of the seventh day was dissolved not only at Antioch, but the same thing which took thence its rise was done in other cities also, in like manner, for some small time.

28. Josephus Flavius, Against Apion, 1.51, 1.199, 2.75 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356, 481; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 555

1.51. for to them I presented those books first of all, and after them to many of the Romans who had been in the war. I also sold them to many of our own men who understood the Greek philosophy; among whom were Julius Archelaus, Herod [king of Chalcis], a person of great gravity, and king Agrippa himself, a person that deserved the greatest admiration. 1.199. upon these there is a light that is never extinguished, neither by night nor by day. There is no image, nor any thing, nor any donations therein; nothing at all is there planted, neither grove, nor any thing of that sort. The priests abide therein both nights and days, performing certain purifications, and drinking not the least drop of wine while they are in the temple.” 2.75. But then our legislator hath forbidden us to make images, not by way of denunciation beforehand, that the Roman authority was not to be honored, but as despising a thing that was neither necessary nor useful for either God or man; and he forbade them, as we shall prove hereafter, to make these images for any part of the animal creation,

29. Josephus Flavius, Life, 10-12, 190-199, 201-216, 309, 362, 422-429, 9, 200 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 614

30. Mishnah, Avodah Zarah, 2.5, 3.3-3.4 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 229, 482; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199

2.5. "אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, שָׁאַל רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אֶת רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, כְּשֶׁהָיוּ מְהַלְּכִין בַּדֶּרֶךְ. אָמַר לוֹ, מִפְּנֵי מָה אָסְרוּ גְבִינוֹת הַגּוֹיִם. אָמַר לוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּעֲמִידִין אוֹתָהּ בְּקֵבָה שֶׁל נְבֵלָה. אָמַר לוֹ, וַהֲלֹא קֵבַת עוֹלָה חֲמוּרָה מִקֵּבַת נְבֵלָה, וְאָמְרוּ, כֹּהֵן שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ יָפָה, שׂוֹרְפָהּ חַיָּה. וְלֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ, אֲבָל אָמְרוּ, אֵין נֶהֱנִין וְלֹא מוֹעֲלִין. חָזַר, אָמַר לוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּעֲמִידִין אוֹתָהּ בְּקֵבַת עֶגְלֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. אָמַר לוֹ, אִם כֵּן, לָמָּה לֹא אֲסָרוּהָ בַהֲנָאָה. הִשִּׂיאוֹ לְדָבָר אַחֵר, אָמַר לוֹ, יִשְׁמָעֵאל אָחִי, הֵיאַךְ אַתָּה קוֹרֵא (שיר השירים א), כִּי טוֹבִים דֹּדֶיךָ מִיָּיִן, אוֹ כִּי טוֹבִים דֹּדַיִךְ. אָמַר לוֹ, כִּי טוֹבִים דֹּדַיִךְ. אָמַר לוֹ, אֵין הַדָּבָר כֵּן, שֶׁהֲרֵי חֲבֵרוֹ מְלַמֵּד עָלָיו, לְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנֶיךָ טוֹבִים: \n", 3.3. "הַמּוֹצֵא כֵלִים וַעֲלֵיהֶם צוּרַת חַמָּה, צוּרַת לְבָנָה, צוּרַת דְּרָקוֹן, יוֹלִיכֵם לְיָם הַמֶּלַח. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, שֶׁעַל הַמְכֻבָּדִין, אֲסוּרִים. שֶׁעַל הַמְבֻזִּין, מֻתָּרִין. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, שׁוֹחֵק וְזוֹרֶה לָרוּחַ אוֹ מַטִּיל לַיָּם. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, אַף הוּא נַעֲשֶׂה זֶבֶל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים יג) וְלֹא יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ מְאוּמָה מִן הַחֵרֶם:", 3.4. "שָׁאַל פְּרוֹקְלוֹס בֶּן פִלוֹסְפוֹס אֶת רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בְּעַכּוֹ, שֶׁהָיָה רוֹחֵץ בַּמֶּרְחָץ שֶׁל אַפְרוֹדִיטִי, אָמַר לוֹ, כָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַתְכֶם, וְלֹא יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ מְאוּמָה מִן הַחֵרֶם. מִפְּנֵי מָה אַתָּה רוֹחֵץ בַּמֶּרְחָץ שֶׁל אַפְרוֹדִיטִי. אָמַר לוֹ, אֵין מְשִׁיבִין בַּמֶּרְחָץ. וּכְשֶׁיָּצָא אָמַר לוֹ, אֲנִי לֹא בָאתִי בִגְבוּלָהּ, הִיא בָאתָה בִגְבוּלִי, אֵין אוֹמְרִים, נַעֲשֶׂה מֶרְחָץ לְאַפְרוֹדִיטִי נוֹי, אֶלָּא אוֹמְרִים, נַעֲשֶׂה אַפְרוֹדִיטִי נוֹי לַמֶּרְחָץ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, אִם נוֹתְנִין לְךָ מָמוֹן הַרְבֵּה, אִי אַתָּה נִכְנָס לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁלְּךָ עָרוֹם וּבַעַל קֶרִי וּמַשְׁתִּין בְּפָנֶיהָ, וְזוֹ עוֹמֶדֶת עַל פִּי הַבִּיב וְכָל הָעָם מַשְׁתִּינִין לְפָנֶיהָ. לֹא נֶאֱמַר אֶלָּא אֱלֹהֵיהֶם. אֶת שֶׁנּוֹהֵג בּוֹ מִשּׁוּם אֱלוֹהַּ, אָסוּר. וְאֶת שֶׁאֵינוֹ נוֹהֵג בּוֹ מִשּׁוּם אֱלוֹהַּ, מֻתָּר:",

2.5. "Rabbi Judah said: Rabbi Ishmael put this question to Rabbi Joshua as they were walking on the way, “Why have they forbidden the cheese of non-Jews?” He replied, because they curdle it with the rennet of a nevelah (an animal that was not properly slaughtered.” He (Rabbi Ishmael) said: “but is not the rennet of a burnt-offering more strictly forbidden than the rennet of a nevelah? [and yet] it was said that a priest who is not fastidious may suck it out raw.” (Though the Sages disagreed with this opinion, and they said that no benefit may be derived from it, although one who consumed it did not trespass [temple property). Rabbi Joshua responded: “The reason then is because they curdle it with the rennet from calves sacrificed to idols.” He (Rabbi Ishmael) said to him: “if that be so, why do they not extend the prohibition to any benefit derived from it?” He (Rabbi Joshua) diverted him to another matter, saying: “Ishmael, how do you read for your [masc.] love is more delightful than wine” or “your [fem.] love etc. (Song of Songs 1:2” He replied: “your [fem.] love is better …” He said to him: this is not so, as it is proved by its fellow [-verse]: your ointments [masc.] have a goodly fragrance … [therefore do the maidens love you] (Song of Songs 1:3).”", 3.3. "If one finds utensils upon which is the figure of the sun or moon or a dragon, he casts them into the Dead Sea. Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel says: if [one of these figures] is upon precious utensils they are prohibited, but if upon common utensils they are permitted. Rabbi Yose says: he may grind [an idol] to powder and scatter it to the wind or throw it into the sea. They said to him, even so it may then become manure, as it says, “let nothing that has been proscribed stick to your hand (Deuteronomy 13:18)”.", 3.4. "Proclos, son of a plosphos, asked Rabban Gamaliel in Acco when the latter was bathing in the bathhouse of aphrodite. He said to him, “It is written in your torah, ‘let nothing that has been proscribed stick to your hand (Deuteronomy 13:18)’; why are you bathing in the bathhouse of Aphrodite?” He replied to him, “We do not answer [questions relating to torah] in a bathhouse.” When he came out, he said to him, “I did not come into her domain, she has come into mine. People do not say, ‘the bath was made as an adornment for Aphrodite’; rather they say, ‘Aphrodite was made as an adornment for the bath.’ Another reason is, even if you were given a large sum of money, you would not enter the presence of your idol while you were nude or had experienced seminal emission, nor would you urinate before it. But this [statue of Aphrodite] stands by a sewer and all people urinate before it. [In the torah] it is only stated, “their gods” (Deuteronomy 12:3) what is treated as a god is prohibited, what is not treated as a deity is permitted.",

31. Mishnah, Avot, 1.12, 2.12, 3.10, 3.14 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles •r. yohanan •yohanan, r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 476; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171, 199

1.12. "הִלֵּל וְשַׁמַּאי קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. הִלֵּל אוֹמֵר, הֱוֵי מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן, אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, אוֹהֵב אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת וּמְקָרְבָן לַתּוֹרָה: \n", 2.12. "רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, יְהִי מָמוֹן חֲבֵרְךָ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ, וְהַתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה, שֶׁאֵינָהּ יְרֻשָּׁה לָךְ. וְכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יִהְיוּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמָיִם:", 3.10. "הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁרוּחַ הַבְּרִיּוֹת נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ, רוּחַ הַמָּקוֹם נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ. וְכָל שֶׁאֵין רוּחַ הַבְּרִיּוֹת נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ, אֵין רוּחַ הַמָּקוֹם נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ. רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶן הַרְכִּינַס אוֹמֵר, שֵׁנָה שֶׁל שַׁחֲרִית, וְיַיִן שֶׁל צָהֳרַיִם, וְשִׂיחַת הַיְלָדִים, וִישִׁיבַת בָּתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת שֶׁל עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ, מוֹצִיאִין אֶת הָאָדָם מִן הָעוֹלָם:", 3.14. "הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, חָבִיב אָדָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא בְצֶלֶם. חִבָּה יְתֵרָה נוֹדַעַת לוֹ שֶׁנִּבְרָא בְצֶלֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית ט) כִּי בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה אֶת הָאָדָם. חֲבִיבִין יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּקְרְאוּ בָנִים לַמָּקוֹם. חִבָּה יְתֵרָה נוֹדַעַת לָהֶם שֶׁנִּקְרְאוּ בָנִים לַמָּקוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים יד) בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם. חֲבִיבִין יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּתַּן לָהֶם כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה. חִבָּה יְתֵרָה נוֹדַעַת לָהֶם שֶׁנִּתַּן לָהֶם כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה שֶׁבּוֹ נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי ד) כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם, תּוֹרָתִי אַל תַּעֲזֹבוּ:",

1.12. "Hillel and Shammai received [the oral tradition] from them. Hillel used to say: be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving mankind and drawing them close to the Torah.", 2.12. "Rabbi Yose said:Let the property of your fellow be as precious unto you as your own; Make yourself fit to study torah for it will not be yours by inheritance; And let all your actions be for [the sake of] the name of heaven.", 3.10. "He used to say: one with whom men are pleased, God is pleased. But anyone from whom men are displeased, God is displeased. Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas said: morning sleep, midday wine, children’s talk and sitting in the assemblies of the ignorant put a man out of the world.", 3.14. "He used to say:Beloved is man for he was created in the image [of God]. Especially beloved is he for it was made known to him that he had been created in the image [of God], as it is said: “for in the image of God He made man” (Genesis 9:6). Beloved are Israel in that they were called children to the All-Present. Especially beloved are they for it was made known to them that they are called children of the All-Present, as it is said: “your are children to the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 14:1). Beloved are Israel in that a precious vessel was given to them. Especially beloved are they for it was made known to them that the desirable instrument, with which the world had been created, was given to them, as it is said: “for I give you good instruction; forsake not my teaching” (Proverbs 4:2).",

32. Mishnah, Bava Batra, 8.5 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan ben beroka Found in books: Katzoff(2005), Law in the Documents of the Judaean Desert, 182

8.5. הָאוֹמֵר אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי בְנִי בְּכוֹר לֹא יִטֹּל פִּי שְׁנַיִם, אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי בְנִי לֹא יִירַשׁ עִם אֶחָיו, לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם, שֶׁהִתְנָה עַל מַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה. הַמְחַלֵּק נְכָסָיו לְבָנָיו עַל פִּיו, רִבָּה לְאֶחָד וּמִעֵט לְאֶחָד וְהִשְׁוָה לָהֶן אֶת הַבְּכוֹר, דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִין. וְאִם אָמַר מִשּׁוּם יְרֻשָּׁה, לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם. כָּתַב בֵּין בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בָּאֶמְצַע בֵּין בַּסּוֹף מִשּׁוּם מַתָּנָה, דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִין. הָאוֹמֵר אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי יִירָשֵׁנִי בִּמְקוֹם שֶׁיֵשׁ בַּת, בִּתִּי תִירָשֵׁנִי בִּמְקוֹם שֶׁיֶּשׁ בֵּן, לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם, שֶׁהִתְנָה עַל מַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה אוֹמֵר, אִם אָמַר עַל מִי שֶׁהוּא רָאוּי לְיָרְשׁוֹ, דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִין. וְעַל מִי שֶׁאֵין רָאוּי לְיָרְשׁוֹ, אֵין דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִין. הַכּוֹתֵב אֶת נְכָסָיו לַאֲחֵרִים וְהִנִּיחַ אֶת בָּנָיו, מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה עָשׂוּי, אֲבָל אֵין רוּחַ חֲכָמִים נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, אִם לֹא הָיוּ בָנָיו נוֹהֲגִין כַּשּׁוּרָה, זָכוּר לְטוֹב.

8.5. "If a man says, “So and so, my firstborn son, shall not receive a double portion”, or “So and so, my son, shall not inherit with his brothers”, he has said nothing, for he has made a condition contrary to what is written in the Torah. If a man apportioned his property to his sons by word of mouth, and gave much to one and little to another, or made them equal to the firstborn, his words are valid. But if he had said [that it should be so] “by inheritance”, he has said nothing. If he had written down, whether at the beginning or in the middle or at the end [of his will] that it should be as a gift, his words are valid. If a man said, “So and so a man shall inherit from me” and he has a daughter; or “My daughter shall inherit from me”, and he has a son, he has said nothing, for he has made a condition contrary to what is written in the Torah. Rabbi Joha ben Baroka says: “If he said [that so and so shall inherit from me] of one that was qualified to inherit from him, his words are valid, but if of one that was not qualified to inherit from him his words do not remain valid.” If a man wrote away his property to others and passed over his sons, what he has done is done, but the Sages are not comfortable with it. Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel says: “If has sons did not behave properly, it should be counted to his credit.”",

33. Tosefta, Avodah Zarah, 4.6 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

34. Mishnah, Gittin, 5.8 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 526

5.8. "וְאֵלּוּ דְבָרִים אָמְרוּ מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. כֹּהֵן קוֹרֵא רִאשׁוֹן, וְאַחֲרָיו לֵוִי וְאַחֲרָיו יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. מְעָרְבִין בְּבַיִת יָשָׁן, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. בּוֹר שֶׁהוּא קָרוֹב לָאַמָּה, מִתְמַלֵּא רִאשׁוֹן, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. מְצוּדוֹת חַיָּה וְעוֹפוֹת וְדָגִים יֵשׁ בָּהֶם מִשּׁוּם גָּזֵל, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, גָּזֵל גָּמוּר. מְצִיאַת חֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן, יֵשׁ בָּהֶן מִשּׁוּם גָּזֵל, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, גָּזֵל גָּמוּר. עָנִי הַמְנַקֵּף בְּרֹאשׁ הַזַּיִת, מַה שֶּׁתַּחְתָּיו גָּזֵל, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, גָּזֵל גָּמוּר. אֵין מְמַחִין בְּיַד עֲנִיֵּי גוֹיִם בְּלֶקֶט שִׁכְחָה וּפֵאָה, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם: \n",

5.8. "These were the rules they laid down because of the ways of peace:A priest is called up first to read the Torah and after him a Levite and then an Israelite, because of the ways of peace. An “eruv” is placed in the room where it has always been placed, because of the ways of peace. The cistern which is nearest to the channel is filled first, because of the ways of peace. [Taking of] beasts, birds and fishes from traps [set by others] is robbery, because of the ways of peace. Rabbi Yose says that it is actual robbery. [Taking away] anything found by a deaf-mute, an idiot or a minor is robbery, because of the ways of peace. Rabbi Yose says that it is actual robbery. If a poor man strikes [down olives] on top of an olive tree, [taking the fruit] that is beneath him is robbery. Rabbi Yose says that it is actual robbery. Poor Gentiles are not prevented from gathering gleanings, forgotten sheaves, and the corners of the field, because of the ways of peace.",

35. New Testament, Matthew, 5.16, 5.32, 6.6, 6.16-6.18, 7.27, 11.4-11.5, 12.9-12.14, 15.21, 19.9, 23.7-23.12, 25.1-25.13, 28.19 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •yohanan from sepphoris, r. •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •sepphoris, r. yohanan •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 49, 51, 545; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 68, 245, 246, 249, 285, 291, 582

5.16. οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. 5.32. Ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ παρεκτὸς λόγου πορνείας ποιεῖ αὐτὴν μοιχευθῆναι[, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσῃ μοιχᾶται]. 6.6. σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι. 6.16. Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί, ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν. 6.17. σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι, 6.18. ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοι. 7.27. καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθαν οἱ ποταμοὶ καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ προσέκοψαν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἔπεσεν, καὶ ἦν ἡ πτῶσις αὐτῆς μεγάλη. 11.4. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Πορευθέντες ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάνει ἃ ἀκούετε καὶ βλέπετε· 11.5. τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται καὶ κωφοὶ ἀκούουσιν, καὶ νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται καὶ πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται· 12.9. Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν· 12.10. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν. καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Εἰ ἔξεστι τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύειν; ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ. 12.11. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Τίς [ἔσται] ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ; 12.12. πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου. ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν. 12.13. Τότε λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ Ἔκτεινόν σου τὴν χεῖρα· καὶ ἐξέτεινεν, καὶ ἀπεκατεστάθη ὑγιὴς ὡς ἡ ἄλλη. 12.14. Ἐξελθόντες δὲ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συμβούλιον ἔλαβον κατʼ αὐτοῦ ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν. 15.21. Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. 19.9. λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ γαμήσῃ ἄλλην μοιχᾶται. 23.7. καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ καλεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων Ῥαββεί. 23.8. ὑμεῖς δὲ μὴ κληθῆτε Ῥαββεί, εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῶν ὁ διδάσκαλος, πάντες δὲ ὑμεῖς ἀδελφοί ἐστε· 23.9. καὶ πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῶν ὁ πατὴρ ὁ οὐράνιος· 23.10. μηδὲ κληθῆτε καθηγηταί, ὅτι καθηγητὴς ὑμῶν ἐστὶν εἷς ὁ χριστός· 23.11. ὁ δὲ μείζων ὑμῶν ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος. 23.12. Ὅστις δὲ ὑψώσει ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὅστις ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται. 25.1. Τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις, αἵτινες λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας ἑαυτῶν ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου. 25.2. πέντε δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν μωραὶ καὶ πέντε φρόνιμοι· 25.3. αἱ γὰρ μωραὶ λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας [αὐτῶν] οὐκ ἔλαβον μεθʼ ἑαυτῶν ἔλαιον· 25.4. αἱ δὲ φρόνιμοι ἔλαβον ἔλαιον ἐν τοῖς ἀγγείοις μετὰ τῶν λαμπάδων ἑαυτῶν. 25.5. χρονίζοντος δὲ τοῦ νυμφίου ἐνύσταξαν πᾶσαι καὶ ἐκάθευδον. 25.6. μέσης δὲ νυκτὸς κραυγὴ γέγονεν Ἰδοὺ ὁ νυμφίος, ἐξέρχεσθε εἰς ἀπάντησιν. 25.7. τότε ἠγέρθησαν πᾶσαι αἱ παρθένοι ἐκεῖναι καὶ ἐκόσμησαν τὰς λαμπάδας ἑαυτῶν. 25.8. αἱ δὲ μωραὶ ταῖς φρονίμοις εἶπαν Δότε ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶν, ὅτι αἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶν σβέννυνται. 25.9. ἀπεκρίθησαν δὲ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν· πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρὸς τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς. 25.10. ἀπερχομένων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀγοράσαι ἦλθεν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ αἱ ἕτοιμοι εἰσῆλθον μετʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ ἐκλείσθη ἡ θύρα. 25.11. ὕστερον δὲ ἔρχονται καὶ αἱ λοιπαὶ παρθένοι λέγουσαι Κύριε κύριε, ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν· 25.12. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς. 25.13. Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥραν. 28.19. πορευθέντες οὖν μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος,

5.16. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 5.32. but I tell you that whoever who puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 6.6. But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 6.16. "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward. 6.17. But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face; 6.18. so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7.27. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell -- and great was its fall." 11.4. Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 11.5. the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 12.9. He departed there, and went into their synagogue. 12.10. And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him. 12.11. He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out? 12.12. of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day." 12.13. Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other. 12.14. But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him. 15.21. Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 19.9. I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery." 23.7. the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men. 23.8. But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. 23.9. Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. 23.10. Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. 23.11. But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. 23.12. Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted. 25.1. "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. 25.2. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 25.3. Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, 25.4. but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 25.5. Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 25.6. But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!' 25.7. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 25.8. The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 25.9. But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' 25.10. While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 25.11. Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.' 25.12. But he answered, 'Most assuredly I tell you, I don't know you.' 25.13. Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. 28.19. Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

36. New Testament, Mark, 1.21-1.29, 3.1-3.6, 4.26-4.29, 5.1-5.20, 6.1-6.6, 7.1-7.15, 7.24-7.30, 9.5, 10.12, 13.21-13.23, 14.8-14.9 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 49, 51; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 125, 133, 249, 260, 285, 528, 529, 538, 555, 556, 557, 582, 583

1.21. Καὶ εἰσπορεύονται εἰς Καφαρναούμ. Καὶ εὐθὺς τοῖς σάββασιν εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐδίδασκεν. 1.22. καὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ, ἦν γὰρ διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ γραμματεῖς. 1.23. καὶ εὐθὺς ἦν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ, καὶ ἀνέκραξεν 1.24. λέγων Τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ Ναζαρηνέ; ἦλθες ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς; οἶδά σε τίς εἶ, ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ. 1.25. καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς [λέγων] Φιμώθητι καὶ ἔξελθε ἐξ αὐτοῦ. 1.26. καὶ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον καὶ φωνῆσαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξῆλθεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐθαμβήθησαν ἅπαντες, 1.27. ὥστε συνζητεῖν αὐτοὺς λέγοντας Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο; διδαχὴ καινή· κατʼ ἐξουσίαν καὶ τοῖς πνεύμασι τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις ἐπιτάσσει, καὶ ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ. 1.28. Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἡ ἀκοὴ αὐτοῦ εὐθὺς πανταχοῦ εἰς ὅλην την περίχωρον τῆς Γαλιλαίας. 1.29. Καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς ἐξελθόντες ἦλθαν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος καὶ Ἀνδρέου μετὰ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάνου. 3.1. Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πάλιν εἰς συναγωγήν, καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν χεῖρα· 3.2. καὶ παρετήρουν αὐτὸν εἰ τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύσει αὐτόν, ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ. 3.3. καὶ λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ τὴν χεῖρα ἔχοντι ξηράν Ἔγειρε εἰς τὸ μέσον. 3.4. καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν ἀγαθοποιῆσαι ἢ κακοποιῆσαι, ψυχὴν σῶσαι ἢ ἀποκτεῖναι; οἱ δὲ ἐσιώπων. 3.5. καὶ περιβλεψάμενος αὐτοὺς μετʼ ὀργῆς, συνλυπούμενος ἐπὶ τῇ πωρώσει τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου· καὶ ἐξέτεινεν, καὶ ἀπεκατεστάθη ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ. 3.6. Καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι εὐθὺς μετὰ τῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶν συμβούλιον ἐδίδουν κατʼ αὐτοῦ ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν. 4.26. Καὶ ἔλεγεν Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς 4.27. καὶ καθεύδῃ καὶ ἐγείρηται νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν, καὶ ὁ σπόρος βλαστᾷ καὶ μηκύνηται ὡς οὐκ οἶδεν αὐτός. 4.28. αὐτομάτη ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ, πρῶτον χόρτον, εἶτεν στάχυν, εἶτεν πλήρη σῖτον ἐν τῷ στάχυϊ. 4.29. ὅταν δε παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός, εὐθὺς ἀποστέλλει τὸ δρέπανον, ὅτι παρέστηκεν ὁ θερισμός. 5.1. Καὶ ἦλθον εἰς τὸ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γερασηνῶν. 5.2. καὶ ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου [εὐθὺς] ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ, 5.3. ὃς τὴν κατοίκησιν εἶχεν ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν, καὶ οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαι 5.4. διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καὶ διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις καὶ τὰς πέδας συντετρίφθαι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἴσχυεν αὐτὸν δαμάσαι· 5.5. καὶ διὰ παντὸς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν ἦν κράζων καὶ κατακόπτων ἑαυτὸν λίθοις. 5.6. καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔδραμεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτόν, 5.7. καὶ κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγει Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; ὁρκίζω δε τὸν θεόν, μή με βασανίσῃς. 5.8. ἔλεγεν γὰρ αὐτῷ Ἔξελθε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. 5.9. καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν Τί ὄνομά σοι; καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Λεγιὼν ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν· 5.10. καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν πολλὰ ἵνα μὴ αὐτὰ ἀποστείλῃ ἔξω τῆς χώρας. 5.11. Ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη· 5.12. καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Πέμψον ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, ἵνα εἰς αὐτοὺς εἰσέλθωμεν. 5.13. καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἐξελθόντα τὰ πνεύματα τὰ ἀκάθαρτα εἰσῆλθον εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, καὶ ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ὡς δισχίλιοι, καὶ ἐπνίγοντο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ. 5.14. Καὶ οἱ βόσκοντες αὐτοὺς ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς· καὶ ἦλθον ἰδεῖν τί ἐστιν τὸ γεγονός. 5.15. καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ θεωροῦσιν τὸν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα, τὸν ἐσχηκότα τὸν λεγιῶνα, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν. 5.16. καὶ διηγήσαντο αὐτοῖς οἱ ἰδόντες πῶς ἐγένετο τῷ δαιμονιζομένῳ καὶ περὶ τῶν χοίρων. 5.17. καὶ ἤρξαντο παρακαλεῖν αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν. 5.18. Καὶ ἐμβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον παρεκάλει αὐτὸν ὁ δαιμονισθεὶς ἵνα μετʼ αὐτοῦ ᾖ. 5.19. καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λέγει αὐτῷ Ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου πρὸς τοὺς σούς, καὶ ἀπάγγειλον αὐτοῖς ὅσα ὁ κύριός σοι πεποίηκεν καὶ ἠλέησέν σε. 5.20. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἤρξατο κηρύσσειν ἐν τῇ Δεκαπόλει ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ πάντες ἐθαύμαζον. 6.1. Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ. 6.2. Καὶ γενομένου σαββάτου ἤρξατο διδάσκειν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ· καὶ οἱ πολλοὶ ἀκούοντες ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες Πόθεν τούτῳ ταῦτα, καὶ τίς ἡ σοφία ἡ δοθεῖσα τούτῳ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τοιαῦται διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ γινόμεναι; 6.3. οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τέκτων, ὁ υἱὸς τῆς Μαρίας καὶ ἀδελφὸς Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσῆτος καὶ Ἰούδα καὶ Σίμωνος; καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ ὧδε πρὸς ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ. 6.4. καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ. 6.5. Καὶ οὐκ ἐδύνατο ἐκεῖ ποιῆσαι οὐδεμίαν δύναμιν, εἰ μὴ ὀλίγοις ἀρρώστοις ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας ἐθεράπευσεν· 6.6. καὶ ἐθαύμασεν διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν. Καὶ περιῆγεν τὰς κώμας κύκλῳ διδάσκων. 7.1. Καὶ συνἄγονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καί τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐλθόντες ἀπὸ Ἰεροσολύμων 7.2. καὶ ἰδόντες τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ὅτι κοιναῖς χερσίν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίουσιν τοὺς ἄρτους. 7.3. —οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, 7.4. καὶ ἀπʼ ἀγορᾶς ἐὰν μὴ ῥαντίσωνται οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, καὶ ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν ἃ παρέλαβον κρατεῖν, βαπτισμοὺς ποτηρίων καὶ ξεστῶν καὶ χαλκίων. 7.5. —καὶ ἐπερωτῶσιν αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς Διὰ τί οὐ περιπατοῦσιν οἱ μαθηταί σου κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀλλὰ κοιναῖς χερσὶν ἐσθίουσιν τὸν ἄρτον; 7.6. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν Ἠσαίας περὶ ὑμῶν τῶν ὑποκριτῶν, ὡς γέγραπται ὅτι Οὗτος ὁ λαὸς τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· 7.7. μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων· 7.8. ἀφέντες τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ κρατεῖτε τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων. 7.9. καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν τηρήσητε· 7.10. Μωυσῆς γὰρ εἶπεν Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου, καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητερα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω· 7.11. ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε Ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί Κορβάν, ὅ ἐστιν Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς, 7.12. οὐκέτι ἀφίετε αὐτὸν οὐδὲν ποιῆσαι τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, 7.13. ἀκυροῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ παραδόσει ὑμῶν ᾗ παρεδώκατε· καὶ παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε. 7.14. Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος πάλιν τὸν ὄχλον ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Ἀκούσατέ μου πάντες καὶ σύνετε. 7.15. οὐδὲν ἔστιν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς αὐτὸν ὃ δύναται κοινῶσαι αὐτόν· ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκπορευόμενά ἐστιν τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον. 7.24. Ἐκεῖθεν δὲ ἀναστὰς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια Τύρου [καὶ Σιδῶνος]. Καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς οἰκίαν οὐδένα ἤθελεν γνῶναι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνάσθη λαθεῖν· 7.25. ἀλλʼ εὐθὺς ἀκούσασα γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ, ἧς εἶχεν τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, ἐλθοῦσα προσέπεσεν πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· 7.26. ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἦν Ἑλληνίς, Συροφοινίκισσα τῷ γένει· καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτὸν ἵνα τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐκβάλῃ ἐκ τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς. 7.27. καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτῇ Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν. 7.28. ἡ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ναί, κύριε, καὶ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων. 7.29. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Διὰ τοῦτον τὸν λόγον ὕπαγε, ἐξελήλυθεν ἐκ τῆς θυγατρός σου τὸ δαιμόνιον. 7.30. καὶ ἀπελθοῦσα εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς εὗρεν τὸ παιδίον βεβλημένον ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην καὶ τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐξεληλυθός. 9.5. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ Ῥαββεί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι, καὶ ποιήσωμεν τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωυσεῖ μίαν καὶ Ἠλείᾳ μίαν. 10.12. καὶ ἐὰν αὐτὴ ἀπολύσασα τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς γαμήσῃ ἄλλον μοιχᾶται. 13.21. Καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἴδε ὧδε ὁ χριστός Ἴδε ἐκεῖ, μὴ πιστεύετε· 13.22. ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾷν εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς· 13.23. ὑμεῖς δὲ βλέπετε· προείρηκα ὑμῖν πάντα. 14.8. ὃ ἔσχεν ἐποίησεν, προέλαβεν μυρίσαι τὸ σῶμά μου εἰς τὸν ἐνταφιασμόν. 14.9. ἀμὴν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅπου ἐὰν κηρυχθῇ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον εἰς ὅλον τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ὃ ἐποίησεν αὕτη λαληθήσεται εἰς μνημόσυνον αὐτῆς.

1.21. They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 1.22. They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 1.23. Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 1.24. saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!" 1.25. Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" 1.26. The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 1.27. They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!" 1.28. The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area. 1.29. Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 3.1. He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered. 3.2. They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 3.3. He said to the man who had his hand withered, "Stand up." 3.4. He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent. 3.5. When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other. 3.6. The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 4.26. He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 4.27. and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how. 4.28. For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 4.29. But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come." 5.1. They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 5.2. When he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 5.3. who had his dwelling in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, 5.4. because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him. 5.5. Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 5.6. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him, 5.7. and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don't torment me." 5.8. For he said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 5.9. He asked him, "What is your name?"He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many." 5.10. He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 5.11. Now there was on the mountainside a great herd of pigs feeding. 5.12. All the demons begged him, saying, "Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them." 5.13. At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea. 5.14. Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened. 5.15. They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid. 5.16. Those who saw it declared to them how it happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs. 5.17. They began to beg him to depart from their region. 5.18. As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. 5.19. He didn't allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you." 5.20. He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled. 6.1. He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. 6.2. When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands? 6.3. Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him. 6.4. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house." 6.5. He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick folk, and healed them. 6.6. He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching. 7.1. Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. 7.2. Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault. 7.3. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. 7.4. They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.) 7.5. The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?" 7.6. He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. 7.7. But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' 7.8. "For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men -- the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things." 7.9. He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 7.10. For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.' 7.11. But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"' 7.12. then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, 7.13. making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this." 7.14. He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand. 7.15. There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. 7.24. From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn't want anyone to know it, but he couldn't escape notice. 7.25. For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 7.26. Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter. 7.27. But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 7.28. But she answered him, "Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 7.29. He said to her, "For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter." 7.30. She went away to her house, and found the child lying on the bed, with the demon gone out. 9.5. Peter answered Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let's make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 10.12. If a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery." 13.21. Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there!' don't believe it. 13.22. For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. 13.23. But you watch. "Behold, I have told you all things beforehand. 14.8. She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. 14.9. Most assuredly I tell you, wherever this gospel may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her."

37. New Testament, Luke, 1.4, 1.55, 4.16-4.38, 6.6-6.11, 7.1-7.5, 7.22, 7.44, 11.1, 16.18 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •yohanan from sepphoris, r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 49, 51, 348; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 68, 125, 528, 587, 605

1.4. ἵνα ἐπιγνῷς περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν. 1.55. καθὼς ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. 4.16. Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρά, οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων εἰς τὴν συναγωγήν, καὶ ἀνέστη ἀναγνῶναι. 4.17. καὶ ἐπεδόθη αὐτῷ βιβλίον τοῦ προφήτου Ἠσαίου, καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ βιβλίον εὗρεν [τὸν] τόπον οὗ ἦν γεγραμμένον 4.18. Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἐπʼ ἐμέ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέν με εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοῖς, ἀπέσταλκέν με κηρύξαι αἰχμαλώτοις ἄφεσιν καὶ τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν, ἀποστεῖλαι τεθραυσμένους ἐν ἀφέσει, 4.19. κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτόν. 4.20. καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν· καὶ πάντων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ. 4.21. ἤρξατο δὲ λέγειν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὅτι Σήμερον πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ὑμῶν. 4.22. καὶ πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις τῆς χάριτος τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔλεγον Οὐχὶ υἱός ἐστιν Ἰωσὴφ οὗτος; 4.23. καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Πάντως ἐρεῖτέ μοι τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν· ὅσα ἠκούσαμεν γενόμενα εἰς τὴν — Καφαρναοὺμ ποίησον καὶ ὧδε ἐν τῇ πατρίδι σου. 4.24. εἶπεν δέ Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ. 4.25. ἐπʼ ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, πολλαὶ χῆραι ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἠλείου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτε ἐκλείσθη ὁ οὐρανὸς ἔτη τρία καὶ μῆνας ἕξ, ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, 4.26. καὶ πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλείας εἰ μὴ εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδωνίας πρὸς γυναῖκα χήραν. 4.27. καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου τοῦ προφήτου, καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη εἰ μὴ Ναιμὰν ὁ Σύρος. 4.28. καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες θυμοῦ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἀκούοντες ταῦτα, 4.29. καὶ ἀναστάντες ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἕως ὀφρύος τοῦ ὄρους ἐφʼ οὗ ἡ πόλις ᾠκοδόμητο αὐτῶν, ὥστε κατακρημνίσαι αὐτόν· 4.30. αὐτὸς δὲ διελθὼν διὰ μέσου αὐτῶν ἐπορεύετο. 4.31. Καὶ κατῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας. Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν· 4.32. καὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ ἦν ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ. 4.33. καὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἔχων πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, καὶ ἀνέκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ 4.34. Ἔα, τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ Ναζαρηνέ; ἦλθες ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς; 4.35. οἶδά σε τίς εἶ, ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ. καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων Φιμώθητι καὶ ἔξελθε ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ. καὶ ῥίψαν αὐτὸν τὸ δαιμόνιον εἰς τὸ μέσον ἐξῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ μηδὲν βλάψαν αὐτόν. 4.36. καὶ ἐγένετο θάμβος ἐπὶ πάντας, καὶ συνελάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες Τίς ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὅτι ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ καὶ δυνάμει ἐπιτάσσει τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις πνεύμασιν, 4.37. καὶ ἐξέρχονται; Καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο ἦχος περὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς πάντα τόπον τῆς περιχώρου. 4.38. Ἀναστὰς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς συναγωγῆς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος. πενθερὰ δὲ τοῦ Σίμωνος ἦν συνεχομένη πυρετῷ μεγάλῳ, καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν περὶ αὐτῆς. 6.6. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἑτέρῳ σαββάτῳ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν καὶ διδάσκειν· καὶ ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ἡ δεξιὰ ἦν ξηρά· 6.7. παρετηροῦντο δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι εἰ ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ θεραπεύει, ἵνα εὕρωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ. 6.8. αὐτὸς δὲ ᾔδει τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς αὐτῶν, εἶπεν δὲ τῷ ἀνδρὶ τῷ ξηρὰν ἔχοντι τὴν χεῖρα Ἔγειρε καὶ στῆθι εἰς τὸ μέσον· καὶ ἀναστὰς ἔστη. 6.9. εἶπεν δὲ [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτούς Ἐπερωτῶ ὑμᾶς, εἰ ἔξεστιν τῷ σαββάτῳ ἀγαθοποιῆσαι ἢ κακοποιῆσαι, ψυχὴν σῶσαι ἢ ἀπολέσαι; 6.10. καὶ περιβλεψάμενος πάντας αὐτοὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου· ὁ δὲ ἐποίησεν, καὶ ἀπεκατεστάθη ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ. 6.11. Αὐτοὶ δὲ ἐπλήσθησαν ἀνοίας, καὶ διελάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους τί ἂν ποιήσαιεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ. 7.1. Επειδὴ ἐπλήρωσεν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς τοῦ λαοῦ, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναούμ. 7.2. Ἑκατοντάρχου δέ τινος δοῦλος κακῶς ἔχων ἤμελλεν τελευτᾷν, ὃς ἦν αὐτῷ ἔντιμος. 7.3. ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αυτοῦ. 7.4. οἱ δὲ παραγενόμενοι πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν σπουδαίως λέγοντες ὅτι ἄξιός ἐστιν ᾧ παρέξῃ τοῦτο, 7.5. ἀγαπᾷ γὰρ τὸ ἔθνος ἡμῶν καὶ τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτὸς ᾠκοδόμησεν ἡμῖν. 7.22. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Πορευθέντες ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάνει ἃ εἴδετε καὶ ἠκούσατε· τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν, χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται καὶ κωφοὶ ἀκούουσιν, νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται, πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται· 7.44. καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα τῷ Σίμωνι ἔφη Βλέπεις ταύτην τὴν γυναῖκα; εἰσῆλθόν σου εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, ὕδωρ μοι ἐπὶ πόδας οὐκ ἔδωκας· αὕτη δὲ τοῖς δάκρυσιν ἔβρεξέν μου τοὺς πόδας καὶ ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς ἐξέμαξεν. 11.1. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν τόπῳ τινὶ προσευχόμενον, ὡς ἐπαύσατο, εἶπέν τις τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν Κύριε, δίδαξον ἡμᾶς προσεύχεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ Ἰωάνης ἐδίδαξεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ. 16.18. Πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ γαμῶν ἑτέραν μοιχεύει, καὶ ὁ ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν μοιχεύει.

1.4. that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. 1.55. As he spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his seed forever." 4.16. He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 4.17. The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, 4.18. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, Because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, Recovering of sight to the blind, To deliver those who are crushed, 4.19. And to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." 4.20. He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 4.21. He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." 4.22. All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?" 4.23. He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'" 4.24. He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 4.25. But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land. 4.26. Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 4.27. There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian." 4.28. They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things. 4.29. They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff. 4.30. But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way. 4.31. He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day, 4.32. and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority. 4.33. In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 4.34. saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!" 4.35. Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 4.36. Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" 4.37. News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region. 4.38. He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her. 6.6. It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 6.7. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him. 6.8. But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the middle." He arose and stood. 6.9. Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" 6.10. He looked around at them all, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other. 6.11. But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus. 7.1. After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 7.2. A certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death. 7.3. When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant. 7.4. When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him, 7.5. for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us." 7.22. Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 7.44. Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. 11.1. It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples." 16.18. Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

38. New Testament, John, 1.18, 3.1, 6.35-6.59, 8.2-8.11, 12.3, 12.7, 13.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 51; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 88, 125, 249, 583

1.18. θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε· μονογενὴς θεὸς ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο. 3.1. Ἦν δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων, Νικόδημος ὄνομα αὐτῷ, ἄρχων τῶν Ἰουδαίων· 6.35. εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε. 6.36. ἀλλʼ εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι καὶ ἑωράκατέ [με] καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε. 6.37. Πᾶν ὃ δίδωσίν μοι ὁ πατὴρ πρὸς ἐμὲ ἥξει, καὶ τὸν ἐρχόμενον πρός με οὐ μὴ ἐκβάλω ἔξω, 6.38. ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με· 6.39. τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκέν μοι μὴ ἀπολέσω ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸ τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. 6.40. τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου ἵνα πᾶς ὁ θεωρῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν ἐγὼ τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. 6.41. Ἐγόγγυζον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι εἶπεν Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ καταβὰς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔλεγον 6.42. Οὐχὶ οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, οὗ ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα; πῶς νῦν λέγει ὅτι Ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβέβηκα; 6.43. ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Μὴ γογγύζετε μετʼ ἀλλήλων. 6.44. οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ὁ πατὴρ ὁ πέμψας με ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν, κἀγὼ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. 6.45. ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις Καὶ ἔσονται πάντες. διδακτοὶ θεοῦ· πᾶς ὁ ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μαθὼν ἔρχεται πρὸς ἐμέ. 6.46. οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα ἑώρακέν τις εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ [τοῦ] θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα. 6.47. ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ πιστεύων ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον. 6.48. ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· 6.49. οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἔφαγον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τὸ μάννα καὶ ἀπέθανον· 6.50. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνων ἵνα τις ἐξ αὐτοῦ φάγῃ καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ· 6.51. ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μου ἐστὶν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς. 6.52. Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες Πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα [αὐτοῦ] φαγεῖν; 6.53. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ φάγητε τὴν σάρκα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ πίητε αὐτοῦ τὸ αἷμα, οὐκ ἔχετε ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς. 6.54. ὁ τρώγων μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ πίνων μου τὸ αἷμα ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον, κἀγὼ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ· 6.55. ἡ γὰρ σάρξ μου ἀληθής ἐστι βρῶσις, καὶ τὸ αἷμά μου ἀληθής ἐστι πόσις. 6.56. ὁ τρώγων μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ πίνων μου τὸ αἷμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μένει κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ. 6.57. καθὼς ἀπέστειλέν με ὁ ζῶν πατὴρ κἀγὼ ζῶ διὰ τὸν πατέρα, καὶ ὁ τρώγων με κἀκεῖνος ζήσει διʼ ἐμέ. 6.58. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, οὐ καθὼς ἔφαγον οἱ πατέρες καὶ ἀπέθανον· ὁ τρώγων τοῦτον τὸν ἄρτον ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. 6.59. Ταῦτα εἶπεν ἐν συναγωγῇ διδάσκων ἐν Καφαρναούμ. 8.2. Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν[, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς]. 8.3. Ἄγουσιν δὲ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι γυναῖκα ἐπὶ μοιχείᾳ κατειλημμένην, καὶ στήσαντες αὐτὴν ἐν μέσῳ 8.4. λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ κατείληπται ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη· 8.5. ἐν δὲ τῷ νόμῳ [ἡμῖν] Μωυσῆς ἐνετείλατο τὰς τοιαύτας λιθάζειν· σὺ οὖν τί λέγεις; 8.6. [τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγον πειράζοντες αὐτόν, ἵνα ἔχωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ.] ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς κάτω κύψας τῷ δακτύλῳ κατέγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν. 8.7. ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες [αὐτόν], ἀνέκυψεν καὶ εἶπεν [αὐτοῖς] Ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν πρῶτος ἐπʼ αὐτὴν βαλέτω λίθον· 8.8. καὶ πάλιν κατακύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν. 8.9. οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐξήρχοντο εἷς καθʼ εἷς ἀρξάμενοι ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ κατελείφθη μόνος, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἐν μέσῳ οὖσα. 8.10. ἀνακύψας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ Γύναι, ποῦ εἰσίν; οὐδείς σε κατέκρινεν; 8.11. ἡ δὲ εἶπεν Οὐδείς, κύριε. εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε κατακρίνω· πορεύου, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε.⟧ οὐκ ἐγείρεται. 12.3. ἡ οὖν Μαριὰμ λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου ἤλειψεν τοὺς πόδας [τοῦ] Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξεν ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. 12.7. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἄφες αὐτήν, ἵνα εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τηρήσῃ αὐτό· 13.5. εἶτα βάλλει ὕδωρ εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα, καὶ ἤρξατο νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας τῶν μαθητῶν καὶ ἐκμάσσειν τῷ λεντίῳ ᾧ ἦν διεζωσμένος.

1.18. No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him. 3.1. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 6.35. Jesus said to them. "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. 6.36. But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe. 6.37. All those who the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 6.38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 6.39. This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 6.40. This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." 6.41. The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven." 6.42. They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'" 6.43. Therefore Jesus answered them, "Don't murmur among yourselves. 6.44. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day. 6.45. It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me. 6.46. Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father. 6.47. Most assuredly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. 6.48. I am the bread of life. 6.49. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 6.50. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. 6.51. I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." 6.52. The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 6.53. Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves. 6.54. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 6.55. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 6.56. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. 6.57. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me. 6.58. This is the bread which came down out of heaven -- not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever." 6.59. These things he said in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 8.2. At early dawn, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them. 8.3. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst, 8.4. they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act. 8.5. Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such. What then do you say about her?" 8.6. They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger. 8.7. But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her." 8.8. Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. 8.9. They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle. 8.10. Jesus, standing up, saw her and said, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?" 8.11. She said, "No one, Lord."Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more." 12.3. Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 12.7. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial. 13.5. Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

39. New Testament, Romans, 4.13-4.18, 14.14, 14.20 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 15, 133, 587

4.13. Οὐ γὰρ διὰ νόμου ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἢ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ, τὸ κληρονόμον αὐτὸν εἶναι κόσμου, ἀλλὰ διὰ δικαιοσύνης πίστεως· 4.14. εἰ γὰρ οἱ ἐκ νόμου κληρονόμοι, κεκένωται ἡ πίστις καὶ κατήργηται ἡ ἐπαγγελία. 4.15. ὁ γὰρ νόμος ὀργὴν κατεργάζεται, οὗ δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος, οὐδὲ παράβασις. 4.16. Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ,?̔ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν, 4.17. καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτιΠατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν τέθεικά σε,?̓ κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν θεοῦ τοῦ ζωοποιοῦντος τοὺς νεκροὺς καὶ καλοῦντος τὰ μὴ ὄντα ὡς ὄντα· 4.18. ὃς παρʼ ἐλπίδα ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ἐπίστευσεν εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι αὐτὸνπατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶνκατὰ τὸ εἰρημένονΟὕτως ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου· 14.14. οἶδα καὶ πέπεισμαι ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ ὅτι οὐδὲν κοινὸν διʼ ἑαυτοῦ· εἰ μὴ τῷ λογιζομένῳ τι κοινὸν εἶναι, ἐκείνῳ κοινόν. 14.20. μὴ ἕνεκεν βρώματος κατάλυε τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ. πάντα μὲν καθαρά, ἀλλὰ κακὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίοντι.

4.13. For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 4.14. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect. 4.15. For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience. 4.16. For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. 4.17. As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were. 4.18. Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So will your seed be." 14.14. I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 14.20. Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

40. New Testament, Apocalypse, 3.20 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 246

3.20. Ἰδοὺ ἕστηκα ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν καὶ κρούω· ἐάν τις ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς μου καὶ ἀνοίξῃ τὴν θύραν, εἰσελεύσομαι πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ δειπνήσω μετʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς μετʼ ἐμοῦ.

3.20. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

41. New Testament, Acts, 2.5-2.11, 2.46, 3.1, 5.34, 5.38, 9.2, 15.21, 23.8-23.9, 24.5, 24.14, 28.22 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 57; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 36, 133, 528, 555, 583, 587

2.5. Ἦσαν δὲ [ἐν] Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν· 2.6. γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουσεν εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν· 2.7. ἐξίσταντο δὲ καὶ ἐθαύμαζον λέγοντες Οὐχὶ ἰδοὺ πάντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι; 2.8. καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν; 2.9. Πάρθοι καὶ Μῆδοι καὶ Ἐλαμεῖται, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν, Ἰουδαίαν τε καὶ Καππαδοκίαν, Πόντον καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν, 2.10. Φρυγίαν τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην, καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι, 2.11. Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι, Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες, ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ θεοῦ. 2.46. καθʼ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, κλῶντές τε κατʼ οἶκον ἄρτον, μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι καρδίας, 3.1. Πέτρος δὲ καὶ Ἰωάνης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς τὴν ἐνάτην, 5.34. Ἀναστὰς δέ τις ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ Φαρισαῖος ὀνόματι Γαμαλιήλ, νομοδιδάσκαλος τίμιος παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, ἐκέλευσεν ἔξω βραχὺ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ποιῆσαι, 5.38. καὶ [τὰ] νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων καὶ ἄφετε αὐτούς·?̔ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο, καταλυθήσεται· 9.2. προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ ᾐτήσατο παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ ὄντας, ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ. 15.21. Μωυσῆς γὰρ ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων κατὰ πόλιν τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν ἔχει ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον ἀναγινωσκόμενος. 23.8. Σαδδουκαῖοι γὰρ λέγουσιν μὴ εἶναι ἀνάστασιν μήτε ἄγγελον μήτε πνεῦμα, Φαρισαῖοι δὲ ὁμολογοῦσιν τὰ ἀμφότερα. 23.9. ἐγένετο δὲ κραυγὴ μεγάλη, καὶ ἀναστάντες τινὲς pb n="302"/ τῶν γραμματέων τοῦ μέρους τῶν Φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο λέγοντες Οὐδὲν κακὸν εὑρίσκομεν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ· εἰ δὲ πνεῦμα ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ ἢ ἄγγελος—. 24.5. εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως, 24.14. ὁμολογῶ δὲ τοῦτό σοι ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν λέγουσιν αἵρεσιν οὕτως λατρεύω τῷ πατρῴῳ θεῷ, πιστεύων πᾶσι τοῖς κατὰ τὸν νόμον καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς προφήταις γεγραμμένοις, 28.22. ἀξιοῦμεν δὲ παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ φρονεῖς, περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης γνωστὸν ἡμῖν ἐστὶν ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται.

2.5. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. 2.6. When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. 2.7. They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? 2.8. How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? 2.9. Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 2.10. Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 2.11. Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!" 2.46. Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 3.1. Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 5.34. But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to take the apostles out a little while. 5.38. Now I tell you, refrain from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown. 9.2. and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 15.21. For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath." 23.8. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these. 23.9. A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!" 24.5. For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. 24.14. But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; 28.22. But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."

42. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 12.2-12.4 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 406

12.2. οἶδα ἄνθρωπον ἐν Χριστῷ πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, —εἴτε ἐν σώματι οὐκ οἶδα, εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα, ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν, —ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἕως τρίτου οὐρανοῦ. 12.3. καὶ οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον,—εἴτε ἐν σώματι εἴτε χωρὶς τοῦ σώματος [οὐκ οἶδα,] ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν, 12.4. —ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν παράδεισον καὶ ἤκουσεν ἄρρητα ῥήματα ἃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι.

43. New Testament, 1 Timothy, 5.10 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 125

5.10. ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς μαρτυρουμένη, εἰ ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν, εἰ ἐξενοδόχησεν, εἰ ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν, εἰ θλιβομένοις ἐπήρκεσεν, εἰ παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ ἐπηκολούθησεν.

5.10. being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

44. New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 7.10, 16.3 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 36, 38, 285

7.10. Τοῖς δὲ γεγαμηκόσιν παραγγέλλω, οὐκ ἐγὼ ἀλλὰ ὁ κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ χωρισθῆναι,— 16.3. ὅταν δὲ παραγένωμαι, οὓς ἐὰν δοκιμάσητε διʼ ἐπιστολῶν, τούτους πέμψω ἀπενεγκεῖν τὴν χάριν ὑμῶν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ·

7.10. But to the married I command-- not I, but the Lord -- that the wife not leave her husband 16.3. When I arrive, I will sendwhoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift toJerusalem.

45. Anon., Didache, 8.1 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 245

46. Mishnah, Yadayim, 4.2 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and rabban gamaliel Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 139

4.2. "בּוֹ בַיּוֹם אָמְרוּ, כָּל הַזְּבָחִים שֶׁנִּזְבְּחוּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָן, כְּשֵׁרִים, אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא עָלוּ לַבְּעָלִים לְשׁוּם חוֹבָה, חוּץ מִן הַפֶּסַח וּמִן הַחַטָּאת. הַפֶּסַח בִּזְמַנּוֹ, וְהַחַטָּאת בְּכָל זְמַן. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, אַף הָאָשָׁם. הַפֶּסַח בִּזְמַנּוֹ, וְהַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָׁם בְּכָל זְמַן. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן עַזַּאי, מְקֻבְּלַנִי מִפִּי שִׁבְעִים וּשְׁנַיִם זָקֵן, בַּיּוֹם שֶׁהוֹשִׁיבוּ אֶת רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה בַּיְשִׁיבָה, שֶׁכָּל הַזְּבָחִים הַנֶּאֱכָלִין שֶׁנִּזְבְּחוּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָן, כְּשֵׁרִים, אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא עָלוּ לַבְּעָלִים לְשֵׁם חוֹבָה, חוּץ מִן הַפֶּסַח וּמִן הַחַטָּאת. לֹא הוֹסִיף בֶּן עַזַּאי אֶלָּא הָעוֹלָה, וְלֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים: \n",

4.2. "On that day they said: all animal sacrifices which have been sacrificed under the name of some other offering are [nevertheless] valid, but they are not accounted to their owners as a fulfillment of their obligations, with the exception of the pesah and the sin-offering. [This is true of] the pesah in its correct time and the sin-offering at any time. Rabbi Eliezer says: [with the exception] also of the guilt-offering; [so that this refers to] the pesah in its correct time and to the sin- and guilt-offerings at any time. Rabbi Shimon ben Azzai said: I received a tradition from the seventy-two elders on the day when they appointed Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah head of the college that all animal sacrifices which are eaten and which have not been sacrificed under their own name are nevertheless valid, but they are not accounted to their owners as a fulfillment of their obligations, with the exception of the pesah and the sin-offering. Ben Azzai only added [to these exceptions] the wholly burnt-offering, but the sages did not agree with him.",

47. Mishnah, Yoma, 7.1 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 43

7.1. "בָּא לוֹ כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל לִקְרוֹת. אִם רָצָה לִקְרוֹת בְּבִגְדֵי בוּץ, קוֹרֵא. וְאִם לֹא, קוֹרֵא בְאִצְטְלִית לָבָן מִשֶּׁלּוֹ. חַזַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹטֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה וְנוֹתְנוֹ לְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת, וְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹתְנוֹ לַסְּגָן, וְהַסְּגָן נוֹתְנוֹ לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, וְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל עוֹמֵד וּמְקַבֵּל וְקוֹרֵא עוֹמֵד, וְקוֹרֵא אַחֲרֵי מוֹת וְאַךְ בֶּעָשׂוֹר. וְגוֹלֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה וּמַנִּיחוֹ בְחֵיקוֹ, וְאוֹמֵר, יוֹתֵר מִמַּה שֶּׁקָּרָאתִי לִפְנֵיכֶם כָּתוּב כָּאן, וּבֶעָשׂוֹר שֶׁבְּחֻמַּשׁ הַפְּקוּדִים קוֹרֵא עַל פֶּה, וּמְבָרֵךְ עָלֶיהָ שְׁמֹנֶה בְרָכוֹת, עַל הַתּוֹרָה, וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה, וְעַל הַהוֹדָאָה, וְעַל מְחִילַת הֶעָוֹן, וְעַל הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ, וְעַל יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָן וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ וְעַל הַכֹּהֲנִים בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָן וְעַל שְׁאָר הַתְּפִלָּה: \n",

7.1. "The high priest [then] came to read. If he wished to read in linen garments, he reads, and if not he reads in his own white cloak. The synagogue attendant would take a Torah scroll and give it to the head of the synagogue, and the head of the synagogue gives it to deputy high priest, and the deputy high priest gives it to the high priest, and the high priest stands and receives it, and reads, [section] beginning] “After the death …” (Leviticus 16:1-34) and “But on the tenth…” (Leviticus 23:26-32). Then he would roll up the Torah scroll and put it in his bosom and say, “More than what I have read out before you is written here.” And “On the tenth …” (Numbers 29:7-11) which is in the Book of Numbers he recites by heart. And he recites on it eight benedictions: “For the law”, “For the Temple service,” “For thanksgiving,” “For the forgiveness of sins” and “For the Temple” on its own, and “For Israel” on its own and “For Jerusalem” on its own, “For the priests” on their own and “For the rest of the prayer.”",

48. Mishnah, Berachot, 1.3, 4.7, 7.4-7.6 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 154; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 545, 591; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 249

1.3. "בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, בָּעֶרֶב כָּל אָדָם יַטּוּ וְיִקְרְאוּ, וּבַבֹּקֶר יַעַמְדוּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים ו) וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, כָּל אָדָם קוֹרֵא כְדַרְכּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שם) וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ. אִם כֵּן, לָמָּה נֶאֱמַר וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבְּנֵי אָדָם שׁוֹכְבִים, וּבְשָׁעָה שֶׁבְּנֵי אָדָם עוֹמְדִים. אָמַר רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן, אֲנִי הָיִיתִי בָא בַדֶּרֶךְ, וְהִטֵּתִי לִקְרוֹת, כְּדִבְרֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי, וְסִכַּנְתִּי בְעַצְמִי מִפְּנֵי הַלִּסְטִים. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, כְּדַי הָיִיתָ לָחוּב בְּעַצְמְךָ, שֶׁעָבַרְתָּ עַל דִּבְרֵי בֵית הִלֵּל: \n", 4.7. "רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר, אֵין תְּפִלַּת הַמּוּסָפִין אֶלָּא בְּחֶבֶר עִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, בְּחֶבֶר עִיר וְשֶׁלֹּא בְחֶבֶר עִיר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשְּׁמוֹ, כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ חֶבֶר עִיר, הַיָּחִיד פָּטוּר מִתְּפִלַּת הַמּוּסָפִין:", 7.4. "שְׁלשָׁה שֶׁאָכְלוּ כְאֶחָד, אֵינָן רַשָּׁאִין לֵחָלֵק, וְכֵן אַרְבָּעָה, וְכֵן חֲמִשָּׁה. שִׁשָּׁה נֶחֱלָקִין, עַד עֲשָׂרָה. וַעֲשָׂרָה אֵינָן נֶחֱלָקִין, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ עֶשְׂרִים: \n", 7.5. "שְׁתֵּי חֲבוּרוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹכְלוֹת בְּבַיִת אֶחָד, בִּזְמַן שֶׁמִּקְצָתָן רוֹאִין אֵלּוּ אֶת אֵלּוּ, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפִים לְזִמּוּן. וְאִם לָאו, אֵלּוּ מְזַמְּנִין לְעַצְמָן, וְאֵלּוּ מְזַמְּנִין לְעַצְמָן. אֵין מְבָרְכִין עַל הַיַּיִן עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן לְתוֹכוֹ מַיִם, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרְכִין: \n",

1.3. "Bet Shammai say: in the evening every man should recline and recite [the Shema], and in the morning he should stand, as it says, “And when you lie down and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 6:7). Bet Hillel say that every man should recite in his own way, as it says, “And when you walk by the way” (ibid). Why then is it said, “And when you lies down and when you get up?” At the time when people lie down and at the time when people rise up. Rabbi Tarfon said: I was once walking by the way and I reclined to recite the Shema according to the words of Bet Shammai, and I incurred danger from robbers. They said to him: you deserved to come to harm, because you acted against the words of Bet Hillel.", 4.7. "Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah says: The musaf prayer is said only with the local congregation. The sages say: whether with or with out the congregation. Rabbi Judah said in his name: wherever there is a congregation, an individual is exempt from saying the musaf prayer.", 7.4. "Three persons who have eaten together may not separate [to recite Birkat Hamazon]. Similarly four and similarly five. Six may separate, up until ten. And ten may not separate until there are twenty.", 7.5. "Two eating companies that were eating in the same room: When some of them can see some of the other they combine [for a zimun], but if not each group makes a zimun for itself. They do not bless over the wine until they put water into it, the words of Rabbi Eliezer. The sages say they bless.",

49. Mishnah, Yevamot, 6.6 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., on general rules •yohanan, r., school of Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 8

6.6. "לֹא יִבָּטֵל אָדָם מִפְּרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יֶשׁ לוֹ בָנִים. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, שְׁנֵי זְכָרִים. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, (בראשית ה) זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בְּרָאָם. נָשָׂא אִשָּׁה, וְשָׁהָה עִמָּהּ עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים, וְלֹא יָלְדָה, אֵינוֹ רַשַּׁאי לִבָּטֵל. גֵּרְשָׁהּ, מֻתֶּרֶת לִנָּשֵׂא לְאַחֵר. וְרַשַּׁאי הַשֵּׁנִי לִשְׁהוֹת עִמָּהּ עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים. וְאִם הִפִּילָה, מוֹנֶה מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁהִפִּילָה. הָאִישׁ מְצֻוֶּה עַל פְּרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה, אֲבָל לֹא הָאִשָּׁה. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָא אוֹמֵר, עַל שְׁנֵיהֶם הוּא אוֹמֵר (בראשית א), וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ: \n",

6.6. "A man shall not abstain from procreation unless he already has children. Beth Shammai says: two males, And Beth Hillel says: male and a female, for it says, “Male and female created he them” (Genesis 5:2). If a man married a woman and lived with her for ten years and she bore no child, he may not abstain [any longer from the duty of propagation]. If he divorced her she is permitted to marry another, and the second husband may also live with her for ten years. If she miscarried [the period of ten years] is counted from the time of her miscarriage. A man is commanded concerning the duty of propagation but not a woman. Rabbi Yoha ben Beroka says: Concerning both of them it is said, “And God blessed them; and said to them… “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28).",

50. Mishnah, Sukkah, 2.5, 2.7-2.9, 3.12-3.13 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r., as exemplar •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. •yohanan ben zakkai, r., lulav ritual •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 199, 486, 554; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 4, 139, 140, 141, 146, 148, 195

2.5. "מַעֲשֶׂה וְהֵבִיאוּ לוֹ לְרַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי לִטְעוֹם אֶת הַתַּבְשִׁיל, וּלְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל שְׁתֵּי כוֹתָבוֹת וּדְלִי שֶׁל מַיִם, וְאָמְרוּ, הַעֲלוּם לַסֻּכָּה. וּכְשֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ לְרַבִּי צָדוֹק אֹכֶל פָּחוֹת מִכַּבֵּיצָה, נְטָלוֹ בַמַּפָּה וַאֲכָלוֹ חוּץ לַסֻּכָּה, וְלֹא בֵרַךְ אַחֲרָיו: \n", 2.7. "מִי שֶׁהָיָה רֹאשׁוֹ וְרֻבּוֹ בַסֻּכָּה, וְשֻׁלְחָנוֹ בְתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי פּוֹסְלִין, וּבֵית הִלֵּל מַכְשִׁירִין. אָמְרוּ לָהֶן בֵּית הִלֵּל לְבֵית שַׁמַּאי, לֹא כָךְ הָיָה מַעֲשֶׂה, שֶׁהָלְכוּ זִקְנֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי וְזִקְנֵי בֵית הִלֵּל לְבַקֵּר אֶת רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן הַחוֹרָנִי, וּמְצָאוּהוּ שֶׁהָיָה יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁוֹ וְרֻבּוֹ בַסֻּכָּה, וְשֻׁלְחָנוֹ בְתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, וְלֹא אָמְרוּ לוֹ דָבָר. אָמְרוּ לָהֶן בֵּית שַׁמַּאי, מִשָּׁם רְאָיָה, אַף הֵם אָמְרוּ לוֹ, אִם כֵּן הָיִיתָ נוֹהֵג, לֹא קִיַּמְתָּ מִצְוַת סֻכָּה מִיָּמֶיךָ: \n", 2.8. "נָשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים וּקְטַנִּים, פְּטוּרִים מִן הַסֻּכָּה. קָטָן שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְאִמּוֹ, חַיָּב בַּסֻּכָּה. מַעֲשֶׂה וְיָלְדָה כַלָּתוֹ שֶׁל שַׁמַּאי הַזָּקֵן וּפִחֵת אֶת הַמַּעֲזִיבָה וְסִכֵּךְ עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּטָּה בִּשְׁבִיל הַקָּטָן: \n", 2.9. "כָּל שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים אָדָם עוֹשֶׂה סֻכָּתוֹ קֶבַע וּבֵיתוֹ עֲרַאי. יָרְדוּ גְשָׁמִים, מֵאֵימָתַי מֻתָּר לְפַנּוֹת, מִשֶּׁתִּסְרַח הַמִּקְפָּה. מָשְׁלוּ מָשָׁל, לְמָה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה, לְעֶבֶד שֶׁבָּא לִמְזוֹג כּוֹס לְרַבּוֹ, וְשָׁפַךְ לוֹ קִיתוֹן עַל פָּנָיו: \n", 3.12. "בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיָה לוּלָב נִטָּל בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ שִׁבְעָה, וּבַמְּדִינָה יוֹם אֶחָד. מִשֶּׁחָרַב בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי שֶׁיְּהֵא לוּלָב נִטָּל בַּמְּדִינָה שִׁבְעָה, זֵכֶר לַמִּקְדָשׁ. וְשֶׁיְּהֵא יוֹם הָנֵף כֻּלּוֹ אָסוּר: \n", 3.13. "יוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חָג שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, כָּל הָעָם מוֹלִיכִין אֶת לוּלְבֵיהֶן לְבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת. לַמָּחֳרָת מַשְׁכִּימִין וּבָאִין, כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מַכִּיר אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ, וְנוֹטְלוֹ. מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים, אֵין אָדָם יוֹצֵא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חָג בְּלוּלָבוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ. וּשְׁאָר יְמוֹת הֶחָג, אָדָם יוֹצֵא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ בְּלוּלָבוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ: \n",

2.5. "It once happened that they brought a dish to Rabbi Yoha ben Zakkai to taste, and two dates and a pail of water to Rabban Gamaliel and they said, “Bring them up to the sukkah.” And when they gave Rabbi Zadok food less than the bulk of an egg, he took it in a napkin, ate it outside the sukkah and did not say a blessing after it.", 2.7. "One whose head and the greater part of his body were within the sukkah and his table within the house: Bet Shammai say: it is invalid and Bet Hillel say it valid. Bet Hillel said to Bet Shammai: Did it not in fact happen that the elders of Bet Shammai and the elders of Bet Hillel went to visit Rabbi Yoha ben HaHoroni and found him sitting with his head and the greater part of his body within the sukkah and his table within the house, and they didn’t say anything to him? Bet Shammai said to them: From there [you bring] proof? Indeed they said to him, “If this is your custom, then you have never in your whole life fulfilled the commandment of the sukkah.", 2.8. "Women, slaves and minors are exempt from the [commandment] of the sukkah. A minor who no longer relies on his mother is obligated in the [commandment] of the sukkah. It happened that the daughter-in-law of Shammai the elder gave birth and he opened up the ceiling and put skhakh on top of the bed[posts] on behalf of the minor.", 2.9. "All seven days [of the festival] a man must make the sukkah his permanent residence and his house his temporary residence. If rain fell, when may one be permitted to leave it? When the porridge becomes spoiled. They made a parable. To what can this be compared? To a slave who comes to fill the cup for his master, and he poured a pitcher over his face.", 3.12. "In earlier times the lulav was taken for seven days in the Temple, and in the provinces for one day only. When the temple was destroyed, Rabbi Yoha ben Zakkai decreed that the lulav should be taken in the provinces for seven days in memory of the Temple, [He also decreed] that on the whole of the day of waving it be forbidden [to eat the new produce].", 3.13. "If the first day of the festival falls on Shabbat, all the people bring their lulavim to the synagogue [on Friday]. The next day they arise early [and come to the synagogue] and each one recognizes his own [lulav] and takes it, since the sages said “one cannot fulfill his obligation on the first day of the festival with his friend’s lulav.” But on the other days of the festival one may fulfill his obligation with the lulav of his fellow.",

51. Mishnah, Sotah, 7.8 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 43

7.8. "פָּרָשַׁת הַמֶּלֶךְ כֵּיצַד. מוֹצָאֵי יוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חָג, בַּשְּׁמִינִי בְּמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית, עוֹשִׂין לוֹ בִימָה שֶׁל עֵץ בָּעֲזָרָה, וְהוּא יוֹשֵׁב עָלֶיהָ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים לא) מִקֵּץ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בְּמֹעֵד וְגוֹ'. חַזַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹטֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה וְנוֹתְנָהּ לְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת, וְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹתְנָהּ לַסְּגָן, וְהַסְּגָן נוֹתְנָהּ לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, וְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל נוֹתְנָהּ לַמֶּלֶךְ, וְהַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹמֵד וּמְקַבֵּל וְקוֹרֵא יוֹשֵׁב. אַגְרִיפָּס הַמֶּלֶךְ עָמַד וְקִבֵּל וְקָרָא עוֹמֵד, וְשִׁבְּחוּהוּ חֲכָמִים. וּכְשֶׁהִגִּיעַ (שם יז) לְלֹא תוּכַל לָתֵת עָלֶיךָ אִישׁ נָכְרִי, זָלְגוּ עֵינָיו דְּמָעוֹת. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, אַל תִּתְיָרֵא אַגְרִיפָּס, אָחִינוּ אָתָּה, אָחִינוּ אָתָּה, אָחִינוּ אָתָּה. וְקוֹרֵא מִתְּחִלַּת אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים (דברים א׳:א׳) עַד שְׁמַע, וּשְׁמַע (שם ו), וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ (שם יא), עַשֵּׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר (שם יד), כִּי תְכַלֶּה לַעְשֵׂר (שם כו), וּפָרָשַׁת הַמֶּלֶךְ (שם יז), וּבְרָכוֹת וּקְלָלוֹת (שם כח), עַד שֶׁגּוֹמֵר כָּל הַפָּרָשָׁה. בְּרָכוֹת שֶׁכֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל מְבָרֵךְ אוֹתָן, הַמֶּלֶךְ מְבָרֵךְ אוֹתָן, אֶלָּא שֶׁנּוֹתֵן שֶׁל רְגָלִים תַּחַת מְחִילַת הֶעָוֹן: \n",

7.8. "How was the procedure in connection with the portion read by the king?At the conclusion of the first day of the festival (Sukkot) in the eighth [year], at the end of the seventh year, they erect a wooden platform in the Temple court, and he sits upon it, as it is said, “At the end of seven years, in the set time” etc (Deuteronomy 31:10). The synagogue attendant takes a Torah scroll and hands it to the head of the synagogue, the head of the synagogue hands it to the deputy and he hands it to the high priest, and the high priest hands it to the king and the king stands and receives it, but reads it while sitting. King Agrippa stood and received it and read standing, and the sages praised him. When he reached, “You shall not place a foreigner over you” (ibid 17:15) his eyes ran with tears. They said to him, “Fear not, Agrippas, you are our brother, you are our brother!” [The king] reads from the beginning of “These are the words” (ibid 1:1) until the Shema ((ibid 6:4-9), and the Shema, and “It will come to pass if you hear” (ibid 11:13-21 the second part of the Shema), and “You shall surely tithe” (ibid 14:22-29), and “When you have finished tithing” (ibid 26:12-15) and the portion of the king (ibid 17:14-20) and the blessings and curses (ibid, until he finishes all the section. The blessings that the high priest recites, the king recites, except that he substitutes one for the festivals instead of one for the pardon of sin.",

52. Mishnah, Shabbat, 1.4 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 26; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 290

1.4. "וְאֵלּוּ מִן הַהֲלָכוֹת שֶׁאָמְרוּ בַעֲלִיַּת חֲנַנְיָה בֶן חִזְקִיָּה בֶן גֻּרְיוֹן כְּשֶׁעָלוּ לְבַקְּרוֹ. נִמְנוּ וְרַבּוּ בֵּית שַׁמַּאי עַל בֵּית הִלֵּל, וּשְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר דְּבָרִים גָּזְרוּ בוֹ בַיּוֹם: \n",

1.4. "And these are of halakhot which they stated in the upper chamber of Haiah ben Hezekiah ben Gurion, when they went up to visit him. They took a count, and Bet Shammai outnumbered Beth Hillel and on that day they enacted eighteen measures.",

53. Mishnah, Sanhedrin, 1.4, 1.6-1.7, 3.5, 10.4 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. •r. yohanan •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 149, 150, 151; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 254; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 33, 245

1.4. "דִּינֵי נְפָשׁוֹת, בְּעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה. הָרוֹבֵעַ וְהַנִּרְבָּע, בְּעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה, שֶׁנֶאֱמַר (ויקרא כ) וְהָרַגְתָּ אֶת הָאִשָּׁה וְאֶת הַבְּהֵמָה, וְאוֹמֵר (שם) וְאֶת הַבְּהֵמָה תַּהֲרֹגוּ. שׁוֹר הַנִּסְקָל, בְּעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כא) הַשּׁוֹר יִסָּקֵל וְגַם בְּעָלָיו יוּמָת, כְּמִיתַת בְּעָלִים כָּךְ מִיתַת הַשּׁוֹר. הַזְּאֵב וְהָאֲרִי, הַדֹּב וְהַנָּמֵר וְהַבַּרְדְּלָס וְהַנָּחָשׁ, מִיתָתָן בְּעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, כָּל הַקּוֹדֵם לְהָרְגָן, זָכָה. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, מִיתָתָן בְּעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה: \n", 1.6. "סַנְהֶדְרִי גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה שֶׁל שִׁבְעִים וְאֶחָד, וּקְטַנָּה שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה. וּמִנַּיִן לַגְּדוֹלָה שֶׁהִיא שֶׁל שִׁבְעִים וְאֶחָד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר יא) אֶסְפָה לִּי שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמֹשֶׁה עַל גַּבֵּיהֶן, הֲרֵי שִׁבְעִים וְאֶחָד. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, שִׁבְעִים. וּמִנַּיִן לַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁהִיא שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שם לה) וְשָׁפְטוּ הָעֵדָה וְגוֹ' וְהִצִּילוּ הָעֵדָה, עֵדָה שׁוֹפֶטֶת וְעֵדָה מַצֶּלֶת, הֲרֵי כָאן עֶשְׂרִים. וּמִנַּיִן לָעֵדָה שֶׁהִיא עֲשָׂרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שם יד) עַד מָתַי לָעֵדָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת, יָצְאוּ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָלֵב. וּמִנַּיִן לְהָבִיא עוֹד שְׁלֹשָׁה, מִמַּשְׁמַע שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כג) לֹא תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְרָעֹת, שׁוֹמֵעַ אֲנִי שֶׁאֶהְיֶה עִמָּהֶם לְטוֹבָה, אִם כֵּן לָמָּה נֶאֱמַר (שם) אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְהַטֹּת, לֹא כְהַטָּיָתְךָ לְטוֹבָה הַטָּיָתְךָ לְרָעָה. הַטָּיָתְךָ לְטוֹבָה עַל פִּי אֶחָד, הַטָּיָתְךָ לְרָעָה עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם, וְאֵין בֵּית דִּין שָׁקוּל, מוֹסִיפִין עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹד אֶחָד, הֲרֵי כָאן עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה. וְכַמָּה יְהֵא בְעִיר וּתְהֵא רְאוּיָה לְסַנְהֶדְרִין, מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים. רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר, מָאתַיִם וּשְׁלשִׁים, כְּנֶגֶד שָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרוֹת: \n", 3.5. "הָאוֹהֵב וְהַשּׂוֹנֵא. אוֹהֵב, זֶה שׁוּשְׁבִינוֹ. שׂוֹנֵא, כָּל שֶׁלֹּא דִבֶּר עִמּוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים בְּאֵיבָה. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, לֹא נֶחְשְׁדוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כָּךְ: \n", 10.4. "אַנְשֵׁי עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת אֵין לָהֶן חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שם יג) יָצְאוּ אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַל מִקִּרְבֶּךָ וַיַּדִּיחוּ אֶת ישְׁבֵי עִירָם. וְאֵינָן נֶהֱרָגִים עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מַדִּיחֶיהָ מֵאוֹתָהּ הָעִיר וּמֵאוֹתוֹ הַשֵּׁבֶט, וְעַד שֶׁיֻּדַּח רֻבָּהּ, וְעַד שֶׁיַּדִּיחוּם אֲנָשִׁים. הִדִּיחוּהָ נָשִׁים וּקְטַנִּים אוֹ שֶׁהֻדַּח מִעוּטָהּ אוֹ שֶׁהָיוּ מַדִּיחֶיהָ חוּצָה לָהּ, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כִיחִידִים. וּצְרִיכִין שְׁנֵי עֵדִים וְהַתְרָאָה לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד. זֶה חֹמֶר בַּיְּחִידִים מִבַּמְּרֻבִּים, שֶׁהַיְּחִידִים בִּסְקִילָה, לְפִיכָךְ מָמוֹנָם פָּלֵט. וְהַמְּרֻבִּים בְּסַיִף, לְפִיכָךְ מָמוֹנָם אָבֵד: \n",

1.4. "Cases concerning offenses punishable by death [are decided] by twenty three. A beast that has sexual relations with a woman or with a man is [judged] by twenty three, as it says, “You shall execute the woman and the beast” (Lev. 20:16) and it says, “You shall execute the beast”. The ox that is stoned [is judged] by twenty three., as it says, “The ox shall be stoned and also its owner shall be put to death” (Exodus 21:29), as is the death of the owner, so too is the death of the ox. The wolf, the lion, the bear, the leopard, the panther, or serpent [that have killed a human being] their death is [adjudicated] by twenty three. Rabbi Eliezer says: “Anyone who kills them before they come to court merits.” But Rabbi Akiva says: “Their death must be [adjudicated] by twenty three.", 1.6. "The greater Sanhedrin was made up of seventy one and the little Sanhedrin of twenty three.From where do we learn that the greater Sanhedrin should be made up of seventy one? As it says, “Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel” (Num. 11:16), and when Moses is added to them there is seventy one. Rabbi Judah says: “Seventy.” From where do we learn that the little Sanhedrin should be made up of twenty three? As it says, “The assembly shall judge”, “The assembly shall deliver” (Num. 35:24-25), an assembly that judges and an assembly that delivers, thus we have twenty. And from where do we know that an assembly has ten? As it says, “How long shall I bear this evil congregation?” (Num. 14:27) [which refers to the twelve spies] but Joshua and Caleb were not included. And from where do we learn that we should bring three others [to the twenty]? By inference from what it says, “You shall not follow after the many to do evil” (Ex. 23:2), I conclude that I must be with them to do well. Then why does it say, “[To follow] after the many to change judgment” (Ex. 23:2). [It means that] your verdict of condemnation should not be like your verdict of acquittal, for your verdict of acquittal is reached by the decision of a majority of one, but your verdict of condemnation must be reached by the decision of a majority of two. The court must not be divisible equally, therefore they add to them one more; thus they are twenty three. And how many should there be in a city that it may be fit to have a Sanhedrin? A hundred and twenty. Rabbi Nehemiah says: “Two hundred and thirty, so that [the Sanhedrin of twenty three] should correspond with them that are chiefs of [at least] groups of ten.", 3.5. "A friend or an enemy [is disqualified]. “A friend”: this is one’s groomsman. “An enemy”: anyone whom he has not spoken to in three days because of anger. They replied: “Israelites are not suspected of such.”", 10.4. "The inhabitants of a city seduced into worshipping idols have no portion in the world to come, as it says, “Certain men, wicked persons, have gone out from among you and seduced the inhabitants of their town” (Deuteronomy 13:14). They are not executed unless the seducers are of that city and that tribe, and until the majority of the city are seduced, and the seducers are men. If women or minors seduced it, or if a minority of the city were seduced, or if the seducers were from outside the city, they are treated as individuals, and therefore two witnesses and a formal warning are necessary for each [offender]. In this [the penalty of] individuals is severer than [that of] the multitudes, for individuals are stoned, therefore their property is saved; but the multitudes are decapitated; hence their possessions are destroyed.",

54. Mishnah, Rosh Hashanah, 2.8-2.9, 4.1-4.4, 4.7, 4.9 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben nuri, r. •gangplank story, and r. yohanan ben nuri •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •yohanan ben zakkai, r., lulav ritual •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 199, 229, 545, 554; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 185, 186, 195

2.8. "דְּמוּת צוּרוֹת לְבָנוֹת הָיוּ לוֹ לְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בַּטַּבְלָא וּבַכֹּתֶל בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ, שֶׁבָּהֶן מַרְאֶה אֶת הַהֶדְיוֹטוֹת וְאוֹמֵר, הֲכָזֶה רָאִיתָ אוֹ כָזֶה. מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ, רְאִינוּהוּ שַׁחֲרִית בַּמִּזְרָח וְעַרְבִית בַּמַּעֲרָב. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי, עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר הֵם. כְּשֶׁבָּאוּ לְיַבְנֶה קִבְּלָן רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל. וְעוֹד בָּאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ, רְאִינוּהוּ בִזְמַנּוֹ, וּבְלֵיל עִבּוּרוֹ לֹא נִרְאָה, וְקִבְּלָן רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל. אָמַר רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶּן הַרְכִּינָס, עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר הֵן, הֵיאָךְ מְעִידִין עַל הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁיָּלְדָה, וּלְמָחָר כְּרֵסָהּ בֵּין שִׁנֶּיהָ. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, רוֹאֶה אֲנִי אֶת דְּבָרֶיךָ:", 2.9. "שָׁלַח לוֹ רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, גּוֹזְרַנִי עָלֶיךָ שֶׁתָּבֹא אֶצְלִי בְּמַקֶּלְךָ וּבִמְעוֹתֶיךָ בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹנְךָ. הָלַךְ וּמְצָאוֹ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא מֵצֵר, אָמַר לוֹ, יֶשׁ לִי לִלְמוֹד שֶׁכָּל מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל עָשׂוּי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא כג), אֵלֶּה מוֹעֲדֵי יְיָ מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ, אֲשֶׁר תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם, בֵּין בִּזְמַנָּן בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא בִזְמַנָּן, אֵין לִי מוֹעֲדוֹת אֶלָּא אֵלּוּ. בָּא לוֹ אֵצֶל רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶּן הַרְכִּינָס, אָמַר לוֹ, אִם בָּאִין אָנוּ לָדוּן אַחַר בֵּית דִּינוֹ שֶׁל רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, צְרִיכִין אָנוּ לָדוּן אַחַר כָּל בֵּית דִּין וּבֵית דִּין שֶׁעָמַד מִימוֹת משֶׁה וְעַד עַכְשָׁיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כד), וַיַּעַל משֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְלָמָּה לֹא נִתְפָּרְשׁוּ שְׁמוֹתָן שֶׁל זְקֵנִים, אֶלָּא לְלַמֵּד, שֶׁכָּל שְׁלשָׁה וּשְׁלשָׁה שֶׁעָמְדוּ בֵית דִּין עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, הֲרֵי הוּא כְבֵית דִּינוֹ שֶׁל משֶׁה. נָטַל מַקְלוֹ וּמְעוֹתָיו בְּיָדוֹ, וְהָלַךְ לְיַבְנֶה אֵצֶל רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בְּיוֹם שֶׁחָל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים לִהְיוֹת בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹ. עָמַד רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל וּנְשָׁקוֹ עַל רֹאשׁוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ, בֹּא בְשָׁלוֹם, רַבִּי וְתַלְמִידִי, רַבִּי בְחָכְמָה, וְתַלְמִידִי שֶׁקִּבַּלְתָּ דְּבָרָי:", 4.1. "יוֹם טוֹב שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ הָיוּ תוֹקְעִים, אֲבָל לֹא בַמְּדִינָה. מְשֶּׁחָרַב בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, שֶׁיְּהוּ תּוֹקְעִין בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֶּשׁ בּוֹ בֵית דִּין. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, לֹא הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי אֶלָּא בְיַבְנֶה בִּלְבָד. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, אֶחָד יַבְנֶה וְאֶחָד כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֶּשׁ בּוֹ בֵית דִּין: \n", 4.2. "וְעוֹד זֹאת הָיְתָה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יְתֵרָה עַל יַבְנֶה, שֶׁכָּל עִיר שֶׁהִיא רוֹאָה וְשׁוֹמַעַת וּקְרוֹבָה וִיכוֹלָה לָבֹא, תּוֹקְעִין. וּבְיַבְנֶה לֹא הָיוּ תוֹקְעִין אֶלָּא בְּבֵית דִּין בִּלְבָד: \n", 4.3. "בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיָה הַלּוּלָב נִטָּל בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ שִׁבְעָה, וּבַמְּדִינָה יוֹם אֶחָד. מִשֶּׁחָרַב בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי שֶׁיְהֵא לוּלָב נִטָּל בַּמְּדִינָה שִׁבְעָה זֵכֶר לַמִּקְדָּשׁ, וְשֶׁיְּהֵא יוֹם הָנֵף כֻּלּוֹ אָסוּר: \n", 4.4. "בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיוּ מְקַבְּלִין עֵדוּת הַחֹדֶשׁ כָּל הַיּוֹם. פַּעַם אַחַת נִשְׁתַּהוּ הָעֵדִים מִלָּבֹא, וְנִתְקַלְקְלוּ הַלְוִיִּם בַּשִּׁיר. הִתְקִינוּ שֶׁלֹּא יְהוּ מְקַבְּלִין אֶלָּא עַד הַמִּנְחָה. וְאִם בָּאוּ עֵדִים מִן הַמִּנְחָה וּלְמַעְלָה, נוֹהֲגִין אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם קֹדֶשׁ וּלְמָחָר קֹדֶשׁ. מִשֶּׁחָרַב בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, שֶׁיְּהוּ מְקַבְּלִין עֵדוּת הַחֹדֶשׁ כָּל הַיּוֹם. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן קָרְחָה, וְעוֹד זֹאת הִתְקִין רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ רֹאשׁ בֵּית דִּין בְּכָל מָקוֹם, שֶׁלֹּא יְהוּ הָעֵדִים הוֹלְכִין אֶלָּא לִמְקוֹם הַוָּעַד: \n", 4.7. "הָעוֹבֵר לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, הַשֵּׁנִי מַתְקִיעַ. וּבִשְׁעַת הַהַלֵּל, רִאשׁוֹן מַקְרֵא אֶת הַהַלֵּל: \n", 4.9. "סֵדֶר תְּקִיעוֹת, שָׁלשׁ, שֶׁל שָׁלשׁ שָׁלשׁ. שִׁעוּר תְּקִיעָה כְּשָׁלשׁ תְּרוּעוֹת. שִׁעוּר תְּרוּעָה כְּשָׁלשׁ יְבָבוֹת. תָּקַע בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, וּמָשַׁךְ בַּשְּׁנִיָּה כִשְׁתַּיִם, אֵין בְּיָדוֹ אֶלָּא אֶחָת. מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ וְאַחַר כָּךְ נִתְמַנָּה לוֹ שׁוֹפָר, תּוֹקֵעַ וּמֵרִיעַ וְתוֹקֵעַ שָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁשְּׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר חַיָּב, כָּךְ כָּל יָחִיד וְיָחִיד חַיָּב. רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר מוֹצִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים יְדֵי חוֹבָתָן: \n",

2.8. "Rabban Gamaliel had diagrams of the moon on a tablet [hung] on the wall of his upper chamber, and he used to show them to the unlearned and say, “Did it look like this or this?” It happened that two witnesses came and said, “We saw it in the morning in the east and in the evening in the west.” Rabbi Yoha ben Nuri said: they are lying witnesses. When they came to Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel accepted them. On another occasion two witnesses came and said, “We saw it at its proper time, but on the night which should have been the new moon it was not seen,” and Rabban Gamaliel accepted their evidence. Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas said: they are lying witnesses. How can they testify that a woman has given birth when on the next day her belly is between her teeth (swollen)? Rabbi Joshua to him: I see your argument.", 2.9. "Rabban Gamaliel sent to him: I order you to appear before me with your staff and your money on the day which according to your count should be Yom Hakippurim. Rabbi Akiva went and found him in distress. He said to him: I can teach that whatever Rabban Gamaliel has done is valid, because it says, “These are the appointed seasons of the Lord, holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Leviticus 23:4), whether they are [proclaimed] at their proper time or not at their proper time, I have no other appointed times save these. He [Rabbi Joshua] then went to Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas. He said to him: if we call in question the court of Rabban Gamaliel we must call in question the decisions of every court which has existed since the days of Moses until now. As it says, “Then Moses and Aaron, Nadav and Avihu and seventy of the elders of Israel went up” (Exodus 24:9). Why were the names of the elders not mentioned? To teach that every group of three which has acted as a court over Israel, behold it is like the court of Moses. He [Rabbi Joshua] took his staff and his money and went to Yavneh to Rabban Gamaliel on the day which according to his count should be Yom Hakippurim. Rabban Gamaliel rose and kissed him on his head and said to him: Come in peace, my teacher and my student my teacher in wisdom and my student because you have accepted my decision.", 4.1. "If Yom Tov of Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbat, they would blow the shofar in the Temple but not in the country. After the destruction of the Temple, Rabban Yoha ben Zakai decreed that it should be blown [on Shabbat] in every place where there was a court. Rabbi Eliezer said: Rabban Yoha ben Zakai decreed for Yavneh only. They said to him: both Yavneh and any place where there is a court.", 4.2. "There was another way in which Jerusalem was greater than Yavneh, that in every city which could see [Jerusalem] and hear and was near and could get to Jerusalem, they used to blow [on Shabbat], whereas in Yavneh they used to blow in the court only.", 4.3. "In earlier times the lulav was taken for seven days in the Temple, and in the provinces for one day only. When the temple was destroyed, Rabbi Yoha ben Zakkai decreed that the lulav should be taken in the provinces for seven days in memory of the Temple, [He also decreed] that on the whole of the day of waving it be forbidden [to eat the new produce].", 4.4. "Originally they used to accept testimony with regard to the new moon during the whole day. On one occasion the witnesses were late in arriving, and the Levites went wrong in the daily hymn. They therefore decreed that testimony should be accepted only until the afternoon [sacrifice]. If witnesses came after the afternoon sacrifice that day should be kept as holy and also the next day. After the destruction of the temple Rabban Yoha ben Zakkai decreed that testimony with regard to the new moon should be received during the whole day. Rabbi Joshua ben Korha said: this further did Rabbi Yoha ben Zakkai decree, that not matter where the head of the court might be, the witnesses should have to go only to the place of the assembly.", 4.7. "The one who passes before the ark on the festival of Rosh Hashanah: the second one blows the shofar. On days when Hallel is said, the first one recites the Hallel.", 4.9. "The order of the blasts: three sets of three each. The length of a teki’ah is equal to three teru'ahs, and the length of a teru'ah is equal to three yevavot. If one prolonged the first teki'ah so that it went directly into the second, it counts only as one. One who has blessed [recited the Amidah] and then a shofar is given to him, he sounds a teki'ah teru'ah teki'ah three times. Just as the shaliah tzibbur is obligated, so every single individual is obligated. Rabban Gamaliel says: the shaliah tzibbur (communal prayer leader) causes the whole congregation to fulfill their obligation.",

55. Mishnah, Pesahim, 4.8, 6.2 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and violence Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 483; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 57

4.8. "שִׁשָּׁה דְבָרִים עָשׂוּ אַנְשֵׁי יְרִיחוֹ, עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה מִחוּ בְיָדָם, וְעַל שְׁלֹשָׁה לֹא מִחוּ בְיָדָם. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן שֶׁלֹּא מִחוּ בְיָדָם, מַרְכִּיבִין דְּקָלִים כָּל הַיּוֹם, וְכוֹרְכִין אֶת שְׁמַע, וְקוֹצְרִין וְגוֹדְשִׁין לִפְנֵי הָעֹמֶר, וְלֹא מִחוּ בְיָדָם. וְאֵלּוּ שֶׁמִּחוּ בְיָדָם, מַתִּירִין גִּמְזִיּוֹת שֶׁל הֶקְדֵּשׁ, וְאוֹכְלִין מִתַּחַת הַנְּשָׁרִים בְּשַׁבָּת, וְנוֹתְנִים פֵּאָה לַיָּרָק, וּמִחוּ בְיָדָם חֲכָמִים: \n", 6.2. "אָמַר רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, וַהֲלֹא דִין הוּא, מָה אִם שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא מִשּׁוּם מְלָאכָה דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, אֵלּוּ שֶׁהֵן מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת לֹא יִדְחוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, יוֹם טוֹב יוֹכִיחַ, שֶׁהִתִּירוּ בוֹ מִשּׁוּם מְלָאכָה, וְאָסוּר בּוֹ מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, מַה זֶּה, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, מָה רְאָיָה רְשׁוּת לְמִצְוָה. הֵשִׁיב רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וְאָמַר, הַזָּאָה תוֹכִיחַ, שֶׁהִיא מִצְוָה וְהִיא מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת וְאֵינָהּ דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, אַף אַתָּה אַל תִּתְמַהּ עַל אֵלּוּ, שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן מִצְוָה וְהֵן מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת, לֹא יִדְחוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, וְעָלֶיהָ אֲנִי דָן, וּמָה אִם שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא מִשּׁוּם מְלָאכָה, דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, הַזָּאָה שֶׁהִיא מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת, אֵינוֹ דִּין שֶׁדּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, אוֹ חִלּוּף, מָה אִם הַזָּאָה שֶׁהִיא מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת, אֵינָהּ דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא מִשּׁוּם מְלָאכָה, אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁלֹּא תִדְחֶה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, עֲקִיבָא, עָקַרְתָּ מַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה, בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם בְּמֹעֲדוֹ (במדבר ט), בֵּין בְּחֹל בֵּין בְּשַׁבָּת. אָמַר לוֹ, רַבִּי, הָבֵא לִי מוֹעֵד לָאֵלּוּ כַּמּוֹעֵד לַשְּׁחִיטָה. כְּלָל אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, כָּל מְלָאכָה שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לַעֲשׂוֹתָהּ מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, אֵינָהּ דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לַעֲשׂוֹתָהּ מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת: \n",

4.8. "Six things the inhabitants of Jericho did: against three they [the sages] protested, and against three [they] did not protest.And these are those against which they did not protest: They grafted palm trees all day [on the eve of Pesah]; They ‘wrapped up’ the Shema; And they harvested and stacked [their produce] before [the bringing of] the ‘omer. And [for these] they did not protest. And these are those against which they did protest: They permitted [for use] the small branches [of sycamore trees] belonging to sacred property, And they ate the fallen fruit from beneath [trees] on Shabbat, and they gave pe’ah from vegetables; And [for these] they did protest.", 6.2. "Rabbi Eliezer said: is it not logical: if slaughtering, which is [usually forbidden] as a labor, overrides Shabbat, shouldn’t these, which are [only forbidden] as mandated rest (shevut), override Shabbat? Rabbi Joshua said to him: let the festival prove this, for they permitted labor [on the festival] and forbade [activities forbidden because of] shevut. Rabbi Eliezer said to him: what is this, Joshua? What proof is a voluntary act in respect of a commandment! Rabbi Akiva answered and said: let sprinkling [purificatory waters] prove it, which is [performed] because it is a commandment and is [forbidden only] as a shevut, yet it does not override Shabbat; so you too, do not wonder at these, that though they are [required] on account of a commandment and are [forbidden only] as shevut, yet they do not override Shabbat. Rabbi Eliezer said to him: but in respect of that I am arguing: if slaughtering, which is a labor, overrides Shabbat, is it not logical that sprinkling, which is [only] a shevut, should override Shabbat! Rabbi Akiva said to him: or the opposite: if sprinkling, which is [forbidden] as a shevut, does not override Shabbat, then slaughtering, which is [normally forbidden] on account of labor, is it not logical that it should not override Shabbat. Rabbi Eliezer said to him: Akiva! You are uprooting what is written in the Torah, “at twilight, offer it at its set time” (Numbers 9:3), both on week-days and on Shabbat. He said to him: master, give me an appointed time for these as there is an appointed season for slaughtering! Rabbi Akiva stated a general rule: work which could be done on the eve of Shabbat does not override Shabbat; slaughtering, which could not be done on the eve of Shabbat, does override Shabbat.",

56. Mishnah, Peah, 2.6 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 614

2.6. "מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁזָּרַע רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אִישׁ הַמִּצְפָּה לִפְנֵי רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, וְעָלוּ לְלִשְׁכַּת הַגָּזִית וְשָׁאָלוּ. אָמַר נַחוּם הַלַּבְלָר, מְקֻבָּל אֲנִי מֵרַבִּי מְיָאשָׁא, שֶׁקִּבֵּל מֵאַבָּא, שֶׁקִּבֵּל מִן הַזּוּגוֹת, שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ מִן הַנְּבִיאִים, הֲלָכָה לְמשֶׁה מִסִּינַי, בְּזוֹרֵעַ אֶת שָׂדֵהוּ שְׁנֵי מִינֵי חִטִּין, אִם עֲשָׂאָן גֹּרֶן אַחַת, נוֹתֵן פֵּאָה אַחַת. שְׁתֵּי גְרָנוֹת, נוֹתֵן שְׁתֵּי פֵאוֹת: \n",

2.6. "It happened that Rabbi Shimon of Mitzpah planted his field [with two different kinds] and came before Rabban Gamaliel. They both went up to the Chamber of Hewn Stone and asked [about the law]. Nahum the scribe said: I have a tradition from Rabbi Meyasha, who received it from Abba, who received it from the pairs [of sage], who received it from the prophets, a halakhah of Moses from Sinai, that one who plants his field with two species of wheat, if he makes up of it one threshing-floor, he gives only one peah, but if two threshing-floors, he gives two peahs.",

57. Mishnah, Menachot, 10.8, 13.11 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 483, 545

10.8. "קוֹצְרִים בֵּית הַשְּׁלָחִים שֶׁבָּעֲמָקִים, אֲבָל לֹא גוֹדְשִׁין. אַנְשֵׁי יְרִיחוֹ קוֹצְרִין בִּרְצוֹן חֲכָמִים, וְגוֹדְשִׁין שֶׁלֹּא בִרְצוֹן חֲכָמִים, וְלֹא מִחוּ בְיָדָם חֲכָמִים. קוֹצֵר לַשַּׁחַת, וּמַאֲכִיל לַבְּהֵמָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אֵימָתַי, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִתְחִיל עַד שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיאָה שְׁלִישׁ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אַף יִקְצֹר וְיַאֲכִיל אַף מִשֶּׁהֵבִיאָה שְׁלִישׁ: \n", 13.11. "נֶאֱמַר בְּעוֹלַת הַבְּהֵמָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ (ויקרא א), וּבְעוֹלַת הָעוֹף אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ (שם), וּבַמִּנְחָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ (שם ב), לְלַמֵּד, שֶׁאֶחָד הַמַּרְבֶּה וְאֶחָד הַמַּמְעִיט, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּכַוֵּן אָדָם אֶת דַּעְתּוֹ לַשָּׁמָיִם: \n",

10.8. "[Before the omer] one may reap [grain] in irrigated fields in the valley, but one may not stack it. The people of Jericho used to reap [before the omer] with the approval of the sages, and used to stack it without the approval of the sages, but the sages did not protest. One may reap the unripe grain for cattle feed. Rabbi Judah said: When is this so? If one had begun to reap it before it had reached a third of its growth. Rabbi Shimon says: one may reap it and feed [his cattle with it] even after it has reached a third of its growth.", 13.11. "It is said of the olah of cattle, “An offering made by fire of pleasing odor” (Leviticus 1:9); and of the olah of birds, “An offering made by fire of pleasing odor (vs. 17); and of the minhah, “An offering made by fire of pleasing odor” (Leviticus 2:2): to teach you that it is the same whether one offers much or little, so long as one directs one’s heart to heaven. Congratulations! We have finished Tractate Menahot! It is a tradition at this point to thank God for helping us finish learning the tractate and to commit ourselves to going back and relearning it, so that we may not forget it and so that its lessons will stay with us for all of our lives. It is no accident that the last mishnah of the tractate finishes with the message that we learned today. After having learned 14 chapters of Zevahim and 13 chapters of Menahot, there is a grave danger that one could learn that all God cares about, and all that is important in Judaism, is bringing the proper sacrifice in the proper manner. Our mishnah teaches that the important issue is the proper intent, that one’s intent in sacrifice should be to worship God. This is not to deny that that the minutiae of rules are extremely important, both in the eyes of the rabbis and surely in the eyes of the priests who served in the Temple while it still stood. Rather, what today’s mishnah seems to say is that the rules are an outer manifestation of the inner kavannah, intent, of the worshipper. Without following the rules, there is no way to bring that intent into the world. But without the intent, the rules are just empty exercises devoid of meaning. I believe that this is a message that is as true of Judaism today as it was in Temple times. Mishnah Menahot has probably been a great challenge for many of you; I know it was for me. So please accept an extra congratulations on completing it. Tomorrow we begin Hullin, the one tractate in all of Seder Kodashim that does not deal with sacrifices or the Temple.",

58. Mishnah, Megillah, 1.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4.3-4.5, 4.8 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 161; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356, 446, 486, 526, 555, 578

1.3. "אֵיזוֹ הִיא עִיר גְּדוֹלָה, כֹּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ עֲשָׂרָה בַטְלָנִים. פָּחוֹת מִכָּאן, הֲרֵי זֶה כְפָר. בָּאֵלּוּ אָמְרוּ מַקְדִּימִין וְלֹא מְאַחֲרִין. אֲבָל זְמַן עֲצֵי כֹהֲנִים וְתִשְׁעָה בְאָב, חֲגִיגָה וְהַקְהֵל, מְאַחֲרִין וְלֹא מַקְדִּימִין. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאָמְרוּ מַקְדִּימִין וְלֹא מְאַחֲרִין, מֻתָּרִין בְּהֶסְפֵּד וּבְתַעֲנִיּוֹת וּמַתָּנוֹת לָאֶבְיוֹנִים. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אֵימָתַי, מְקוֹם שֶׁנִּכְנָסִין בְּשֵׁנִי וּבַחֲמִישִׁי. אֲבָל מְקוֹם שֶׁאֵין נִכְנָסִין לֹא בְּשֵׁנִי וְלֹא בַחֲמִישִׁי, אֵין קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ אֶלָּא בִזְמַנָּהּ: \n", 3.1. "בְּנֵי הָעִיר שֶׁמָּכְרוּ רְחוֹבָהּ שֶׁל עִיר, לוֹקְחִין בְּדָמָיו בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת. בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת, לוֹקְחִין תֵּבָה. תֵּבָה, לוֹקְחִין מִטְפָּחוֹת. מִטְפָּחוֹת, לוֹקְחִין סְפָרִים. סְפָרִים, לוֹקְחִין תּוֹרָה. אֲבָל אִם מָכְרוּ תוֹרָה, לֹא יִקְחוּ סְפָרִים. סְפָרִים, לֹא יִקְחוּ מִטְפָּחוֹת. מִטְפָּחוֹת, לֹא יִקְחוּ תֵבָה. תֵּבָה, לֹא יִקְחוּ בֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת. בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת, לֹא יִקְחוּ אֶת הָרְחוֹב. וְכֵן בְּמוֹתְרֵיהֶן. אֵין מוֹכְרִין אֶת שֶׁל רַבִּים לְיָחִיד, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמּוֹרִידִין אוֹתוֹ מִקְּדֻשָּׁתוֹ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, אִם כֵּן, אַף לֹא מֵעִיר גְּדוֹלָה לְעִיר קְטַנָּה: \n", 3.3. "וְעוֹד אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת שֶׁחָרַב, אֵין מַסְפִּידִין בְּתוֹכוֹ, וְאֵין מַפְשִׁילִין בְּתוֹכוֹ חֲבָלִים, וְאֵין פּוֹרְשִׂין לְתוֹכוֹ מְצוּדוֹת, וְאֵין שׁוֹטְחִין עַל גַּגּוֹ פֵרוֹת, וְאֵין עוֹשִׂין אוֹתוֹ קַפַּנְדַּרְיָא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא כו), וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִי אֶת מִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶם, קְדֻשָּׁתָן אַף כְּשֶׁהֵן שׁוֹמֵמִין. עָלוּ בוֹ עֲשָׂבִים, לֹא יִתְלֹשׁ, מִפְּנֵי עָגְמַת נָפֶשׁ: \n", 3.5. "בְּפֶסַח קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת מוֹעֲדוֹת שֶׁל תּוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים (ויקרא כב). בַּעֲצֶרֶת, שִׁבְעָה שָׁבֻעוֹת (דברים טז). בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ (ויקרא כג). בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת (שם טז). בְּיוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חָג קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת מוֹעֲדוֹת שֶׁבְּתוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים (ויקרא כג), וּבִשְׁאָר כָּל יְמוֹת הֶחָג בְּקָרְבְּנוֹת הֶחָג (במדבר כט): \n", 4.3. "אֵין פּוֹרְסִין אֶת שְׁמַע, וְאֵין עוֹבְרִין לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה, וְאֵין נוֹשְׂאִין אֶת כַּפֵּיהֶם, וְאֵין קוֹרִין בַּתּוֹרָה, וְאֵין מַפְטִירִין בַּנָּבִיא, וְאֵין עוֹשִׂין מַעֲמָד וּמוֹשָׁב, וְאֵין אוֹמְרִים בִּרְכַּת אֲבֵלִים וְתַנְחוּמֵי אֲבֵלִים וּבִרְכַּת חֲתָנִים, וְאֵין מְזַמְּנִין בַּשֵּׁם, פָּחוֹת מֵעֲשָׂרָה. וּבַקַּרְקָעוֹת, תִּשְׁעָה וְכֹהֵן. וְאָדָם, כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶן:", 4.4. "הַקּוֹרֵא בַּתּוֹרָה לֹא יִפְחֹת מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה פְסוּקִים. לֹא יִקְרָא לַמְּתֻרְגְּמָן יוֹתֵר מִפָּסוּק אֶחָד, וּבַנָּבִיא שְׁלֹשָׁה. הָיוּ שְׁלָשְׁתָּן שָׁלֹשׁ פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת, קוֹרִין אֶחָד אֶחָד. מְדַלְּגִין בַּנָּבִיא וְאֵין מְדַלְּגִין בַּתּוֹרָה. וְעַד כַּמָּה הוּא מְדַלֵּג, עַד כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יִפְסֹק הַמְּתֻרְגְּמָן:", 4.5. "הַמַּפְטִיר בַּנָּבִיא, הוּא פּוֹרֵס עַל שְׁמַע, וְהוּא עוֹבֵר לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה, וְהוּא נוֹשֵׂא אֶת כַּפָּיו. וְאִם הָיָה קָטָן, אָבִיו אוֹ רַבּוֹ עוֹבְרִין עַל יָדוֹ:", 4.8. "הָאוֹמֵר אֵינִי עוֹבֵר לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה בִצְבוּעִין, אַף בִּלְבָנִים לֹא יַעֲבֹר. בְּסַנְדָּל אֵינִי עוֹבֵר, אַף יָחֵף לֹא יַעֲבֹר. הָעוֹשֶׂה תְפִלָּתוֹ עֲגֻלָּה, סַכָּנָה וְאֵין בָּהּ מִצְוָה. נְתָנָהּ עַל מִצְחוֹ אוֹ עַל פַּס יָדוֹ, הֲרֵי זוֹ דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּינוּת. צִפָּן זָהָב, וּנְתָנָהּ עַל בֵּית אֻנְקְלִי שֶׁלּוֹ, הֲרֵי זוֹ דֶּרֶךְ הַחִיצוֹנִים:",

1.3. "What is considered a large town? One which has in it ten idle men. One that has fewer is considered a village. In respect of these they said that they should be moved up but not postponed. But with regard to the bringing the wood for the priests, the [fast of] Tisha B’Av, the hagigah, and assembling the people they postpone [until after Shabbat] and they do not move them up. Although they said that they should be moved up but not postponed, it is permissible to mourn, to fast, and to distribute gifts to the poor [on these earlier days]. Rabbi Judah said: When is this so? In a place where people gather on Mondays and Thursdays, but in places where people do not gather on Mondays and Thursdays, the Megillah is read only on its proper day.", 3.1. "Townspeople who sold the town square, they may buy with the proceeds a synagogue. [If they sold] a synagogue, they may buy with the proceeds an ark. [If they sold] an ark they may buy covers [for scrolls]. [If they sold] covers, they may buy scrolls [of the Tanakh]. [If they sold] scrolls they may buy a Torah. But if they sold a Torah they may not buy with the proceeds scrolls [of the Tanakh]. If [they sold] scrolls they may not buy covers. If [they sold] covers they may not buy an ark. If [they sold] an ark they may not buy a synagogue. If [they sold] a synagogue they may not buy a town square. The same applies to any money left over. They may not sell [something] belonging to a community because this lowers its sanctity, the words of Rabbi Meir. They said to him: if so, it should not be allowed to sell from a larger town to a smaller one.", 3.3. "Rabbi Judah said further: a synagogue that has fallen into ruins, they may not eulogize in it, nor twist ropes, nor to spread nets [to trap animals], nor to lay out produce on its roof [to dry], nor to use it as a short cut, as it says, “And I will desolate your holy places” (Leviticus 26:3 their holiness remains even when they are desolate. If grass comes up in it, it should not be plucked, [in order to elicit] melancholy.", 3.5. "On Pesah we read from the portion of the festivals in Leviticus (Torat Kohanim) (Leviticus 23:4). On Shavuot, “Seven weeks” (Deuteronomy 16:9). On Rosh Hashanah “On the seventh day on the first of the month” (Leviticus 23:2. On Yom Hakippurim, “After the death” (Leviticus. On the first day of the Festival [of Sukkot] they read from the portion of the festivals in Leviticus, and on the other days of the Festival [of Sukkot] the [sections] on the offerings of the Festival.", 4.3. "They do not recite the Shema responsively, And they do not pass before the ark; And the [the priests] do not lift up their hands; And they do not read the Torah [publicly]; And they do not conclude with a haftarah from the prophets; And they do not make stops [at funeral] processions; And they do not say the blessing for mourners, or the comfort of mourners, or the blessing of bridegrooms; And they do not mention God’s name in the invitation [to say Birkat Hamazon]; Except in the presence of ten. [For redeeming sanctified] land nine and a priest [are sufficient], and similarly with human beings.", 4.4. "One who reads the Torah [in public] may not read les than three verses. And he should not read to the translator more than one verse [at a time], but [if reading from the book of a] prophet [he may read to him] three at a time. If the three verses constitute three separate paragraphs, he must read them [to the translator] one by one. They may skip [from place to place] in a prophet but not in the Torah. How far may he skip [in the prophet]? [Only] so far that the translator will not have stopped [before he finds his place].", 4.5. "The one who concludes with the haftarah also leads the responsive reading of the Shema and he passes before the ark and he lifts up his hands. If he is a child, his father or his teacher passes before the ark in his place.", 4.8. "If one says, “I will not pass before the ark in colored clothes,” even in white clothes he may not pass before it. [If one says], “I will not pass before it in shoes,” even barefoot he may not pass before it. One who makes his tefillin [for the head] round, it is dangerous and has no religious value. If he put them on his forehead or on the palm of his hand, behold this is the way of heresy. If he overlaid them with gold or put [the one for the hand] on his sleeve, behold this is the manner of the outsiders.",

59. Mishnah, Kiddushin, 1.7 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., on general rules •yohanan, r., school of Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 8, 120

1.7. "כָּל מִצְוֹת הַבֵּן עַל הָאָב, אֲנָשִׁים חַיָּבִין וְנָשִׁים פְּטוּרוֹת. וְכָל מִצְוֹת הָאָב עַל הַבֵּן, אֶחָד אֲנָשִׁים וְאֶחָד נָשִׁים חַיָּבִין. וְכָל מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁהַזְּמָן גְּרָמָהּ, אֲנָשִׁים חַיָּבִין וְנָשִׁים פְּטוּרוֹת. וְכָל מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁלֹּא הַזְּמָן גְּרָמָהּ, אֶחָד אֲנָשִׁים וְאֶחָד נָשִׁים חַיָּבִין. וְכָל מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה, בֵּין שֶׁהַזְּמָן גְּרָמָהּ בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא הַזְּמָן גְּרָמָהּ, אֶחָד אֲנָשִׁים וְאֶחָד נָשִׁים חַיָּבִין, חוּץ מִבַּל תַּשְׁחִית וּבַל תַּקִּיף וּבַל תִּטַּמָּא לְמֵתִים: \n",

1.7. "All obligations of the son upon the father, men are obligated, but women are exempt. But all obligations of the father upon the son, both men and women are obligated. All positive, time-bound commandments, men are obligated and women are exempt. But all positive non-time-bound commandments both men and women are obligated. And all negative commandments, whether time-bound or not time-bound, both men and women are obligated, except for, the prohibition against rounding [the corners of the head], and the prohibition against marring [the corner of the beard], and the prohibition [for a priest] to become impure through contact with the dead.",

60. Mishnah, Kelim, 5.10 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. Found in books: Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 4

5.10. "חֲתָכוֹ חֻלְיוֹת וְנָתַן חֹל בֵּין חֻלְיָא לְחֻלְיָא, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר מְטַהֵר, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַמְּאִין. זֶה תַנּוּרוֹ שֶׁל עַכְנָאי. יוֹרוֹת הָעַרְבִיִּין שֶׁהוּא חוֹפֵר בָּאָרֶץ וְטָח בְּטִיט, אִם יָכוֹל הַטִּיחַ לַעֲמוֹד בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ, טָמֵא. וְאִם לָאו, טָהוֹר. וְזֶה תַנּוּרוֹ שֶׁל בֶּן דִּינָאי: \n",

5.10. "If he cut the oven up into rings, and then he put sand between each pair of rings, Rabbi Eliezer says: it is clean. But the sages say: it is unclean. This is the oven of Akhnai. As regards Arabian vats, which are holes dug in the ground and plastered with clay, if the plastering can stand of itself it is susceptible to impurity; Otherwise it is not susceptible. This is the oven of Ben Dinai.",

61. Mishnah, Ketuvot, 1.3, 1.5, 4.6 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and lineage •yohanan, r., and rabban gamaliel Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 90; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 84, 139

1.3. "הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁבָּא עַל הַקְּטַנָּה, וְקָטָן שֶׁבָּא עַל הַגְּדוֹלָה, וּמֻכַּת עֵץ, כְּתֻבָּתָן מָאתַיִם, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, מֻכַּת עֵץ, כְּתֻבָּתָהּ מָנֶה: \n", 1.5. "הָאוֹכֵל אֵצֶל חָמִיו בִּיהוּדָה שֶׁלֹּא בְעֵדִים, אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִטְעֹן טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמִּתְיַחֵד עִמָּהּ. אַחַת אַלְמְנַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַחַת אַלְמְנַת כֹּהֵן, כְּתֻבָּתָן מָנֶה. בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל כֹּהֲנִים הָיוּ גוֹבִין לַבְּתוּלָה אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת זוּז, וְלֹא מִחוּ בְיָדָם חֲכָמִים: \n", 4.6. "הָאָב אֵינוֹ חַיָּב בִּמְזוֹנוֹת בִּתּוֹ. זֶה מִדְרָשׁ דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה לִפְנֵי חֲכָמִים בַּכֶּרֶם בְּיַבְנֶה, הַבָּנִים יִירְשׁוּ וְהַבָּנוֹת יִזּוֹנוּ, מָה הַבָּנִים אֵינָן יוֹרְשִׁין אֶלָּא לְאַחַר מִיתַת הָאָב, אַף הַבָּנוֹת אֵינָן נִזּוֹנוֹת אֶלָּא לְאַחַר מִיתַת אֲבִיהֶן: \n",

1.3. "When an adult has had sexual intercourse with a young girl, or when a small boy has had intercourse with an adult woman, or a girl who was injured by a piece of wood [in all these cases] their kethubah is two hundred [zuz], the words of Rabbi Meir. But the Sages say: a girl who was injured by a piece of wood her kethubah is a maneh.", 1.5. "He who eats with his father-in-law in Judea without the presence of witnesses cannot raise a claim of non-virginity against his wife because he has been alone with her. It is the same whether [the woman is] an Israelite widow or a priestly widow her kethubah is a maneh. The court of the priests collected for a virgin four hundred zuz, and the sages did not protest.", 4.6. "A father is not obligated to maintain his daughter. This exposition was made by Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah in front of the sages in the vineyard of Yavneh: “The sons shall inherit [their mother’s kethubah] and the daughters shall be maintained [out of their father’s estate” just as the sons do not inherit except after the death of their father, so the daughters are not maintained except after the death of their father.",

62. Mishnah, Horayot, 3.8 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199

3.8. "כֹּהֵן קוֹדֵם לְלֵוִי, לֵוִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַמְזֵר, וּמַמְזֵר לְנָתִין, וְנָתִין לְגֵר, וְגֵר לְעֶבֶד מְשֻׁחְרָר. אֵימָתַי, בִּזְמַן שֶׁכֻּלָּן שָׁוִין. אֲבָל אִם הָיָה מַמְזֵר תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל עַם הָאָרֶץ, מַמְזֵר תַּלְמִיד חָכָם קוֹדֵם לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל עַם הָאָרֶץ: \n",

3.8. "A priest takes precedence over a levite, a levite over an israelite, an israelite over a mamzer, a mamzer over a natin, a natin over a convert, and a convert over a freed slave. When is this so? When all these were in other respects equal. However, if the mamzer was a scholar and the high priest an ignoramus, the scholar mamzer takes precedence over the ignorant high priest.",

63. Mishnah, Tamid, 1.2, 2.1, 5.1, 5.3 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 43, 526

1.2. "מִי שֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה לִתְרֹם אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, מַשְׁכִּים וְטוֹבֵל עַד שֶׁלֹּא יָבֹא הַמְמֻנֶּה. וְכִי בְאֵיזוֹ שָׁעָה הַמְמֻנֶּה בָא. לֹא כָל הָעִתִּים שָׁווֹת, פְּעָמִים שֶׁהוּא בָא מִקְרִיאַת הַגֶּבֶר, אוֹ סָמוּךְ לוֹ מִלְּפָנָיו אוֹ מִלְּאַחֲרָיו. הַמְמֻנֶּה בָא וְדוֹפֵק עֲלֵיהֶם, וְהֵם פָּתְחוּ לוֹ. אָמַר לָהֶן, מִי שֶׁטָּבַל יָבֹא וְיָפִיס. הֵפִיסוּ, זָכָה מִי שֶׁזָּכָה: \n", 2.1. "רָאוּהוּ אֶחָיו שֶׁיָּרַד, וְהֵם רָצוּ וּבָאוּ. מִהֲרוּ וְקִדְּשׁוּ יְדֵיהֶן וְרַגְלֵיהֶן מִן הַכִּיּוֹר, נָטְלוּ אֶת הַמַּגְרֵפוֹת וְאֶת הַצִּנּוֹרוֹת וְעָלוּ לְרֹאשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. הָאֵבָרִין וְהַפְּדָרִין שֶׁלֹּא נִתְאַכְּלוּ מִבָּעֶרֶב, סוֹנְקִין אוֹתָם לִצְדָדֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. אִם אֵין הַצְּדָדִין מַחֲזִיקִין, סוֹדְרִין אוֹתָם בַּסּוֹבֵב עַל הַכָּבֶשׁ: \n", 5.1. "אָמַר לָהֶם הַמְמֻנֶּה, בָּרְכוּ בְרָכָה אֶחַת, וְהֵן בֵּרְכוּ. קָרְאוּ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, שְׁמַע, וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ, וַיֹּאמֶר. בֵּרְכוּ אֶת הָעָם שָׁלשׁ בְּרָכוֹת, אֱמֶת וְיַצִּיב, וַעֲבוֹדָה, וּבִרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים. וּבְשַׁבָּת מוֹסִיפִין בְּרָכָה אַחַת לַמִּשְׁמָר הַיּוֹצֵא: \n", 5.3. "מְסָרוּם לַחַזָּנִים, הָיוּ מַפְשִׁיטִין אוֹתָם אֶת בִּגְדֵיהֶם, וְלֹא הָיוּ מַנִּיחִין עֲלֵיהֶם אֶלָּא מִכְנָסַיִם בִּלְבָד. וְחַלּוֹנוֹת הָיוּ שָׁם, וְכָתוּב עֲלֵיהֶם תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי הַכֵּלִים: \n",

1.2. "Anyone who desired to remove the ashes from the altar used to rise early and bathe before the superintendent came. At what time did the superintendent come? He did not always come at the same time; sometimes he came just at cock-crow, sometimes a little before or a little after. The superintendent would come and knock and they would open for him, and he would say to them, let all who have bathed come and draw lots. So they drew lots, and whoever was successful.", 2.1. "When his fellow priests saw that he had descended, they came running and hastened to wash their hands and feet in the laver. They then took the shovels and the forks and went up to the top of the altar. The limbs and pieces of fat that had not been consumed since the evening they pushed to the sides of the altar. If there was not room on the sides they arranged them on the surround or on the ascent.", 5.1. "The superintendent said to them: Bless one blessing! And they blessed. They then read the Ten Commandments, the Shema, the “And it will be if you hearken” (the second paragraph of Shema) and Vayomer (the third paragraph of Shema), and they blessed the people with three blessings: Emet veYatziv, and Avodah, and the priestly benediction. On Shabbat they added a blessing to be said by the watch which was leaving.", 5.3. "He then handed them over to the attendants, who stripped them of their garments, and they would leave on them only the pants. There were windows there on which was inscribed the name of the garment to which each was assigned.",

64. Mishnah, Eruvin, 3.1, 3.7-3.9 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., on general rules •r. yohanan Found in books: Alexander (2013), Gender and Timebound Commandments in Judaism. 120; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 555

3.1. "בַּכֹּל מְעָרְבִין וּמִשְׁתַּתְּפִים, חוּץ מִן הַמַּיִם וּמִן הַמֶּלַח. וְהַכֹּל נִקָּח בְּכֶסֶף מַעֲשֵׂר, חוּץ מִן הַמַּיִם וּמִן הַמֶּלַח. הַנּוֹדֵר מִן הַמָּזוֹן, מֻתָּר בְּמַיִם וּבְמֶלַח. מְעָרְבִין לְנָזִיר בְּיַיִן וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל בִּתְרוּמָה. סוּמְכוֹס אוֹמֵר, בְּחֻלִּין. וּלְכֹהֵן בְּבֵית הַפְּרָס. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ בְּבֵית הַקְּבָרוֹת, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁיָּכוֹל לֵילֵךְ לָחוֹץ וְלֶאֱכֹל: \n", 3.7. "רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, שֶׁהָיָה יָרֵא שֶׁמָּא תִּתְעַבֵּר, מְעָרֵב אָדָם שְׁנֵי עֵרוּבִין וְאוֹמֵר, עֵרוּבִי בָרִאשׁוֹן לַמִּזְרָח וּבַשֵּׁנִי לַמַּעֲרָב, בָּרִאשׁוֹן לַמַּעֲרָב וּבַשֵּׁנִי לַמִּזְרָח. עֵרוּבִי בָּרִאשׁוֹן, וּבַשֵּׁנִי כִּבְנֵי עִירִי. עֵרוּבִי בַּשֵּׁנִי, וּבָרִאשׁוֹן כִּבְנֵי עִירִי. וְלֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים: \n", 3.8. "וְעוֹד אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, מַתְנֶה אָדָם עַל הַכַּלְכָּלָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב רִאשׁוֹן וְאוֹכְלָהּ בַּשֵּׁנִי. וְכֵן בֵּיצָה שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה בָרִאשׁוֹן, תֵּאָכֵל בַּשֵּׁנִי. וְלֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים: \n", 3.9. "רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶן הַרְכִּינָס אוֹמֵר, הָעוֹבֵר לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה אוֹמֵר, הַחֲלִיצֵנוּ ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶת יוֹם רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה, אִם הַיּוֹם, אִם לְמָחָר. וּלְמָחָר הוּא אוֹמֵר, אִם הַיּוֹם, אִם אֶמֶשׁ. וְלֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים: \n",

3.1. "With all [kinds of food] they may make an ‘eruv and a shittuf, except water and salt. And all [kinds of food] may be purchased with money of the second tithe, except water and salt. One who vowed to abstain from food is allowed [to consume] both water and salt. An eruv may be prepared for a nazirite with wine and for an Israelite with terumah, But Symmachus says: with unconsecrated produce only. [An eruv may be prepared] for a priest in a bet hapras. Rabbi Judah says: even in a cemetary, because he can put up a partition and thus enter [the area] and eat [his eruv].", 3.7. "Rabbi Judah says: [if on the eve of the] New Year a man was afraid that [the preceding month of Elul] might be intercalated, he may prepare two eruvs and make this declaration: “My eruv for the first day is that to the east and the one for the second day is that to the west”; “the one for the first day is that to the west and the one for the second day is that to the east”; “my eruv is for the first day, and for the second I shall be as the people of my town”; “my eruv is for the second day, and for the first I shall be as the people of my town.” But the sages did not agree with him.", 3.8. "Rabbi Judah further said: a man may stipulate concerning a basket [of produce] on the first festival day [of Rosh Hashanah] and may then eat it on the second day, And so also if an egg was laid on the first [festival] day it may be eaten on the second. But the sages did not agree with him.", 3.9. "Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas says: the person who goes in front of the ark on [the first day of] of Rosh Hashanah says: “Strengthen us, o Lord our God, on this first day of the month, whether it be today or tomorrow”; and on the following day he says: ‘[Strengthen us...] whether it be today or yesterday.” But the sages did not agree with him.",

65. Mishnah, Taanit, 1.6, 4.1, 4.4 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. •r. yohanan b. zakkai •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 526, 554; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 254

1.6. "עָבְרוּ אֵלּוּ וְלֹא נַעֲנוּ, בֵּית דִּין גּוֹזְרִין שָׁלשׁ תַּעֲנִיּוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עַל הַצִּבּוּר. אוֹכְלִין וְשׁוֹתִין מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם, וַאֲסוּרִין בִּמְלָאכָה וּבִרְחִיצָה וּבְסִיכָה וּבִנְעִילַת הַסַּנְדָּל וּבְתַשְׁמִישׁ הַמִּטָּה, וְנוֹעֲלִין אֶת הַמֶּרְחֲצָאוֹת. עָבְרוּ אֵלּוּ וְלֹא נַעֲנוּ, בֵּית דִּין גּוֹזְרִין עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹד שֶׁבַע, שֶׁהֵן שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה תַּעֲנִיּוֹת עַל הַצִּבּוּר. הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ יְתֵרוֹת עַל הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת, שֶׁבָּאֵלּוּ מַתְרִיעִין וְנוֹעֲלִין אֶת הַחֲנוּיוֹת, בַּשֵּׁנִי מַטִּין עִם חֲשֵׁכָה, וּבַחֲמִישִׁי מֻתָּרִין מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹד הַשַּׁבָּת: \n", 4.1. "בִּשְׁלשָׁה פְרָקִים בַּשָּׁנָה כֹּהֲנִים נוֹשְׂאִין אֶת כַּפֵּיהֶן אַרְבַּע פְּעָמִים בַּיּוֹם, בַּשַּׁחֲרִית, בַּמּוּסָף וּבַמִּנְחָה וּבִנְעִילַת שְׁעָרִים, בַּתַּעֲנִיּוֹת וּבַמַּעֲמָדוֹת וּבְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים: \n", 4.4. "כָּל יוֹם שֶׁיֶּשׁ בּוֹ הַלֵּל, אֵין בּוֹ מַעֲמָד בַּשַּׁחֲרִית. קָרְבַּן מוּסָף, אֵין בּוֹ בַנְּעִילָה. קָרְבַּן עֵצִים, אֵין בּוֹ בַמִּנְחָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. אָמַר לוֹ בֶן עַזַּאי, כָּךְ הָיָה רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שׁוֹנֶה, קָרְבַּן מוּסָף, אֵין בּוֹ בַמִּנְחָה. קָרְבַּן עֵצִים, אֵין בּוֹ בַנְּעִילָה. חָזַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹנֶה כְבֶן עַזַּאי: \n",

1.6. "If these passed and there was no answer, the court decrees three more fasts on the community. They may eat and drink [only] while it is still day; they may not work, bathe, anoint themselves with oil, wear shoes, or have marital, relations. And the bathhouses are closed. If these passed and there was no answer the court decrees upon the community a further seven, making a total of thirteen. These are greater than the first, for on these they blast the shofar and they lock the shops. On Mondays the shutters [of the shops] are opened a little when it gets dark, but on Thursdays they are permitted [the whole day] because of the Shabbat.", 4.1. "On three occasions during the year, on fast days, on ma’amadot, and on Yom Kippur the priests lift up their hands to bless [the people] four times during the day--at Shaharit, at Mussaf, at Minhah and at Neilah.", 4.4. "On any day when there is Hallel there was no maamad at Shaharit; [On the day when] there is a Musaf-offering, there was no [maamad] at Ne'ilah. [On the day of] the wood-offering, there was no [maamad] at Minhah, the words of Rabbi Akiva. Ben Azzai said to him: Thus did Rabbi Joshua learn: [On the day when] there is a Musaf-offering, there was no [maamad] at Minhah; [On the day of] the wood-offering, there was no [maamad] at Ne’ilah. Rabbi Akiva retracted and learned like Ben Azzai.",

66. Tosefta, Pesahim, 3.19, 10.6-10.8 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 483, 486, 554

10.6. "ר\"א אומר חוטפין מצה לתינוקות בשביל שלא יישנו ר' יהודה אומר משמו אפילו לא אכל אלא פרפרת אחת אפילו לא טבל אלא חזרת אחת חוטפין מצה לתנוקות בשביל שלא יישנו עד היכן הוא אומר ב\"ש אומרים עד אם הבנים שמחה [וב\"ה] אומר עד חלמיש למעינו מים וחותם בגאולה אמרו ב\"ש וב\"ה [וכי] כבר יצאו [שמזכירין] יציאת מצרים אמרו להם ב\"ה אפילו הוא ממתין עד קרית הגבר הרי אלו לא יצאו עד שש שעות ביום היאך אומר את הגאולה ועדיין לא נגאלו.", 10.7. "[המצה החזרת והחרוסת] אע\"פ שאין חרוסת מצוה ר' אליעזר בר' צדוק אומר מצוה במקדש מביאין לפניו גופו של של פסח [מעשה ואמר להם ר\"א ב\"ר לתגרי לוד בואו וטלו לכם תבלי מצוה].", 10.8. "אין מפטירין אחר הפסח [אפיקומן] כגון [אגוזים] תמרים [וקליות] חייב אדם [לעסוק בהלכות הפסח] כל הלילה אפילו בינו לבין בנו אפילו בינו לבין עצמו אפילו בינו לבין תלמידו מעשה ברבן גמליאל וזקנים שהיו מסובין בבית ביתוס בן זונין בלוד והיו [עסוקין בהלכות הפסח] כל הלילה עד קרות הגבר הגביהו מלפניהם ונועדו והלכו [להן] לבית המדרש איזו היא ברכת הפסח ברוך אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו לאכול הפסח איזו ברכת הזבח ברוך אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו לאכול הזבח.",

10.6. "Rabbi Eliezer says, \"We snatch the matzot for the small children so that they don't fall asleep.\" Rabbi Yehuda said in his name, \"Even if he only ate one entree, even if he only dipped one [piece of] lettuce, we snatch the matzot for the small children so that they don't fall asleep.\" Up until [which point in i Hallel /i - Psalms of thanksgiving recited joyously and communally on many festivals] should one recite [before the meal]? Beit Shammai says, \"Up to [the verse that ends with the phrase] 'A happy mother of children'\" (Psalms 113:9). Beit Hillel says, \"Up to [the verse that ends with the phrase] 'flint stone into a water-spring'\" (Psalms 114:8). And one should conclude [this section of i Hallel /i with [the blessing of] redemption. Beit Shammai, said to Beit Hillel, \"And did they already go out [of Egypt at this time] that we [already] mention the going out of Egypt?\" Beit Hillel said [back] to them, \"Even if he waits for the call of the rooster, behold, they didn't go out until six hours into the day; how is it that he says 'the redemption' [when] they have not yet been redeemed?\"", 10.8. "We may not eat an i afikoman /i [a dessert or other foods eaten after the meal] after [we are finished eating] the Pesach sacrifice; for example nuts, dates and roasted wheat. A man is obligated to be involved with the laws of Pesach the whole night, even if it [is only a discussion] between him and his son, even if it is between him and himself, even if it is between him and his student. It happened that Rabban Gamliel and the Elders were [once] reclining in the house of Beitos ben Zunin in Lud, and they were involved with the laws of Pesach the whole night until the call of the rooster. [Their students] raised the covering of the window from in front of them, and they [then] convened and went to the house of study. What is the blessing on the Pesach sacrifice? Blessed [...] who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us on the eating of the Pesach sacrifice. What is the blessing on the [other] offerings? Blessed [...] who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us on the eating of the offering.",

67. Tosefta, Eduyot, 2.3 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 614

2.3. "לעולם הלכה כדברי ב\"ה והרוצה לעשות להחמיר על עצמו ולנהוג כחומרי ב\"ה וכחומרי ב\"ש על זה נאמר (קוהלת ה) והכסיל בחשך הולך התופס קולי ב\"ש וקולי ב\"ה ה\"ז רשע אלא או כדברי ב\"ה כקוליהן וכחומריהן או כדברי ב\"ש כקוליהן וכחומריהן. ב\"ה אומרים אין אדם פוטר את אשתו בגט ישן שלא יהא גט גדול מבנה. כתב לשם הפרכין לשם ארכיות או שהיו שני מלכים עומדין וכתב על שם אחד מהן כשר כתב לשם אבי אביו כשר לשם משפחה פסול ואם היה נקרא על שמו כשר.",

2.3. "...The halakhah follows the words of Beth Hillel. One who wishes to be strict upon oneself and to follow the strictures of both Beth Hillel and Beth Shammai, regarding this person it is said “the fool walks in darkness” (Ecclesiastes 2:14), while one who accepts the leniencies of Beth Shamai and the leniencies of Beth Hillel is evil – [one must follow] either Beth Shammai in accordance with their leniencies and strictures, or Beth Hillel in accordance with their leniencies and strictures.",

68. Tosefta, Ketuvot, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 241

69. Tosefta, Rosh Hashanah, 2.11, 2.18 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 545, 555

2.11. "פקדונות כזכרונות שנאמר (בראשית כ״א:א׳) וה' פקד את שרה וגו' [ואומר (שמות ג׳:ט״ז) פקד פקדתי אתכם וגו'] רבי יוסי אומר אומרן עם הזכרונות רבי יהודה אומר לא [היה אומרן] עמהן זכרון שיש [עמו] תרועה כגון (ויקרא כ״ג:כ״ד) זכרון תרועה מקרא קדש רבי יוסי אומר אומרן עם הזכרונות ועם השופרות רבי יהודה אומר לא היה אומרן אלא עם הזכרונות בלבד תרועה שאין עמה [זכרון] כגון (במדבר כ״ט:א׳) יום תרועה יהיה לכם ר' יוסי אומר עם השופרות רבי יהודה אומר לא היה אומרן [עמהם] מלכות שיש עמה [שופר כגון (תהילים צ״ח:ו׳) בחצוצרות וקול שופר וגו'] רבי יוסי אומר אומרה עם המלכיות ועם השופרות רבי יהודה אומר לא היה אומרה אלא עם השופרות בלבד (דברים ו׳:ד׳) שמע ישראל ה' אלהינו ה' אחד (דברים ד׳:ל״ט) וידעת היום והשבות אל לבבך כי ה' הוא האלהים וגו' רבי יוסי אומר אומרן עם [מלכיות] רבי יהודה אומר לא היה אומרן [עמהן מלכיות שאין עמה שופר כגון] (תהילים מ״ז:ז׳-ט׳) זמרו לאלהים זמרו וגו' כי מלך כל הארץ אלהים [זמרו משכיל מלך אלהים על גוים] רבי יוסי אומר [אומרן עם המלכיות] רבי יהודה אומר [לא היה אומרן] (תהילים כ״ד:ז׳) שאו שערים ראשיכם וגו' מי זה מלך הכבוד [וגו' שאו שערים ראשיכם מי הוא זה מלך הכבוד ה' צבאות] וגו' ר' יוסי אומר [כל אחד ואחד בפני עצמו רבי יהודה אומר אומרן כולן כאחד] זכרונות האמורות [בענין בקשה] רבי יוסי אומר אומרן כולן כאחד רבי יהודה אומר ראשונים בפני עצמן ושניים בפני עצמן. שופרות האמורות בענין גדעון ובענין יהושע ר' יוסי אומר אומרן כל אחד ואחד בפני עצמו רבי יהודה אומר האמורין בשעת מעשה לעצמן בשעת פקידה לעצמן.",

70. Tosefta, Kilayim, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 241

71. Tosefta, Maaser Sheni, 5.16 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 391

72. Tosefta, Sotah, 5.9, 6.2-6.3, 7.9, 15.10-15.15 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •yohanan b. nuri, r. •r. yohanan •yohanan, r. •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 554; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 174; Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 241; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 87, 88, 89

6.2. "דרש ר\"ע בשעה שעלו ישראל מן הים בקשו לומר שירה שרתה עליהן רוח הקודש ואמרו שירה כיצד אמרו שירה כגדול [שמקרא] את ההלל בבית הכנסת [ועונין] אחריו על כל ענין משה אמר (שמות ט״ו:ב׳) אשירה לה' [וישראל אמרו] אשירה לה' משה אמר עזי וזמרת יה [וישראל אמרו] אשירה לה' משה אמר ה' איש מלחמה וגו' [וישראל] אמרו אשירה לה' ר' אליעזר בנו של ר' יוסי הגלילי אומר כקטן שקורא את ההלל בבית [הסופר] ועונין אחריו על כל דבר ודבר משה אמר אשירה לה' וישראל אמרו אשירה לה' משה אמר עזי וזמרת יה וישראל אמרו עזי וזמרת יה משה אמר ה' איש מלחמה וגו' ר' נחמיה אומר [כבני אדם שקורין] שמע בבית הכנסת שנאמר אז ישיר משה וגו' שאין ת\"ל לאמר [ולמה נאמר] מלמד שהיה משה פותח בדבר [תחלה] וישראל עונין אחריו וגומרין עמו משה אמר אז ישיר וישראל אמרו אשירה לה' כי גאה גאה [וגו'] משה אמר עזי וזמרת יה וישראל אמרו זה אלי ואנוהו משה אמר ה' איש מלחמה וישראל אמרו ה' שמו ר' יוסי הגלילי אומר כיון שעלו ישראל מן הים וראו את אויביהם פגרים מתים ומוטלין על שפת הים אמרו כולם שירה עולל מוטל בין ברכי אמו כיון [שראו] את השכינה הגביה עולל צוארו ותינוק שמט פיו משדי אמו וענו כולם שירה ואמרו זה אלי ואנוהו ר' מאיר אומר מנין שאפילו עוברין [במעי אמותן] אמרו שירה שנאמר (תהילים ס״ח:כ״ז) במקהלות ברכו אלהים [ותינוק] שמט דד מפיו ואמר שירה שנא' (תהילים ח׳:ג׳) מפי עוללים ויונקים וגו' באותה שעה הציצו מלאכי השרת [קשרו] קטיגור לפני הקב\"ה בשעה שברא אדם הראשון ואמרו לפניו רבש\"ע (שם) מה אנוש כי תזכרנו וגו' ותחסרהו מעט מאלהים וגו' [תמשילהו במעשה ידיך צונה ואלפים וגו' צפור שמים וגו'] באותה שעה אמר [להם] הקב\"ה למלאכי השרת בואו וראו שירה שבני אומרין לפני אף הן כיון שראו אמרו שירה מה שירה אמרו (תהילים ח׳:ב׳) ה' אדונינו מה אדיר שמך בכל הארץ מפי עוללים ויונקים וגו' ה' אדונינו ר' שמעון בן מנסיא אומר לא נאמרה פרשה זו אלא על יצחק בן אברהם לענין עקידה.", 6.3. "אמר ר\"ש בן יוחאי ארבעה דברים היה ר\"ע דורש ודברי נראין מדבריו דרש ר\"ע (בראשית כ״א:ט׳) ותרא שרה את בן הגר המצרית אשר ילדה לאברהם מצחק אין צחוק האמור כאן אלא עבודת כוכבים שנא' (שמות לא) וישב העם לאכול ושתו ויקומו לצחק מלמד שהיתה אמנו שרה רואה את ישמעאל בונה במסין וצד חגבים ומעלה ומקטיר לעבודת כוכבים ר\"א בנו של ר' יוסי הגלילי אומר אין צחוק האמור כאן אלא גילוי עריות שנא' (בראשית ל״ט:י״ז) בא אלי העבד וגו' לצחק בי מלמד שהיתה [אמנו שרה] רואה את ישמעאל מכבש את [הגנות] ומענה את הנשים ר' ישמעאל אומר אין לשון צחוק אלא שפיכות דמים שנא' (שמואל ב ב׳:י״ד) ויאמר אבנר אל יואב יקומו נא הנערים וישחקו לפנינו [וגו'] ויקומו ויעברו במספר [וגו'] ויחזיקו איש בראש רעהו וחרבו בצד רעהו ויפלו יחדיו מלמד שהיתה אמנו שרה רואה את ישמעאל נוטל קשת וחצים ומזרק כלפי יצחק שנא' (משלי כ״ו:י״ט) כמתלהלה היורה זקים וגו' כן איש רמה [וגו'] ואני אומר חס ושלום שיהיה בביתו של [אותו] צדיק ההוא כך. אפשר [למי] שנא' עליו (בראשית י״ח:י״ט) כי ידעתיו למען אשר יצוה וגו' יהא בביתו עבודת כוכבים [וגילו] עריות ושפיכות דמים אלא אין צחוק האמור כאן אלא לענין ירושה שכשנולד אבינו יצחק לאברהם אבינו היו הכל שמחין ואומרין נולד בן לאברהם [נולד בן לאברהם] נוחל את העולם ונוטל שני חלקים והיה ישמעאל מצחק [בדעתו] ואומר אל תהי שוטים [אל תהי שוטים] אני בכור ואני נוטל שני חלקים שמתשובת הדבר אתה למד [שנאמר] (בראשית כ״א:י׳) כי לא יירש בן האמה וגו' ורואה אני את דברי מדברי ר\"ע.", 7.9. "קורא מתחלה (דברים א׳:א׳) אלה הדברים עד שמע והיה אם שמוע תשמעו עשר תעשר וכי תכלה לעשר רבי אומר לא היה צריך להתחיל מראש הספר אלא שמע והיה אם שמוע [תשמעו] עשר תעשר וכי תכלה לעשר ופרשת המלך עד שגומר את כולה ודרשיות נדרשות בה וגו' עד סוף (דברים כ׳:ד׳) כי ה' אלהיכם ההולך עמכם זה השם שנתון בארון שנאמר (במדבר ל״א:ו׳) וישלח אותם משה אלף למטה לצבא אותם ואת פינחס מגיד שפינחס משוח מלחמה וכלי הקדש זה הארון שנאמר (במדבר ד׳:כ׳) ולא יבאו לראות כבלע וגו' וי\"א אלו בגדי כהונה שנאמר (שמות כ״ט:כ״ט) ובגדי הקדש וגו' ר' יהודה בן לקיש אומר שני ארונות היו אחד שיוצא עמהן למלחמה ואחד ששרוי עמהן במחנה זה שיוצא עמהן למלחמה היה בו ס\"ת שנאמר (במדבר י׳:ל״ג) וארון ברית ה' נוסע לפניהם וגו' וזה ששרוי [עמהן] במחנה זה שהיה בו שברי לוחות שנא' (במדבר י״ד:מ״ד) וארון ברית ה' ומשה לא משו מן המחנה.",

73. Tosefta, Sukkah, 2.3-2.4, 2.10, 3.2, 3.16, 4.6 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 43, 477, 554; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 148; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 50, 614

2.3. "שומרי העיר ביום פטורים מן הסוכה ביום וחייבין בלילה שומרי העיר בלילה פטורין בלילה וחייבין ביום שומרי העיר בין ביום בין בלילה פטורין בין ביום בין בלילה [הולכי דרכים פטורין ביום וחייבין בלילה] שומרי גנות [ופרדסות פטורין בלילה וחייבין ביום].", 2.4. "אמר רבי אלעזר ברבי צדוק כשהייתי למד [אצל יוחנן בן החרבית ראיתיו שהוא אוכל פת חרבה שהיו שני בצורת באתי ואמרתי לאבא ואמר לי הילך זיתים הולכתי לו זיתים ונטלן והסתכל בהן וראה שהן לחין אמר איני אוכל זיתים לחין באתי ואמרתי לאבא אמר לי לך אמור לו מנוקבת היתה כדברי בית הלל אלא שסתמוה שמרים להודיעך שהיה אוכל חולין בטהרה שאע\"פ שהוא מתלמידי בית שמאי לא היה נוהג אלא כדברי ב\"ה לעולם הלכה כדברי ב\"ה הרוצה להחמיר על עצמו לנהוג כדברי ב\"ש וכדברי ב\"ה עליו נאמר (קוהלת ב) הכסיל בחושך הולך התופס קולי ב\"ה וקולי ב\"ש הרי זה רשע אלא כדברי ב\"ש בקוליהון ובחומריהון או כדברי ב\"ה בקוליהון ובחומריהון].", 3.2. "ערבה הלכה למשה מסיני אבא שאול אומר מן התורה שנאמר וערבי נחל [שתים ערבה ללולב וערבה למזבח] רבי אליעזר בן יעקב אומר כך היו אומרין ליה וליך המזבח ליה וליך המזבח י\"ח יום בשנה ולילה אחת קורין בהן] את ההלל ואלו הן שמונת ימי [חג ושמונת ימי חנוכה ויום טוב הראשון של פסח ולילו ויו\"ט של עצרת].", 4.6. "[כיצד] ג' להבטיל את העם מן המלאכה חזן הכנסת נוטל חצוצרת ועולה לראש הגג גבוה שבעיר [נטל לקרות] הסמוכין לעיר בטלין הסמוכין לתחום מתכנסין ובאין לתוך התחום ולא היו נכנסין מיד אלא ממתינין עד שיבואו כולן ויתכנסו כולן בבת אחת [מאימתי הוא נכנס משימלא לו חבית ויצלה לו דגה וידליק לו את הנר].",

2.3. "The watchmen of the city who watch by day are exempt from the law of the sukkah by day, but under obligation by night; those who watch by day and by night are exempted both by day and by night. Travellers are under obligation by night, but exempted by day. Keepers of gardens and parks are exempted both by day and by night. ", 2.4. "Said Rabbi Eliezer ben Rabbi Zadok: When I was studying Torah with Rabbi Yoha the Horohite, I observed him eating his bread dry, for those were years of scarcity. I went and told my father, who said to me: Take him some olives. So I took some to him. He took them and looked at them; but when he saw that they were moist he said to me, I do not eat moist olives. So I went and told my father, who said to me, go and tell him that the olive (bottle) is perforated according to the laws of the school of Hillel, but the lees have stopped it up, to show that one may eat profane things from no impure motive. So though he was a disciple of the school of Shammai he was guided by the opinions of the school of Hillel.", 2.10. "If one does not have a citron, he must not take in his hand a quince, or any other fruit. Withered fruits are valid, but dried ones are not valid. Rabbi Yehudah, however, says that even dried-up ones are valid. And again he says: There is a story of the men of Carbin that they used to transmit their lulavs in the time of persecution. They said to him, The time of persecution is no proof.", 3.2. "The [beat of the willow] is a tradition from Moses at Sinai, and Abba Sha'ul deduced it from Scripture, as it is says, “Willows of the brook”, the plural denoting two, one for the lulav, and one for the altar. Rabbi Elieser ben Yacov said, Thus were they saying, \"To Him and to thee, O altar, to Him and to thee, O altar!\" Eighteen days and one night (in the year) the entire Hallel is repeated. These are: the eight days of sukkot, the eight days of Hanukkah, the first day of Passover, the night of the first day of Passover, and the first day of Shavuot.", 4.6. "Why did they blow three blasts? To make the people cease from work. The sexton took the trumpets, and went to the top of the highest roof in the city to summon those near the city to cease from work. Those near the limits of the city assembled themselves together and came to the schoolhouse. They did not come immediately the trumpets blew, but waited till all were gathered together, and then all came at once. When did they assemble? After one could fill a bottle of water, or fry a fish, or light his lamp. ",

74. Tosefta, Megillah, 2.18, 3.6, 3.18-3.23, 3.41 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. zakkai Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 43, 199, 486, 555, 567, 578

3.6. "בית הכנסת שאין להם מי שיקרא אלא אחד עומד וקורא ויושב אפילו שבעה פעמים בית הכנסת של לעוזות אם יש להם מי שיקרא עברית פותחין עברית וחותמין אם [אין להם מי שיקרא אלא אחד אין קורא אלא אחד].", 3.18. "התולה מזוזתו בתוך פתחו סכנה ואין בה מצוה נתנה במקל ותלאה אחר הדלת סכנה ואין בה מצוה של בית מונבז המלך היו עושין כן בפונדקאות.", 3.19. "יש נקראין ומתרגמין נקראין ולא מתרגמין לא נקראין ולא מתרגמין מעשה בראשית נקרא ומתרגם מעשה לוט ושתי בנותיו נקרא ומתרגם מעשה יהודה ותמר נקרא ומתרגם מעשה עגל ראשון נקרא ומתרגם הקללות שבתורה נקראין ומתרגמין לא יהא אחד מתחיל ואחד גומר אלא המתחיל הוא גומר את כולן אזהרות ועונשין שבתורה נקראין ומתרגמין [מעשה אמנון ותמר נקרא ומתרגם] מעשה אבשלום בפלגשי אביו נקרא ומתרגם מעשה פלגש בגבעה נקרא ומתרגם (יחזקאל כב) הודע את ירושלים נקרא ומתרגם ומעשה באחד שהיה קורא לפני רבי אליעזר הודע את ירושלים ומתרגם אמר לו צא והודיע תועבותיה של אמך [המרכבה] קורין אותה לרבים. מעשה ראובן נקרא ולא מתרגם ומעשה ברבי [חנניה] בן גמליאל שהיה [קורא בעכו] (בראשית כ״ה:ט״ז) וילך ראובן וישכב את בלהה וגו' ויהיו בני יעקב שנים עשר ואמר למתרגם אל תתרגם אלא אחרון מעשה עגל השני נקרא ולא מתרגם אלו הן מעשה עגל השני (שמות ל״ב:כ״א) מן ויאמר משה אל אהרן מה עשה לך העם הזה עד וירא משה את העם כי פרוע הוא וגו' ועוד כתוב אחר (שם) ויגוף ה' את העם וגו' מכאן אמר רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אין אדם רשאי להשיב על הקלקלה שמתשובה שהשיב אהרן למשה [פרשו האפיקורסים מעשה דוד ובת שבע לא נקרא ולא מתרגם] והסופר מלמד כדרכו.", 3.21. "כתב הנכתב ליחיד מכנין אותה לרבים לרבים אין מכנין אותה ליחיד רבי יהודה אומר המתרגם פסוק כצורתו הרי זה בדאי והמוסיף הרי זה מגדף. תורגמן העומד לפני חכם אינו רשאי לא לפחות ולא להוסיף ולא לשנות אלא אם כן יהיה אביו או רבו. ",

75. Tosefta, Yevamot, 1.13, 6.5, 14.7 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 88, 171, 614

6.5. "מי שהיה נשוי שתי נשים ומת ביאתה או חליצתה של אחת מהן פוטרת את צרתה היתה אחת מהן אסורה לאחד מן האחים איסור ערוה וחלץ לה לא עשה כלום ולא פטר את צרתה אלא היא או צרתה מתיבמת לשאר אחים היתה איסור מצוה ואיסור קדושה חלץ לה או בא עליה נפטרה צרתה.", 14.7. "נפל [לבור שמלא נחשים ועקרבים] מעידין עליו ר' יהודה בן בתירה אומר [חוששין שמא חבר הוא נפל ליורה של שמן ושל יין] מעידין עליו ר' אחא [אומר] של שמן מעידין עליו ושל יין אין מעידין עליו אליעזר בן מהבאי אומר מעידין על השומא מת פלוני אבד פלוני נהרג פלוני אין פלוני בעולם אין ממנו כלום [תנשא אשתו] אין מעידין עליו.",

76. Clement of Rome, 1 Clement, 1.1 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 557

1.1. Διὰ τὰς αἰφνιδίους καὶ ἐπαλλήλους γενομένας ἡμῖν συμφορὰς καὶ περιπτώσεις, C reads perista/seit shich L perhaps represente by impedimenta, and Knopf accepts this. βράδιον νομίζομεν ἐπιστροφὴν πεποιῆσθαι περὶ τῶν ἐπιζητουμένων παῤ ὑμῖν πραγμάτων, ἀγαπητοί, τῆς τε ἀλλοτρίας καὶ ξένης τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς τοῦ θεοῦ, μιαρᾶς καὶ ἀνοσίου στάσεως ἣν ὀλίγα πρόσωπα προπετῆ καὶ αὐθάδη ὑπάρχοντα εἰς τοσοῦτον ἀπονοίας ἐξέκαυσαν, ὥστε τὸ σεμνὸν καὶ περιβόητον καὶ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ἀξιαγάπητον ὄνομα ὑμῶν μεγάλως βλασφημηθῆναι.

77. Tosefta, Zevahim, 2.17 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ha-sandlar (‘the alexandrian’), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 127

78. Tosefta, Moed Qatan, 2.15 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 229

79. Tosefta, Oholot, 4.2, 18.18 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and violence Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 391; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 180

4.2. "אמר ר' יהודה ששה דברים היה ר\"ע מטמא וחזר בו. מעשה שהביאו קופות של עצמות מכפר טביא והניחום באויר ביהכ\"נ בלוד ונכנס תיאודריס הרופא וכל הרופאין עמו ואמרו אין כאן שדרה ממת אחד ולא גולגולת ממת אחד אמרו הואיל ויש כן מטמאים ויש כן מטהרין נעמוד למנין התחילו מר\"ע וטיהר אמרו לו הואיל ואתה שהיתה מטמא טהרת יהו טהורין אמר ר\"ש ועד יום מיתתו של ר\"ע היה מטמא ואם משמת חזר בו איני יודע.",

80. Tosefta, Berachot, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 591

1.4. "מאימתי קורין את שמע בשחרית אחרים אומרי' כדי שיהא <ממנו> [רואה] חבירו ברחוק ד' אמות ומכירו מצותה עם הנץ החמה כדי שיהא סומך גאולה לתפלה ונמצא מתפלל ביום אמר רבי יהודה פעם אחת הייתי מהלך אחר ר\"ע ואחר ר\"א בן עזריה הגיע זמן קריאת שמע כמדומה אני שנתייאשו מלקרות אלא שעוסקין בצרכי צבור קריתי ושניתי ואח\"כ התחילו הן וכבר נראתה חמה על ראשי ההרים.",

81. Tosefta, Shabbat, 1.15, 15.17 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan Found in books: Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 158; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 290

82. Tosefta, Sanhedrin, 2.6, 11.5, 11.7 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan, r., on purity and impurity Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 175; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 33, 148, 583

2.6. "אין מעברין את השנה מפני הטומאה רבי יהודה אומר מעברין את השנה מפני הטומאה אמר רבי יהודה מעשה בחזקיה המלך שעיבר את השנה מפני הטומאה שנאמר (דברי הימים ב ל׳:י״ח) כי מרבית העם רבת מאפרים ומנשה יששכר וזבולון לא הטהרו וגו' ר\"ש אומר אם לעבר אותה מפני הטומאה כבר מעוברת היא אלא עבר ניסן בניסן ואין מעברין אלא אדר ר\"ש בן יהודה אומר משום ר\"ש אף מפני שהעשו את הצבור לעשות פסח שני אין מעברין את השנה אא\"כ היתה צריכה מעברין אותו מפני הצרכים ומפני הדרכים מפני התנורין ומפני הגליות שלא יצאו ממקומם אבל אין מעברין אותה לא מפני הצנה ולא מפני השלגים ולא מפני הגליות שעלו ועדיין לא הגיעו וכולן סעד לשנה ואם עברוה הרי זו מעוברת אין מעברין את השנה אלא ביהודה ואם עברוה בגליל הרי זו מעוברת העיד חנינא איש אונו לפני ר\"ג שאין מעברין את השנה אלא ביהודה ואם עברוה בגליל שהיא מעוברת ומעברין את השנה כל אדר שבראשונה היו אומרים אין מעברין אלא עד הפורים עד שבאו ר' יהושע ור' פפייס והעידו שכל אדר ואדר כשר לעבר רשב\"ג ור' אלעזר בן ר' צדוק אומרים אין מעברין את השנה ואין עושין כל צרכי צבור אלא על תנאי כדי שיקבלו רוב הצבור עליהם.", 11.5. "הבא במחתרת אם בא להרוג מצילין אותו בנפשו ליטול ממון אין מצילין אותו בנפשו ספק בא להרוג וספק בא ליטול ממון אין מצילין שנאמר (שמות כ״ב:ב׳) אם זרחה השמש עליו דמים לו וכי עליו בלבד חמה זורחת והלא על כל העולם כולו היא זורחת אלא מה זריחת השמש שהוא שלום לעולם אף זה כל זמן שאתה יודע שיש שלום הימנו בין ביום בין בלילה אין מצילין אותו בנפשו וכל זמן שאין אתה יודע שאין שלום הימנו בין ביום ובין בלילה מצילין אותו בנפשו יותר על כן אמר רבי אליעזר בן יעקב היו שם כדי יין וכדי שמן ושברן בשעה שהוא חתר חייב. הרודף אחר חבירו מצילין אותו בנפשו כיצד מצילין אותו בנפשו קוטע אחד מאבריו אם אין יכול לעמוד בו מקדים והורגו הרודף אחר הזכור בין בבית ובין בשדה מצילין אותו בנפשו אחר נערה המאורסה בין בבית ובין בשדה מצילין אותה בנפשו אחד נערה מאורסה ואחד כל עריות שבתורה מצילין אותן בנפשו אבל אם היתה אלמנה לכהן גדול גרושה וחלוצה לכהן הדיוט אין מצילין אותה בנפשו ושנעבד בה עבירה אין מצילין אותה בנפשו ואם יש להן מושיעין אין מצילין אותן בנפשו ר' יהודה אומר אם אמרה הניחו לו מצילין אותה בנפשו ומפני מה מצילין אותן בנפשו שאם היו מוחין בידם באים על עסקי נפשותם ר\"א בר צדוק אומר העובד ע\"ז מצילין אותו בנפשו. ",

83. Tosefta, Hagigah, 2.1-2.6, 2.9 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan ben zakkai •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348; Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 165; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 38, 245, 406

2.1. "אין דורשין בעריות בשלשה אבל דורשין בשנים [ולא] במעשה בראשית בשנים אבל דורשין ביחיד ולא במרכבה ביחיד אא\"כ היה חכם מבין מדעתו מעשה ברבן יוחנן בן זכאי שהיה רוכב על החמור והיה רבי אלעזר בן ערך מחמר אחריו אמר לו רבי שנה פרק אחד במעשה מרכבה אמר לו לא [כן אמרתי לך מתחלה שאין שונין] במרכבה ביחיד אלא אם כן היה חכם מבין מדעתו אמר לו מעתה ארצה לפניך אמר לו אמור פתח רבי אלעזר בן ערך ודרש במעשה מרכבה ירד רבי יוחנן בן זכאי מן החמור ונתעטף בטליתו וישבו שניהם על גבי אבן תחת הזית והרצה לפניו עמד ונשקו ואמר ברוך ה' אלהי ישראל אשר נתן בן לאברהם אבינו שיודע להבין ולדרוש בכבוד אביו שבשמים יש נאה דורש ואין נאה מקיים נאה מקיים ואין נאה דורש [אלעזר בן ערך] נאה דורש ונאה מקיים אשריך [אברהם] אבינו שאלעזר בן ערך יצא מחלציך [שיודע להבין ולדרוש בכבוד אביו שבשמים] רבי יוסי ברבי יהודה אומר רבי יהושע הרצה לפני רבן יוחנן בן זכאי [רבי עקיבה] הרצה לפני רבי יהושע חנניא בן חכינאי הרצה לפני רבי עקיבה.", 2.2. "ארבעה נכנסו לפרדס בן עזאי ובן זומא אחר ורבי עקיבה אחד הציץ ומת אחד הציץ ונפגע אחד הציץ וקיצץ בנטיעות ואחד עלה בשלום וירד בשלום בן עזאי הציץ ומת עליו הכתוב אומר (תהילים קטו) יקר בעיני ה' המותה לחסידיו בן זומא הציץ ונפגע עליו הכתוב אומר (משלי כה) דבש מצאת אכול דייך [וגו'] אלישע הציץ וקיצץ בנטיעות עליו הכתוב אומר (קוהלת ה) אל תתן את פיך לחטיא את בשרך וגו' רבי עקיבה עלה בשלום וירד בשלום עליו הכתוב אומר (שיר השירים א) משכני אחריך נרוצה [וגו'] משלו משל למה הדבר דומה לפרדס של מלך ועלייה בנוייה על גביו מה עליו [על אדם] להציץ ובלבד שלא יזוז [את עיניו] ממנו. ועוד משלו משל למה הדבר דומה [לאיסתרא] העוברת בין שני דרכים אחד של אור ואחד של שלג הטה לכאן נכוה [באור] הטה לכאן נכוה משלג מה עליו על אדם להלך באמצע ובלבד שלא יהא נוטה לא לכאן ולא לכאן. מעשה ברבי יהושע [שהיה מהלך באסתרטא והיה בן זומא בא כנגדו] הגיע אצלו ולא נתן לו שלום אמר לו [מאין ולאן] בן זומא אמר לו צופה הייתי במעשה בראשית ואין בין מים העליונים למים התחתונים אפילו טפח שנאמר (בראשית א) ורוח אלהים מרחפת על פני המים ואומר (דברים לג) כנשר יעיר קנו [וגו'] מה נשר זה טס על גבי קינו נוגע ואינו נוגע כך אין בין מים העליונים למים התחתונים אפילו טפח אמר להם רבי יהושע לתלמידיו כבר בן זומא מבחוץ לא היו ימים מועטים עד שנסתלק בן זומא.", 2.3. "כל המסתכל בארבעה דברים ראוי לו [כאלו לא] בא לעולם מה למעלה מה למטה מה לפנים ומה לאחור [יכול] קודם למעשה בראשית תלמוד לומר (דברים ד) למן היום אשר ברא אלהים אדם על הארץ יכול [עד שלא נבראו סדרי תקופות תלמוד לומר (שם) ולמקצה השמים ועד קצה השמים מה תלמוד לומר למן היום אשר ברא אלהים אדם על הארץ מן היום אשר ברא אלהים אדם על הארץ אתה דורש ואי אתה דורש] מה למעלה מה למטה מה היה ומה עתיד להיות.", 2.4. "מימיהן לא נחלקו אלא על הסמיכה חמשה זוגות הן שלשה מזוגות הראשונים שאמרו [שלא] לסמוך ושנים מזוגות האחרונים שאמרו לסמוך [שלשה] היו נשיאים ושנים [מהן] אבות בית דין דברי רבי מאיר [רבי יהודה אומר שמעון בן שטח נשיא] יהודה בן טבאי אב ב\"ד אמר רבי יוסי בתחלה לא היתה מחלוקת בישראל אלא בית דין של שבעים ואחד [היה] בלשכת הגזית [ושאר] בתי דינים של עשרים ושלשה [היו בעיירות ארץ ישראל ושני בתי דינים של שלשה שלשה היו בירושלים אחד בהר הבית ואחד בחיל] נצרך אחד מהם הולך אצל בית דין שבעירו אין בית דין הולך אצל בית דין הסמוך לעירו [אם] שמעו אמרו להם אם לאו הוא ומופלא שבהן באין לבית דין שבהר הבית [אם] שמעו אמרו להם ואם לאו הוא ומופלא שבהם באין לבית דין [שבחיל אם שמעו אמרו להם אם לאו אלו ואלו באין לבית דין] שבלשכת הגזית ובית דין שבלשכת הגזית אע\"פ שהוא של שבעים ואחד אין פחות מעשרים ושלשה נצרך אחד מהם לצאת רואה אם יש שם עשרים ושלשה יוצא ואם לאו אין יוצא עד שיהו שם עשרים ושלשה היו יושבין מתמיד של שחר עד תמיד של בין הערבים ובשבתות ובימים טובים נכנסין לבית המדרש שבהר הבית [נשאלה הלכה] אם שמעו אמרו להם ואם לאו עומדין במנין אם רבו המטמאין טימאו אם רבו המטהרין טיהרו משם הלכה יוצא רווחת בישראל משרבו תלמידי שמאי והלל שלא שמשו כל צרכן [הרבו] מחלוקת בישראל [ונעשו כשתי תורות ומשם היו יושבין ובודקין] כל מי שהוא חכם [ועניו] ושפוי וירא חטא ופרקו טוב [ורוח] הבריות נוחה הימנו [עושין אותו] דיין בעירו משנעשה דיין בעירו מעלין ומושיבין אותו בהר הבית ומשם מעלין ומושיבין אותו בחיל ומשם מעלין ומושיבין אותו בלשכת הגזית ושם יושבין ובודקין יחסי כהונה ויחסי לויה כהן שנמצא בו פסול לובש שחורין ומתעטף שחורין יוצא והולך לו ושלא נמצא בו פסול לובש לבנים ומתעטף לבנים נכנס ומשמש עם אחיו הכהנים ויום טוב היו עושין שלא נמצא פסול בזרעו של אהרן ומביא עשירית האיפה משלו ועובדה בידו אף על פי שאין המשמר שלו אחד כהן גדול ואחד כהן הדיוט שעבדו עד שלא הביאו עשירית האיפה שלהן עבודתן כשרה.", 2.5. "איזו היא סמיכה שנחלקו עליה בית שמאי אומרים אין סומכין ביום טוב ושלמים החוגג בהן סומך עליהן מערב יום טוב [בית הלל אומרים מביאין שלמים ועולות וסומכין עליהן] אמרו בית הלל לבית שמאי ומה אם בשעה שאי אתה מותר לעשות להדיוט אתה מותר לעשות לגבוה שעה שאתה מותר לעשות להדיוט אין דין שיהא מותר לעשות לגבוה אמרו להם בית שמאי נדרים ונדבות יוכיחו [שמותרין לעשות להדיוט ואין מותרין לעשות] לגבוה אמרו להם בית הלל לא אם אמרתם בנדרים ונדבות שאין זמנן קבוע תאמרו בחגיגה שזמנה קבועה אמרו להם בית שמאי אף חגיגה פעמים [שאין זמנה] קבוע שמי שלא חג ביום טוב הראשון של חג חוגג את כל הרגל ויום טוב האחרון אבא שאול היה אומר בלשון אחרת משום בית הלל ומה אם [בשעת] שכירתך סתומה כירת רבך פתוחה [בעת] שכירתך פתוחה [לא תהא כירת] רבך פתוחה דבר אחר שלא יהא שולחנך מלא ושולחן רבך ריקן.", 2.6. "מעשה בהלל הזקן שסמך על העולה בעזרה וחברו עליו תלמידי בית שמאי אמר להם באו וראו שהיא נקבה וצריכין אנו לעשותה זבחי שלמים הפליגן בדברים והלכו להם מיד גברה ידן של ב\"ש ובקשו לקבוע הלכה כמותן והיה שם בבא בן בוטא שהוא מתלמידי בית שמאי [ויודע שהלכה כדברי בית הלל] בכל מקום [והלך] והביא את כל צאן קדר והעמידן בעזרה ואמר כל מי שצריך להביא עולות ושלמים יבוא ויטול באו ונטלו [את הבהמה והעלו עולות] וסמכו עליהן בו ביום נקבעה הלכה כדברי בית הלל ולא [ערער אדם בדבר] ושוב מעשה [בתלמיד אחד] מתלמידי בית הלל שסמך על העולה בעזרה מצאו תלמיד אחד מתלמידי בית שמאי אמר לו מה זה סמיכה אמר לו מה זה שתיקה שתקו בנזיפה.",

2.2. "Four entered the orchard: Ben Azzai, Ben Zoma, another, and Rabbi Akiva. One looked and died. One looked and was harmed. One looked and cut down the trees. And one went up in peace and went down in peace. Ben Azzai looked and died. Scripture says about him (Psalms 116, 15): \"Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints\". Ben Zoma looked and was harmed. Scripture says about him (Proverbs 25, 16): \"Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee\" and the continuation. [Cont. of the verse: \"Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.\" Elisha looked and cut down the trees. Scripture says about him (Ecclesiastes 5, 5): \"Suffer not thy mouth to bring thy flesh into guilt\" etc. Rabbi Akiva went up in peace and went down in peace. Scripture says about him (Song of Songs 1, 4): \"Draw me, we will run after thee\" etc. They gave a parable: What is this similar to? To the orchard of a king and there is an attic above it. It is upon [the man] to look so long as he does not move [his eyes] from it. Another parable was given. What is this similar tp? To [a street] that passes between two paths, one of fire, and one of snow. If it leans one way, it gets burned [by the fire]. If it leans the other way it gets burned by the snow. A man must walk in the middle and not lean to or fro. A story of Rabbi Yehoshua [Who was walkin in the street and Ben Zoma came opposite him] he reached him and did not greet him. He said to him [from where and to where] Ben Zoma? He said to him: I was watching the creation, and there is not between the upper waters and the lower waters even a handbreadth. As it is written (Genesis 1, 2) \"and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters\". And it says (Deuteronomy 32, 11): \"As a vulture that stirreth up her nest\" etc. Just as the vulture flies over the nest, touching and not touching, so too there is not even a handbreadth between the upper waters and lower waters. Rabbi Yehoshua said to his students: Ben Zoma is already outside. In a few days, Ben Zoma passed away.", 2.4. "In their days they only argued about laying of hands. There were five pairs. three of the first pairs said not to lay on hands and two of the other pairs said to lay on hands. Three were Nesi'im (princes) and two (of them) were the heads of courts. The words of R. Meir. R. Judah said Simon ben Shetah was Nasi (prince) and Judah ben Tabbai the head of the court....Said R. Yose: Originally there were no arguments in Israel. Rather, a 71 member court sat in the chamber of hewn stone and other courts of 23 existed in the cities of Erez Yisrael. And two courts of 3 apiece were in Jerusalem, one on the temple mount and one in Hayil. When one of them was necessary [a person] goes to the court in his city. No court (in his city)--[the person] goes to the court near his city. If they heard, they say to him; if not, he and their most distinguished member go to the court on the temple mount. If they heard, they say to him; if not, he and their most distinguished member go to the court in Hayil. If they heard they say to him; if not these and these arrive at the court in the chamber of hewn stone (And the court of the chamber of hewn stone even though it is 71, it can never have less than 23. If one of them needs to leave, he sees if there will be 23 he may leave; if not, he may not leave until there are 23. They would sit from the offering of the morning sacrifice until the offering of the afternoon sacrifice. And on sabbaths and Holidays they would enter the Beit Midrash on the temple mount.) If they heard they say to them, and if not, they establish a quorum and take a roll. If the majority says impure it is impure. If the majority says pure it is pure. From there the Halakhah (law) goes out widespread in Israel. When there increased the students of Shammai and Hillel who did not properly apprentice, conflict increased in Israel and it became as though there were two Torahs. And for there they would sit and inspect. Whoever was wise and humble and abundant and sin-fearing and mature and getting along with other people they make him a judge in his city. After being made a judge in his city they could elevate and set him on the temple mount and from there they could elevate and seat him in Hayil and from there they can elevate and seat him in the chamber of hewn stone and from there they sit and inspect the lineages of the priests and levites. A priest in whom has been found a blemish wears black and wraps in black, exits and leaves. One in whom not a blemish is found wears white and wraps in white, enters and serves with his brothers the priests. They would make a holiday that not a blemish was found among the children of Aaron. And he would bring a tenth of an Eifah of his own flour and do the service with his own hands even though it is not his priestly shift. A high priest and a regular priest who served before bringing their tenth of an Eifah their service is acceptable. "

84. Tosefta, Hulin, 2.24 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199

85. Palestinian Talmud, Yevamot, 1.6 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and resh laqish •yohanan, r., and violence •yohanan, r., on purity and impurity Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 47, 180

86. Justin, First Apology, 31.6 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 511

87. Palestinian Talmud, Yoma, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan

88. Palestinian Talmud, Taanit, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171

89. Anon., Sifre Numbers, 117, 130-131, 39, 1 (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356

90. Palestinian Talmud, Avodah Zarah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199

91. Palestinian Talmud, Moed Qatan, 3.1, 3.7 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan b. beroka, r. •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171, 178

92. Palestinian Talmud, Peah, 7.4 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 199

93. Palestinian Talmud, Nazir, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan

94. Palestinian Talmud, Pesahim, 6.1 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., on purity and impurity Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 175

95. Palestinian Talmud, Sukkah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan

96. Palestinian Talmud, Sotah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 174

97. Palestinian Talmud, Shabbat, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 45, 174, 179, 180

98. Palestinian Talmud, Sanhedrin, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan

99. Anon., Sifra, None (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356

1.5. "3a) Binyan av vekathuv echad (a general rule implicit in one verse), viz.: \"Mishkav\" (what is lain upon) is not like \"moshav\" (what is sat upon [see Vayikra 15]), and moshav is not like mishkav. What is common to them is that they are articles designed for man's (bodily) comfort alone, and a zav (see Vayikra 15:2, Rashi,) defiles them by (their supporting) most of his weight, to (in turn) defile a man by maga (touching) and by massa (carrying), to (in turn) defile clothing. So, (all) articles which are designed for man's (bodily) comfort alone are defiled by a zav, by (supporting) most of his weight to (in turn) defile a man by maga and massa, to (in turn) defile clothing. This excludes (from such defilement) tarkav (a measuring instrument [which was employed for mishkav or moshav]), it being designed for a different purpose (i.e., measuring, and not \"man's bodily comfort.\" (In sum, then, anything designed for man's bodily comfort and used for mishkav is governed by the \"one verse\" of mishkav, and anything designed for man's bodily comfort and used for moshav is governed by the \"one verse\" of moshav.)",

100. Anon., Sifre Deuteronomy, 253-254, 269, 321, 343, 348, 352, 37, 406, 48, 306 (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 488

101. Anon., Leviticus Rabba, 3.6-3.7, 7.11, 9.3, 13.5, 22.4, 25.5, 26.2, 30.1, 34.13, 35.12 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., and gentiles •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •r. yohanan •yohanan b. amram, r. •r. yohanan b. maria •yohanan ha-sandlar (‘the alexandrian’), r. •yohanan, r., on purity and impurity •yohanan, r. •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336, 487, 489; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 132, 175, 179, 199; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 127, 171, 249

3.6. וֶהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (ויקרא ב, ב), תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּא וַאֲפִלּוּ רִבּוֹת, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן (משלי יד, כח): בְּרָב עָם הַדְּרַת מֶלֶךְ. (ויקרא ב, ב): וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ מִסָּלְתָּהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ, מִסַּלְתָּהּ וְלֹא כָּל סָלְתָּהּ, מִשַּׁמְנָהּ וְלֹא כָּל שַׁמְנָהּ, הֲרֵי שֶׁהֵבִיא מִנְחָתוֹ מִגּוֹלָה מֵאַסְפַּמְיָא וְרָאָה אֶת הַכֹּהֵן שֶׁהִקְמִיץ וְאָכַל אֶת הַשְּׁאָר, אָמַר אוֹי לִי, כָּל הַצַּעַר הַזֶּה שֶׁנִּצְטַעַרְתִּי בִּשְׁבִיל זֶה, וְהַכֹּל מְפַיְּסִין אוֹתוֹ וְאוֹמְרִים לוֹ וּמָה אִם זֶה שֶׁלֹּא נִצְטַעֵר אֶלָּא שְׁנֵי פְּסִיעוֹת בֵּין הָאוּלָם לַמִּזְבֵּחַ זָכָה לֶאֱכֹל, אַתָּה שֶׁנִּצְטַעַרְתָּ כָּל הַצַּעַר הַזֶּה, עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה. וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא (ויקרא ב, ג): וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִן הַמִּנְחָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו, רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בַּר אַבָּא אֲזַל לְחַד אֲתַר אַשְׁכָּחָא הָדֵין פְּסוּקָא רֹאשׁ סִדְרָא: וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִן הַמִּנְחָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו, מַה פָּתַח עֲלָהּ (תהלים יז, יד): מִמְתִים יָדְךָ ה' מִמְתִים מֵחֶלֶד. מִמְתִים יָדְךָ ה', מַה גִּבּוֹרִים הֵם אֵלּוּ שֶׁנָּטְלוּ חֶלְקָן מִתַּחַת יָדְךָ ה', וְאֵיזֶה זֶה שִׁבְטוֹ שֶׁל לֵוִי. מִמְתִים מֵחֶלֶד, אֵלּוּ שֶׁלֹּא נָטְלוּ חֵלֶק בָּאָרֶץ. חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים, אֵלּוּ קָדְשֵׁי מִקְדָּשׁ. וּצְפוּנְךָ תְּמַלֵּא בִטְנָם, אֵלּוּ קָדְשֵׁי הַגְּבוּל. יִשְׂבְּעוּ בָנִים, (ויקרא ו, יא): כָּל זָכָר בִּבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן יֹאכְלֶנָּה. וְהִנִּיחוּ יִתְרָם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶם, וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִן הַמִּנְחָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו, אַהֲרֹן זָכָה לְבָנִים בֵּין כְּשֵׁרִים בֵּין פְּסוּלִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (מלאכי ב, ה): בְּרִיתִי הָיְתָה אִתּוֹ הַחַיִּים וְהַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁהָיָה רוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. (מלאכי ב, ה): וָאֶתְּנֵם לוֹ מוֹרָא וַיִּירָאֵנִי, שֶׁקִּבֵּל עָלָיו דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה בְּאֵימָה וּבְיִרְאָה וּבִרְתֵת וּבְזִיעַ. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (מלאכי ב, ה): מִפְּנֵי שְׁמִי נִחַת, אָמְרוּ בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיָּצַק משֶׁה שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן, נִרְתַּע וְנָפַל לַאֲחוֹרָיו, וְאָמַר, אוֹי לִי שֶׁמָּא מָעַלְתִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה. הֵשִׁיבָה רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאָמְרָה לוֹ (תהלים קלג, א ג): הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד כַּשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹב עַל הָרֹאשׁ וגו' כְּטַל חֶרְמוֹן שֶׁיּוֹרֵד וגו'. מַה הַטַּל אֵין בּוֹ מְעִילָה אַף הַשֶּׁמֶן אֵין בּוֹ מְעִילָה. כַּשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹב עַל הָרֹאשׁ יוֹרֵד עַל הַזָּקָן זְקַן אַהֲרֹן, וְכִי שְׁנֵי זְקָנִים הָיוּ לְאַהֲרֹן וְאַתְּ אֲמַרְתְּ הַזָּקָן זְקַן, אֶלָּא כֵּיוָן שֶׁרָאָה משֶׁה אֶת הַשֶּׁמֶן יוֹרֵד עַל זְקַן אַהֲרֹן הָיָה שָׂמֵחַ כְּאִלּוּ עַל זְקָנוֹ יָרָד. (מלאכי ב, ו): תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת הָיְתָה בְּפִיהוּ, שֶׁלֹּא אָסַר אֶת הַמֻּתָּר וְלֹא הִתִּיר אֶת הָאָסוּר. בְּשָׁלוֹם וּבְמִישׁוֹר הָלַךְ אִתִּי, שֶׁלֹּא הִרְהֵר אַחַר דַּרְכֵי הַמָּקוֹם, כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁלֹּא הִרְהֵר אָבִינוּ אַבְרָהָם. וְרַבִּים הֵשִׁיב מֵעָוֹן, שֶׁהֵשִׁיב פּוֹשְׁעִים לְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (שיר השירים א, ד): מֵישָׁרִים אֲהֵבוּךָ, מַה כְּתִיב בּוֹ בַּסּוֹף (מלאכי ב, ז): כִּי שִׂפְתֵי כֹהֵן יִשְׁמְרוּ דַעַת וְתוֹרָה יְבַקְּשׁוּ מִפִּיהוּ וגו'. 3.7. שְׁתֵּי מְנָחוֹת הֵן, (ויקרא ב, ה): אִם מִנְחָה עַל הַמַּחֲבַת, וּמִנְחַת מַרְחֶשֶׁת, וּבִשְׁתֵּיהֶן הוּא אוֹמֵר (ויקרא ב, ח): וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת הַמִּנְחָה, מַה בֵּין מַחֲבַת לְמַרְחֶשֶׁת, שֶׁזּוֹ תִּבָּלֵל בַּשֶּׁמֶן וְזוֹ תֵּעָשֶׂה בַּשֶּׁמֶן כָּל צָרְכָּהּ, וְאָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים בַּמִּשְׁנָה (גמרא מנחות סג, א): מַרְחֶשֶׁת עֲמוּקָה, מַעֲשֶׂיהָ רוֹחֲשִׁין. מַחֲבַת צָפָה, מַעֲשֶׂיהָ קָשִׁין, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמַר אָדָם אֵלֵךְ וְאֶעֱשֶׂה דְבָרִים מְכֹעָרִים וּדְבָרִים שֶׁאֵינָן רְאוּיִין וְאָבִיא מִנְחָה עַל מַחֲבַת וְאֶהְיֶה אָהוּב לִפְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם. אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּנִי מִפְּנֵי מָה לֹא בָּלַלְתָּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה, שֶׁאֵין שֶׁמֶן אֶלָּא תוֹרָה, וְאֵין שֶׁמֶן אֶלָּא מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (שיר השירים א, ג): לְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנֶיךָ טוֹבִים שֶׁמֶן וגו', שְׂכָרֵנוּ שֶׁבָּאנוּ לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה שָׁפַכְתָּ לָנוּ תּוֹרָה כְּשֶׁמֶן הַמּוּרָק מִכְּלִי לִכְלִי וְאֵין קוֹלוֹ נִשְׁמָע, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: שֶׁמֶן תּוּרַק שְׁמֶךָ עַל כֵּן וגו', וַאֲפִלּוּ אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם מַכִּירִין בְּחָכְמָה וּבְבִינָה וּבְדֵעָה וְהַשְׂכֵּל מַגִּיעִים לְגוּפָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָתֶךָ הָיוּ אוֹהֲבִים אוֹתְךָ אַהֲבָה גְמוּרָה בֵּין כְּשֶׁהוּא טוֹב בֵּין כְּשֶׁהוּא רַע לָהֶם, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: עֲלָמוֹת אֲהֵבוּךָ. קָרָא אָדָם וְלֹא שָׁנָה עֲדַיִן בַּחוּץ עוֹמֵד, שָׁנָה וְלֹא קָרָא, עֲדַיִן בַּחוּץ עוֹמֵד, קָרָא וְשָׁנָה וְלֹא שִׁמֵּשׁ עֲדַיִן תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים, דּוֹמֶה לְמִי שֶׁנֶּעֶלְמוּ מִמֶּנּוּ סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ירמיה לא, יח): כִּי אַחֲרֵי שׁוּבִי נִחַמְתִּי, אֲבָל קָרָא אָדָם תּוֹרָה נְבִיאִים וּכְתוּבִים וְשָׁנָה מִשְׁנָה מִדְרָשׁ הֲלָכוֹת וְאַגָּדוֹת וְשִׁמֵּשׁ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים, אֲפִלּוּ מֵת עָלָיו אוֹ נֶהֱרַג עָלָיו, הֲרֵי הוּא בְּשִׂמְחָה לְעוֹלָם, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: עַל כֵּן עֲלָמוֹת אֲהֵבוּךָ. מַרְחֶשֶׁת עֲמוּקָה מַעֲשֶׂיהָ רוֹחֲשִׁין, כֵּיצַד, יֵשׁ בּוֹ בְּאָדָם תּוֹרָה יִהְיֶה נִזְהָר שֶׁלֹּא יָבוֹא לִידֵי עָוֹן וְחֵטְא, אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה וְתִהְיֶה לְךָ קוֹרַת רוּחַ וְיִטָּמְנוּ דִבְרֵי תוֹרָה בְּפִיךָ לְעוֹלָם, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה וּשְׁמוּרִים בְּיָדוֹ וְיוֹדֵעַ לְהָשִׁיב בָּהֶן תְּשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה בִּמְקוֹמָהּ, עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב אוֹמֵר (משלי כ, ה): מַיִם עֲמוּקִים עֵצָה בְּלֶב אִישׁ, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים קל, א): מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ ה'. וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים קב, א): תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי יַעֲטֹף, בָּרוּךְ מִי שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם, אָמֵן, אָמֵן, אָמֵן. 9.3. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ, אָמַר רַבִּי יַנַּאי וְשָׁם כְּתִיב דְּשָׁיֵם אָרְחֵיהּ, סַגֵּי שָׁוֵי, מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי יַנַּאי שֶׁהָיָה מְהַלֵּךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְרָאָה אָדָם אֶחָד שֶׁהָיָה מְשֻׁפַּע בְּיוֹתֵר, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מַשְׁגַּח רַבִּי מִתְקַבְּלָא גַבָּן, אֲמַר לוֹ אִין, הִכְנִיסוֹ לְבֵיתוֹ הֶאֱכִילוֹ וְהִשְׁקָהוּ, בְּדָקוֹ בְּמִקְרָא וְלֹא מְצָאוֹ, בְּמִשְׁנָה וְלֹא מְצָאוֹ, בְּאַגָּדָה וְלֹא מְצָאוֹ, בְּתַלְמוּד וְלֹא מְצָאוֹ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ סַב בְּרִיךְ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ יְבָרֵךְ יַנַּאי בְּבֵיתֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִית בָּךְ אֲמַר מַה דַּאֲנָא אֲמַר לָךְ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אֱמֹר אָכוֹל כַּלְבָּא פִּיסְתְּיָא דְּיַנַּאי, קָם תַּפְסֵיהּ אֲמַר לֵיהּ יְרוּתָתִי גַבָּךְ דְּאַתְּ מוֹנֵעַ לִי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ וּמַה יַרְתּוּתָךְ גַבִּי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חַד זְמַן הֲוֵינָא עָבַר קַמֵּי בֵּית סִפְרָא, וּשְׁמָעִית קָלְהוֹן דְּמֵנִיקַיָא אָמְרִין (דברים לג, ד): תּוֹרָה צִוָּה לָנוּ משֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב, מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַנַּאי אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן אֶלָּא קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב. אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָמָּה זָכִיתָ לְמֵיכְלָא עַל פְּתוֹרִי, אֲמַר לוֹ מִיּוֹמַי לָא שְׁמָעִית מִילָא בִּישָׁא וְחִזַּרְתִּי לְמָרַהּ, וְלָא חָמֵית תְּרֵין דְּמִתְכַּתְּשִׁין דֵּין עִם דֵּין וְלָא יְהַבִית שְׁלָמָא בֵּינֵיהוֹן. אֲמַר לֵיהּ כָּל הֲדָא דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ גַּבָּךְ וְקָרִיתָךְ כַּלְבָּא, קָרָא עֲלֵיהּ שָׁם דֶּרֶךְ, דְּשָׁיֵם אָרְחֵיהּ סַגֵּי שָׁוֵי, דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בַּר רַב נַחְמָן עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה דוֹרוֹת קָדְמָה דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (בראשית ג, כד): לִשְׁמֹר אֶת דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַחַיִּים, דֶּרֶךְ, זוֹ דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ עֵץ הַחַיִּים, זוֹ תּוֹרָה. אַרְאֶנּוּ בְּיֵשַׁע אֱלֹהִים, אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ זֶה אֶחָד מִן הַמִּקְרָאוֹת שֶׁיְשׁוּעָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יְשׁוּעָתָן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל (תהלים פ, ג): וּלְכָה לִישֻׁעָתָה לָּנוּ. 13.5. אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן כָּל הַנְּבִיאִים רָאוּ הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת בְּעִסּוּקָן, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (בראשית ב, י): וְנָהָר יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת וגו', רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא וְאַמְרֵי לָהּ רַבִּי מְנַחֲמָא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר עָתִיד הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְהַשְׁקוֹת כּוֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָה לְאֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב: וְנָהָר יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן, מָקוֹם שֶׁהַדִּין יוֹצֵא, (בראשית ב, י): וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִׁים, אֵלּוּ אַרְבָּעָה נְהָרוֹת, (בראשית ב, יא): שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן, זֶה בָּבֶל, עַל שֵׁם (חבקוק א, ח): וּפָשׁוּ פָּרָשָׁיו. (בראשית ב, יא): הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל אֶרֶץ הַחֲוִילָה, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר הָרָשָׁע שֶׁעָלָה וְהִקִּיף אֶת כָּל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמְּיַחֶלֶת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהלים מב, ו): הוֹחִלִי לֵאלֹהִים. (בראשית ב, יא): אֲשֶׁר שָׁם הַזָּהָב, אֵלּוּ דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים יט, יא): הַנֶּחֱמָדִים מִזָּהָב וּמִפָּז רָב. (בראשית ב, יב): וּזֲהַב הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא טוֹב, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין תּוֹרָה כְּתוֹרַת אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵין חָכְמָה כְּחָכְמַת אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, (בראשית ב, יב): שָׁם הַבְּדֹלַח וְאֶבֶן הַשֹּׁהַם, מִקְרָא מִשְׁנָה תַּלְמוּד הֲלָכוֹת וְאַגָּדוֹת. (בראשית ב, יג): וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשֵּׁנִי גִיחוֹן, זֶה מָדַי, שֶׁהֶעֱמִידָה אֶת הָמָן הָרָשָׁע שֶׁמָּשַׁךְ עִסָּה כַּנָּחָשׁ, עַל שׁוּם (בראשית ג, יד): עַל גְּחֹנְךָ תֵלֵךְ. (בראשית ב, יג): הוּא הַסּוֹבֵב אֶת כָּל אֶרֶץ כּוּשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (אסתר א, א): מֵהוֹדוּ וְעַד כּוּשׁ. (בראשית ב, יד): וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל, זוֹ יָוָן, שֶׁהִיא חַדָּה וְקַלָּה בִּגְזֵרוֹתֶיהָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאוֹמֵר לָהֶם כִּתְבוּ עַל קֶרֶן הַשּׁוֹר שֶׁאֵין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל חֵלֶק בֵּאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. (בראשית ב, יד): הַהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר, אָמַר רַב הוּנָא כָּל הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת נִקְרְאוּ עַל שֵׁם אַשּׁוּר, שֶׁהָיוּ מְאַשְׁרִין עַצְמָן מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא, כָּל הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת נִקְרְאוּ עַל שֵׁם מִצְרַיִם, עַל שֵׁם שֶׁהָיוּ מְצֵירִין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. (בראשית ב, יד): וְהַנָּהָר הָרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָת, הוּא אֱדוֹם שֶׁפָּרָת וְרָבָת בִּתְפִלָּתוֹ שֶׁל זָקֵן. דָּבָר אַחֵר, שֶׁפָּרָת וְרָבָת וְהֵצֵירָה לְעוֹלָמוֹ שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל. דָּבָר אַחֵר, שֶׁפָּרָת וְרָבָת וְהֵצֵירָה לִבְנוֹ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, שֶׁפָּרָת וְרָבָת וְהֵצֵירָה לְבֵיתוֹ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, פָּרָת עַל שׁוּם סוֹפָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה סג, ג): פּוּרָה דָרַכְתִּי לְבַדִּי. אַבְרָהָם רָאָה הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת בְּעִסּוּקָן (בראשית טו, יב): וְהִנֵּה אֵימָה, זוֹ בָּבֶל עַל שֵׁם (דניאל ג, יט): נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר הִתְמְלִי חֱמָא. (בראשית טו, יב): חֲשֵׁכָה, זוֹ מָדַי, שֶׁהֶחֱשִׁיכָה בִּגְזֵרוֹתֶיהָ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (אסתר ג, יג): לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד. (בראשית טו, יב): גְּדֹלָה, זוֹ יָוָן, אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהָיְתָה מַלְכוּת יָוָן מַעֲמֶדֶת מֵאָה וְשִׁבְעִים וְאֶחָד אִפַּרְכִין, מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אִסְטְרָטָלִיטוּן, וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרִין שִׁשִּׁים שִׁשִׁים, וְרַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי חָנִין עַל הֲדָא דְרַבָּנָן (דברים ח, טו): הַמּוֹלִיכְךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא נָחָשׁ שָׂרָף וְעַקְרָב, נָחָשׁ זֶה בָּבֶל. שָׂרָף, זֶה מָדַי. עַקְרָב, זֶה יָוָן, מָה עַקְרָב זֶה מַשְׁרֶצֶת שִׁשִּׁים שִׁשִּׁים, כָּךְ הָיְתָה מַלְכוּת יָוָן מַעֲמֶדֶת שִׁשִּׁים שִׁשִּׁים. (בראשית טו, יב): נֹפֶלֶת, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, עַל שֵׁם (ירמיה מט, כא): מִקּוֹל נִפְלָם רָעֲשָׁה הָאָרֶץ. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים אֵימָה, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, עַל שֵׁם (דניאל ז, ז): דְּחִילָה וְאֵימְתָנִי. חֲשֵׁכָה, זוֹ יָוָן. גְּדֹלָה, זוֹ מָדַי, עַל שֵׁם (אסתר ג, א): גִּדַּל הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ. נֹפֶלֶת, זוֹ בָּבֶל, עַל שֵׁם (ישעיה כא, ט): נָפְלָה נָפְלָה בָּבֶל. רָאָה דָּנִיֵּאל אֶת הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת בְּעִסּוּקָן, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (דניאל ז, ב ג): חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוִי עִם לֵילְיָא וַאֲרוּ אַרְבַּע רוּחֵי שְׁמַיָא מְגִיחָן לְיַמָּא רַבָּא, וְאַרְבַּע חֵיוָן רַבְרְבָן סָלְקָן מִן יַמָּא, אִם זְכִיתֶם מִן יַמָּא וְאִם לָאו מִן חוֹרְשָׁא, הֲדָא חֵיוְתָא דְיַמָּא כִּי סָלְקָא מִן יַמָּא הִיא מִמַּכְיָא, סָלְקָא מִן חוֹרְשָׁא לֵית הִיא מִמַּכְיָא, דְכַוָּותָא (תהלים פ, יד): יְכַרְסְמֶנָּה חֲזִיר מִיָּעַר, עַיִ"ן תְּלוּיָה, אִם זְכִיתֶם מִן הַיְאוֹר וְאִם לָאו מִן הַיַּעַר, הֲדָא חֵיוְתָא כִּי סָלְקָא מִן נַהֲרָא הִיא מִמַּכְיָא, סָלְקָא מִן חוֹרְשָׁא לֵית הִיא מִמַּכְיָא, (דניאל ז, ג): שָׁנְיָן דָּא מִן דָּא, אַל תִּקְרֵי שָׁנְיָן אֶלָּא סָנְיָן דָּא מִן דָּא, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁכָּל אֻמָּה שֶׁשּׁוֹלֶטֶת בָּעוֹלָם הִיא שׂוֹנְאָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמְשַׁעְבְּדָא בָּהֶן. (דניאל ז, ד): קַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה, זוֹ בָּבֶל, יִרְמְיָה רָאָה אוֹתָהּ אֲרִי וְרָאָה אוֹתָהּ נֶשֶׁר, דִּכְתִיב (ירמיה ד, ז): עָלָה אַרְיֵה מִסֻּבְּכוֹ (ירמיה מט, כב): הִנֵּה כַנֶּשֶׁר יַעֲלֶה וְיִדְאֶה, אָמְרִין לְדָנִיֵּאל אַתּ מָה חָמֵית לְהוֹן, אָמַר לְהוֹן חָמֵיתִי אַפִּין כְּאַרְיֵה וְגַפִּין דִּי נְשַׁר, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (דניאל ז, ד): קַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה וְגַפִּין דִּי נְשַׁר לַהּ חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי מְּרִיטוּ גַּפֵּיהּ וּנְטִילַת מִן אַרְעָא. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְרַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר כָּל אוֹתוֹ אֲרִי לָקָה וְלִבּוֹ לֹא לָקָה, דִּכְתִיב (דניאל ז, ד): וּלְבַב אֱנָשׁ יְהִיב לַהּ. וְרַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן אָמַר אַף לִבּוֹ לָקָה, דִּכְתִיב (דניאל ד, יג): לִבְבֵהּ מִן אֲנָשָׁא יְשַׁנּוֹן. חָזֵה הֲוֵית (דניאל ז, ה): וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה אָחֳרֵי תִנְיָנָא דָמְיָא לְדֹב, לְדב כְּתִיב זֶה מָדַי, הוּא דַעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן (ירמיה ה, ו): עַל כֵּן הִכָּם אַרְיֵה מִיַּעַר, זוֹ בָּבֶל. (ירמיה ה, ו): זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת יְשָׁדְדֵם, זוֹ מָדַי. (ירמיה ה, ו): נָמֵר שֹׁקֵד עַל עָרֵיהֶם, זוֹ יָוָן. (ירמיה ה, ו): כָּל הַיּוֹצֵא מֵהֵנָּה יִטָּרֵף, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, לָמָּה, (ירמיה ה, ו): כִּי רַבּוּ פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם עָצְמוּ מְשֻׁבוֹתֵיהֶם. (דניאל ז, ו): חָזֵה הֲוֵית וַאֲרוּ אָחֳרִי כִּנְמַר, זוֹ יָוָן, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַעֲמֶדֶת בִּגְזֵרוֹתֶיהָ וְאוֹמֶרֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּתְבוּ עַל קֶרֶן הַשּׁוֹר שֶׁאֵין לָכֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. (דניאל ז, ז): בָּאתַר דְּנָא חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה רְבִיעָאָה דְּחִילָה וְאֵימְתָנִי וְתַקִּיפָא יַתִּירָה, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, דָּנִיֵּאל רָאָה שְׁלָשְׁתָּן בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד וְלָזוֹ בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד, לָמָּה, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר שֶׁשְּׁקוּלָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׁלָשְׁתָּן, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר יַתִּירָה. מָתִיב רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן לְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ (יחזקאל כא, יט): בֶּן אָדָם הִנָּבֵא וְהַךְ כַּף אֶל כָּף, דָּא מָה עָבַד לָהּ רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ (יחזקאל כא, יט): וְתִכָּפֵל. משֶׁה רָאָה אֶת הַמַּלְכֻיּוֹת בְּעִסּוּקָן, (ויקרא יא, ד): אֶת הַגָּמָל, זוֹ בָּבֶל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קלז, ח): אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ אֶת גְּמוּלֵךְ שֶׁגָּמַלְתְּ לָנוּ. (ויקרא יא, ה): אֶת הַשָּׁפָן, זוֹ מָדַי. רַבָּנָן וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּרַבִּי סִימוֹן, רַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי מַה הַשָּׁפָן הַזֶּה יֵשׁ בּוֹ סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה וְסִימָנֵי טָהֳרָה, כָּךְ הָיְתָה מַלְכוּת מָדַי מַעֲמֶדֶת צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּרַבִּי סִימוֹן דָּרְיָוֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן בְּנָהּ שֶׁל אֶסְתֵּר הָיָה, טָהוֹר מֵאִמּוֹ וְטָמֵא מֵאָבִיו. (ויקרא יא, ו): וְאֶת הָאַרְנֶבֶת, זוֹ יָוָן, אִמּוֹ שֶׁל תַּלְמַי אַרְנֶבֶת שְׁמָהּ. (ויקרא יא, ז): וְאֶת הַחֲזִיר, זוֹ פָּרַס, משֶׁה נָתַן שְׁלָשְׁתָּם בְּפָסוּק אֶחָד, וְלָזוֹ בְּפָסוּק אֶחָד, וְלָמָּה, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר שֶׁשְּׁקוּלָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׁלָשְׁתָּן, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר (דניאל ז, ז): יַתִּירָה. מָתִיב רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן לְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ בֶּן אָדָם הִנָּבֵא וְהַךְ כַּף אֶל כָּף, דָּא מָה עָבַד לֵיהּ רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ וְתִכָּפֵל. רַבִּי פִּנְחָס וְרַבִּי חִלְקִיָּה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי סִימוֹן מִכָּל הַנְּבִיאִים לֹא פִּרְסְמוּהָ אֶלָּא שְׁנַיִם אָסָף וּמשֶׁה, אָסָף אָמַר (תהלים פ, יד): יְכַרְסְמֶנָּה חֲזִיר מִיָּעַר. משֶׁה אָמַר (ויקרא יא, ז): וְאֶת הַחֲזִיר כִּי מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה, לָמָּה נִמְשְׁלָה לַחֲזִיר, לוֹמַר לָךְ מָה חֲזִיר בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא רוֹבֵץ מוֹצִיא טְלָפָיו וְאוֹמֵר רְאוּ שֶׁאֲנִי טָהוֹר, כָּךְ מַלְכוּת אֱדוֹם מִתְגָּאָה וְחוֹמֶסֶת וְגוֹזֶלֶת וְנִרְאֵית כְּאִלּוּ מַצַּעַת בִּימָה. מַעֲשֶׂה בְּשִׁלְטוֹן אֶחָד שֶׁהָיָה הוֹרֵג הַגַּנָּבִים וְהַמְנָאֲפִים וְהַמְכַשְּׁפִים, גָּחִין וְאָמַר לַסַּנְקְלִיטִין, שְׁלָשְׁתָּן עָשִׂיתִי בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד. דָּבָר אַחֵר, (ויקרא יא, ד): אֶת הַגָּמָל, זוֹ בָּבֶל, (ויקרא יא, ד): כִּי מַעֲלֶה גֵרָה הוּא, שֶׁמְקַלֶּסֶת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בַּר נַחְמָן, כָּל מַה שֶּׁפָּרַט דָּוִד כָּלַל אוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע בְּפָסוּק אֶחָד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ד, לד): כְּעַן אֲנָה נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר מְשַׁבַּח וּמְרוֹמֵם וּמְהַדַּר לְמֶלֶךְ שְׁמַיָא. מְשַׁבַּח (תהלים קמז, יב): שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֶת ה'. וּמְרוֹמֵם (תהלים ל, ב): אֲרוֹמִמְךָ ה'. וּמְהַדַּר (תהלים קד, א): ה' אֱלֹהַי גָדַלְתָּ מְאֹד הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָשְׁתָּ. (דניאל ד, לד): דִּי כָל מַעֲבָדוֹהִי קְשֹׁט (תהלים קלח, ב): עַל חַסְדְּךָ וְעַל אֲמִתֶּךָ. (דניאל ד, לד): וְאֹרְחָתֵהּ דִּין (תהלים צו, י): יָדִין עַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִים. (דניאל ד, לד): וְדִי מַהְלְכִין בְּגֵוָה (תהלים צג, א): ה' מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ. (דניאל ד, לד): יָכִל לְהַשְׁפָּלָה (תהלים עה, יא): וְכָל קַרְנֵי רְשָׁעִים אֲגַדֵּעַ. (ויקרא יא, ה): וְאֶת הַשָּׁפָן, זוֹ מָדַי, (ויקרא יא, ה): כִּי מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא, שֶׁמְקַלֶּסֶת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (עזרא א, ב): כֹּה אָמַר כֹּרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס. (ויקרא יא, ו): וְאֶת הָאַרְנֶבֶת, זוֹ יָוָן, (ויקרא יא, ו): כִּי מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה הִוא, שֶׁמְּקַלֶּסֶת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרוֹס מוֹקְדוֹן כַּד הֲוָה חָמֵי לְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק, אוֹמֵר בָּרוּךְ ה' אֱלֹהֵי שֶׁל שִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק. (ויקרא יא, ז): וְאֶת הַחֲזִיר, זֶה אֱדוֹם, (ויקרא יא, ז): וְהוּא גֵרָה לֹא יִגָּר, שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְקַלֶּסֶת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, וְלֹא דַּיָּן שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְקַלֶּסֶת אֶלָּא מְחָרֶפֶת וּמְגַדֶּפֶת וְאוֹמֶרֶת (תהלים עג, כה): מִי לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, אֶת הַגָּמָל, זוֹ בָּבֶל, כִּי מַעֲלֶה גֵרָה הוּא, שֶׁמְגַדֶּלֶת אֶת דָּנִיֵּאל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ב, מט): וְדָנִיֵּאל בִּתְרַע מַלְכָּא. וְאֶת הַשָּׁפָן, זוֹ מָדַי, כִּי מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא, שֶׁמְגַדֶּלֶת אֶת מָרְדְּכַי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (אסתר ב, יט): וּמָרְדֳּכַי ישֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ. וְאֶת הָאַרְנֶבֶת, זוֹ יָוָן, כִּי מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה הִוא, שֶׁמְגַדֶּלֶת הַצַּדִּיקִים. אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרוֹס כַּד הֲוָה חָמֵי לְשִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק הֲוָה קָאֵים עַל רַגְלֵיהּ, אָמְרִין לֵיהּ מִינָאֵי, מִן קֳדָם יְהוּדָאי אַתְּ קָאֵים, אָמַר לָהֶם בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאֲנִי יוֹצֵא לְמִלְחָמָה דְּמוּתוֹ אֲנִי רוֹאֶה וְנוֹצֵחַ. וְאֶת הַחֲזִיר, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, וְהוּא גֵרָה לֹא יִגָּר, שֶׁאֵינָה מְגַדֶּלֶת הַצַּדִּיקִים, וְלֹא דַי שֶׁאֵינָה מְגַדֶּלֶת אֶלָּא שֶׁהוֹרֶגֶת אוֹתָם. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (ישעיה מז, ו): קָצַפְתִּי עַל עַמִּי חִלַּלְתִּי נַחֲלָתִי וגו', נַחֲלָתִי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וַחֲבֵרָיו. דָּבָר אַחֵר, אֶת הַגָּמָל, זוֹ בָּבֶל, כִּי מַעֲלֶה גֵרָה, שֶׁגָּרְרָה מַלְכוּת אַחֲרֶיהָ. וְאֶת הַשָּׁפָן, זוֹ מָדַי כִּי מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא, שֶׁגָּרְרָה מַלְכוּת אַחֲרֶיהָ, וְאֶת הָאַרְנֶבֶת, זוֹ יָוָן, כִּי מַעֲלַת גֵרָה הִוא, שֶׁגָּרְרָה מַלְכוּת אַחֲרֶיהָ. וְאֶת הַחֲזִיר, זוֹ אֱדוֹם, וְהוּא גֵרָה לֹא יִגָּר, שֶׁאֵינָה גוֹרֶרֶת מַלְכוּת אַחֲרֶיהָ, וְלָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ חֲזִיר, שֶׁמַּחֲזֶרֶת עֲטָרָה לִבְעָלֶיהָ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (עובדיה א, כא): וְעָלוּ מוֹשִׁיעִים בְּהַר צִיּוֹן לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת הַר עֵשָׂו וְהָיְתָה לַה' הַמְּלוּכָה. 22.4. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וְיִתְרוֹן אֶרֶץ, עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בְּחַד גַּבְרָא דַּהֲוָה קָאֵים עַל גַּבֵּי נַהֲרָא וְחָמָא חָדָא אוּרְדְּעָן טָעֲנָא חָדָא עַקְרָב וּמְגִזְתֵּיהּ נַהֲרָא, אָמַר זוֹ מוּכֶנֶת לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתָא אַגִּיזְתָּא נַהֲרָא וַאֲזָלַת וַעֲבָדַת שְׁלִיחוּתָהּ וַחֲזָרַת יָתָהּ לְאַתְרָהּ, וְנִשְׁמַע קוֹל יְלָלָה בָּעִיר פְּלוֹנִי נְשָׁכוֹ עַקְרָב וָמֵת. רַבִּי פִּנְחָס בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חָנִין דְּצִפּוֹרִי אָמַר עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בְּחַד גַּבְרָא דַּהֲוָה קָאֵים וְחָפַר בַּהֲדָא בִּקְעַת בֵּית שׁוֹפָרֵי, חָמָא חַד עֵשֶׂב וְלָקֵיט יָתֵיהּ וְעָבְדָא כְּלִילָא לְרֵאשֵׁיהּ, אָזַל חַד חִוְיָא וּמָחָא יָתֵיהּ וְקָטַל יָתֵיהּ, אָתָא חַד חָבֵר וְקָם לֵיהּ סָקַר בְּהַהוּא חִוְיָא אָמַר תָּמַהּ אֲנָא עַל מַאן דְּקָטַל הֲדָא חִוְיָא, אֲמַר הַהוּא גַבְרָא אֲנָא קְטָלִית יָתֵיהּ, תָּלָה אַפּוֹי וְחָמָא הַהוּא עִשְׂבָּא עָבֵיד בָּהּ כְּלִילָא עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מִן קוּשְׁטָא אֲנָא קְטָלִית יָתֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַתְּ יָכֵיל מֵרִים הָדֵין עִשְׂבָּא מִן רֵישָׁא, אָמַר לֵיהּ אִין, כֵּיוָן דְּאָרֵים יָתֵיהּ אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַתְּ יָכֵיל קָרֵב הָדֵין חִוְיָא בְּהָדֵין חוּטְרָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין, כֵּיוָן דְּקָרַב לְהַהוּא חִוְיָא מִיָּד נָשְׁלוּ אֵבָרָיו. רַבִּי יַנַּאי הֲוָה יָתֵיב מַתְנֵי עַל תְּרַע קַרְתָּא, וְרָאָה נָחָשׁ אֶחָד מַרְתִּיעַ וּבָא וַהֲוָה מְרַדֵּף לֵיהּ מִן הָדֵין סִטְרָא וְהוּא חָזַר מִן הָדֵין סִטְרָא, אָמַר זֶה מוּכָן לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ, מִיָּד נָפְלָה הֲבָרָה בָּעִיר אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי נְשָׁכוֹ נָחָשׁ וָמֵת. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הֲוָה יָתֵיב וּמְטַיֵּיל בְּבֵית הַכִּסֵּא, אָתָא חַד רוֹמִי וּמְקִים יָתֵיהּ וִיתֵיב, אֲמַר הֲדָא לָא עַל מַגָּן, מִיָּד נָפְקָא חַד חִוְיָא וּמָחָא יָתֵיהּ וְקָטְלֵיהּ, קָרֵי עֲלֵיהּ (ישעיה מג, ד): וְאֶתֵּן אָדָם תַּחְתֶּיךָ. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הֲוָה קָאֵים עַל חָדָא שׁוּנִיתָא דְּיַמָּא דְקֵיסָרִין וְרָאָה קוּלְיָא אַחַת שֶׁהָיְתָה מִתְגַּלְגֶּלֶת וּבָאָה וַהֲוָה מַצְנַע לָהּ וְהָא מִתְגַּלְגְּלָא, אָמַר זוֹ מוּכֶנֶת לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתָא, לְבָתַר יוֹמִין עָבַר חַד בַּלְדָּר, אִתְגַּלְגְּלַת בֵּין רַגְלָיו וְנִכְשַׁל בָּהּ וְנָפַל וּמֵת, אָזְלִין וּפַשְׁפְּשׁוּנֵיהּ וְאַשְׁכְּחוּן יָתֵיהּ טָעַן כְּתָבִין בִּישִׁין עַל יְהוּדָאי דְקֵיסָרִין. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן הֲוָה עַסְקָן בִּדְבָרִים, הֲוָה לֵיהּ חַד פַּרְדֵּס, חַד זְמַן הֲוָה יָתֵיב בֵּיהּ וַהֲוָה בֵּיהּ חַד סַדָּן, חָמָא הֲדָא דוּכִיפַת דְּעָבֵיד לֵיהּ קֵן בְּגַוָּהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מַה בָּעֵי הָדֵין עוֹפָא מְסָאֲבָא בַּהֲדֵין פַּרְדֵּס, אָזַל רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וְסָתְרֵיהּ לְהַהוּא קִנָּא, אָזַל הַהוּא דוּכִיפַת וְתַקְנֵיהּ, מָה עֲבַד רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אָזַל אַיְיתֵי חַד לוּחַ וְיַהֲבָהּ בְּאַפּוֹי דְהַהוּא קִנָּא וִיהַב בֵּיהּ חַד מַסְמֵר. מָה עֲבַד הַהוּא דוּכִיפַת אָזַל אַיְיתֵי חַד עֵשֶׂב וְיַהֲבֵיהּ עַל הַהוּא מַסְמְרָא וְשָׂרְפֵהּ. מָה עֲבַד רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אָמַר טוֹב לְמִגְנְזָא הָדֵין עִשְׂבָּא דְּלָא יֵילְפוּן גַּנָּבַיָא לְמֶעְבַּד כֵּן וְיַחְרְבוּן בְּרִיָּיתָא. חֲמַרְתָּא דְּרַבִּי יַנַּאי אֲכָלַת עִשְׂבָּא וְאִיסְתַּמֵּית וַאֲכָלַת עִשְׂבָּא אָחֳרִי וְאִתְפַּתְּחַת. עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בִּתְרֵין גַּבְרֵי דַּהֲווֹ עָיְלִין בְּאִילֵין שְׁבִילַיָּא דִּטְבֶרְיָא, חַד סַמְיָא וְחַד מְפַתַּח, וַהֲוָה הַהִיא פְּתִיחָה גָּדֵישׁ לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא סַמְיָא, יָתְבוּן לְמִקַרְטָא בְּאוֹרְחָא וַאֲרָעַת שַׁעְתָּא וְאָכְלִין מִן עִשְׂבָּא, דֵין דַּהֲוָה סַמֵּי אִתְפַּתַּח וְדֵין דַּהֲוָה פָּתִיחַ אִסְתַּמֵּי, וְלָא עָלוּן מִן תַּמָּן עַד דִּגְדַשׁ הַהוּא סַמְיָא לִפְתִיחָא. עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בְּחַד גַּבְרָא דַּהֲוָה סָלֵיק מִן בָּבֶל, יָתֵיב לְמִקַרְטָא בְּאוֹרְחָא, וְחָמָא תַּרְתֵּין צִפֳּרִין מִתְנַצְיָין חָדָא עִם חָדָא, וְקָטְלַת חָדָא מִנְּהוֹן חֲבֶרְתָּהּ, אָזְלַת הַהִיא אַחְרִיתֵּי וְאַתְיָא עִשְׂבָּא וִיהַב עֲלָהּ וְאַחְיַית יָתָהּ, אֲמַר טַב לִי נְסַב מִן הָדֵין עִשְׂבָּא וְאַחְיֵה בֵּיהּ מֵתַיָא דְאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי פָרֵי וְסָלַק חָמָא חַד תַּעֲלָא מִית מִקְלַק בְּאוֹרְחָא, אֲמַר טַב לִי מְנַסְיָא בַּהֲדֵין תַּעֲלָא, וִיהַב עֲלֵיהּ וְאַחְיֵיהּ, וְסָלֵיק עַד שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לְסוּלַמֵּי צוֹר, כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לְסוּלַמֵּי צוֹר חָמֵי חַד אֲרִי קְטֵיל וּמִקְלַק בְּאָרְחָא, אֲמַר טַב לִי מְנַסְיָא בַּהֲדֵין אֲרִי, וִיהַב עֲלוֹהִי מִן עִשְׂבָּא וַחֲיָה, וְקָם וַאֲכַל יָתֵיהּ, הוּא דִּבְרִיָּתָא אָמְרֵי טַב לְבִישׁ עֲבַדְתְּ בִּישָׁא עֲבַדְתְּ, טַב לְבִישׁ לָא תַעֲבֵיד וּבִישׁ לָא מָטֵי לָךְ. אָמַר רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא אֲפִלּוּ בְּמַיִם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ. מַעֲשֶׂה בְּמֻכֶּה שְׁחִין אֶחָד שֶׁיָּרַד לִטְבֹּל בִּטְבֶרְיָא וַאֲרָעַת שַׁעְתָּא וְטָפַת לְבֵירָא דְמִרְיָם וְאַסְחֵי וְאִתְּסֵי, וְהֵיכָן הִיא בְּאֵרָהּ שֶׁל מִרְיָם אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא כְּתִיב (במדבר כא, כ): וְנִשְׁקָפָה עַל פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹן, שֶׁכָּל מִי שֶׁהוּא עוֹלֶה עַל רֹאשׁ הַר יְשִׁימוֹן וְרוֹאֶה כְּמִין כְּבָרָה קְטַנָּה בְּיַם טְבֶרְיָא, זוֹ הִיא בְּאֵרָהּ שֶׁל מִרְיָם. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי שַׁעֲרוּתָא רַבָּנָן וְהוּא מְכַוְּנָא כָּל קְבֵיל תַּרְעֵי מְצִיעַיָא דִכְנִשְׁתָּא עַתִּיקָא דִטְבֶרְיָא. 25.5. מִי שָׁת בַּטֻּחוֹת חָכְמָה (איוב לח, לו), מַהוּ בַּטֻחוֹת, בַּטָּוָיָא, (איוב לח, לו): אוֹ מִי נָתַן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִינָה, הֲדָא תַּרְנְגוֹלְתָּא אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי בַּעֲרָבְיָא צָוְחִין לְתַרְנְגוֹלְתָּא שֶׂכְוִיא, הֲדָא תַּרְנְגוֹלְתָּא כַּד אֶפְרוֹחֶיהָ דַּקִּיקִין הִיא מְכַנְשָׁא לְהוֹן וְיַהֲבַת לְהוֹן תְּחוֹת אֲגַפַּיָּא וּמְשַׁחֲנָה לְהוֹן וּמַעֲדַרְנָה קֳדָמֵיהוֹן, וְכַד אִינוּן רַבְיָה חַד מִנְהוֹן בָּעֵי לְמִקְרַב לְוָתֵיהּ וְהִיא נָקְרָה לֵיהּ בְּגוֹ רֵישֵׁיהּ, וַאֲמָרַת לֵיהּ זִיל עֲדוֹר בְּקוּקַלְתָּךְ, כָּךְ כְּשֶׁהָיוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה הָיָה הַמָּן יוֹרֵד וְהַבְּאֵר עוֹלֶה לָהֶן וְהַשְּׂלָיו מָצוּי לָהֶן, וְעַנְנֵי כָבוֹד מַקִּיפוֹת אוֹתָן, וְעַמּוּד עָנָן מַסִּיעַ לִפְנֵיהֶם, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָאָרֶץ אָמַר לָהֶם משֶׁה כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִכֶּם יִטְעוֹן מַכּוּשֵׁיהּ וְיִפּוֹק וְיִנְצוֹב לֵיהּ נְצִיבִין, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב: כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם. אַדְרִיָּנוּס שְׁחִיק טְמַיָּא הֲוָה עָבַר בְּאִלֵּין שְׁבִילַיָיא דִּטְבֶרְיָא וְחָמָא חַד גְּבַר סַב קָאֵים וְחָצֵיב חֲצוּבָן לְמִנְצַב נְצִיבִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ סָבָא סָבָא אִי קָרַצְתְּ לָא חֲשַׁכְתְּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ קְרִיצַת וַחֲשִׁיכַת, וּמַה דְּהַנֵּי לְמָרֵי שְׁמַיָא עֲבֵיד, אֲמַר לֵיהּ בְּחַיֶּיךָ סָבָא בַּר כַּמָּה שְׁנִין אַתְּ יוֹמָא דֵין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ בַּר מְאָה שְׁנִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ וְאַתְּ בַּר מְאָה שְׁנִין וְקָאֵים וְחָצֵיב חֲצוּבִין לְמִנְצַב נְצִיבִין, סָבַר דְּאַתְּ אָכֵיל מִנְּהוֹן, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין זָכִית אֲכָלִית, וְאִם לָאו כְּשֵׁם שֶׁיָּגְעוּ לִי אֲבָהָתִי, כָּךְ אֲנִי יָגֵעַ לְבָנַי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ בְּחַיָּיךְ, אִם זָכִית אָכוֹל מִנְהוֹן תֶּהֱוֵה מוֹדַע לִי. לְסוֹף יוֹמִין עָבְדִין תְּאֵנַיָא, אֲמַר הָא עָנָתָה נוֹדַע לְמַלְכָּא, מָה עֲבַד מְלָא קַרְטְלָא תְּאֵינִין וְסָלַק וְקָם לֵיהּ עַל תְּרַע פָּלָטִין, אָמְרִין לֵיהּ מָה עִסְקָךְ, אֲמַר לוֹן עֲלוֹן קֳדָם מַלְכָּא, כֵּיוָן דְּעָל אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה עִסְקָךְ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אֲנָא סָבָא דַּעֲבַרְתְּ עָלַי וַאֲנָא חָצֵיב חֲצִיבִין לְמִנְצַב נְצִיבִין, וַאֲמַרְתְּ לִי אִין זָכִית תֵּיכוֹל מִנְּהוֹן תְּהֵא מוֹדַע לִי, הָא זָכִיתִי וַאֲכֵילִית מִנְּהוֹן וְהֵילֵין תְּאֵינַיָא מִן פֵּרֵיהוֹן. אֲמַר אַדְרִיָּנוּס בְּהַהִיא שַׁעְתָּא קְלָווֹנִין אֲנָא תִּתְּנוּן סֵילוֹן דְּדַהֲבָא וִיתֵיב לֵיהּ, אֲמַר קְלַווֹנִין אֲנָא דִּתְפַנּוּן הָדֵין קַרְטַל דִּידֵיהּ וּתְמַלּוּן יָתֵיהּ דִּינָרִין. אָמְרִין לֵיהּ עַבְדוֹהִי כָּל הָדֵין מוֹקְרָא תְּיַקְרִינֵיהּ לְהָדֵין סָבָא דִּיהוּדָאֵי, אֲמַר לְהוֹן בָּרְיֵה אוֹקְרֵיא וַאֲנָא לָא אֲנָא מוֹקַר לֵיהּ. אִנְתְּתֵיהּ דִּמְגֵירָא הֲוַת בְּרַת פַּחִין, אָמְרָה לְבַעְלָהּ בַּר קַבָּלוּי חָמֵי דַּהֲדָא מַלְכָּא רַחֲמָא תֵּינִין וּמְפַרְגָּא בְּדִינָרִין, מָה עֲבַד מְלָא מַרְעֲלֵיהּ תֵּינִין וַאֲזַל וְקָם קֳדָם פָּלָטִין, אֲמָרוּן לֵיהּ מָה עִסְקָךְ, אֲמַר לוֹן שְׁמָעֵית דְּמַלְכָּא רַחֲמָא תֵּינִין וּמְפַרְגָּא בְּדִינָרִין, עָלוֹן וְאָמְרִין לְמַלְכָּא חַד סָבָא קָאֵים עַל תְּרַע פָּלָטִין טָעֵין מְלָא מַרְעֲלֵיהּ תֵּינִין, וַאֲמַרְנָא לֵיהּ מָה עִסְקָךְ אֲמַר לָן שְׁמָעֵית דְּמַלְכָּא רַחֲמָא תֵּינִין וּמְפַרְגָּא בְּדִינָרִין, אֲמַר קְלָווֹנִין אֲנָא דִּתְקִימוּן יָתֵיהּ קֳדָם תְּרַע פָּלָטִין וְכָל מַאן דְּעָיֵיל וְנָפֵיק יְהֵי טָרֵי עַל אַפֵּיהּ. בְּאַפְתֵּי רַמְשָׁא פַּנּוּן יָתֵיהּ וַאֲזַל לְבֵיתֵיהּ, אֲמַר לְאִנְתְּתֵיהּ כְּכָל הָדֵין יְקָרָא אֲנָא שְׁלִים לָךְ, אֲמַרָה אָזֵיל גְּלוֹג לְאִמָּךְ דַּהֲווֹן אִינוּן תֵּינִין וְלָא הֲווֹן אֶתְרוֹגִין, דַּהֲווֹן בְּשִׁילָן וְלָא פְגִינָן. 26.2. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי מִמִּלְחַיָא וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ דְּסִכְנִין בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמְרוּ, מָצִינוּ תִּינוֹקוֹת בִּימֵי דָוִד עַד שֶׁלֹּא טָעֲמוּ טַעַם חֵטְא הָיוּ יוֹדְעִין לִדְרשׁ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה מ"ט פָּנִים טָמֵא וּמ"ט פָּנִים טָהוֹר, וַהֲוָה דָּוִד מַצְלֵי עֲלַיְהוּ, הֲדָא הוּא שֶׁדָּוִד אוֹמֵר (תהלים יב, ח): אַתָּה ה' תִּשְׁמְרֵם, אַתָּה ה' נְטַר אוֹרַיְתְהוֹן בְּלִבֵּהוֹן, [עפ"י (תהלים יב, ח)]: תִּנְצְרֵם מִן הַדּוֹר זוּ לְעוֹלָם, מִן הַדּוֹר הַהוּא שֶׁהוּא חַיָּב כְּלָיָה, אַחַר כָּל הַשֶּׁבַח הַזֶּה יוֹצְאִין לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנוֹפְלִין, אֶלָּא עַל יְדֵי שֶׁהָיוּ בָּהֶם דֵּילָטוֹרִין הָיוּ נוֹפְלִין, הוּא שֶׁדָּוִד אוֹמֵר (תהלים נז, ה): נַפְשִׁי בְּתוֹךְ לְבָאִם, לְבָאִם זֶה אַבְנֵר וַעֲמָשָׂא שֶׁהָיוּ לְבָאִים בַּתּוֹרָה. (תהלים נז, ה): אֶשְׁכְּבָה לֹהֲטִים, זֶה דּוֹאֵג וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל שֶׁהָיוּ לְהוּטִין אַחַר לָשׁוֹן הָרָע. (תהלים נז, ה): בְּנֵי אָדָם שִׁנֵּיהֶם חֲנִית וְחִצִּים, אֵלּוּ אַנְשֵׁי קְעִילָה דִּכְתִיב בָּהֶם (שמואל א כג, יא): הֲיַסְגִּרֻנִי בַעֲלֵי קְעִילָה בְיָדוֹ. (תהלים נז, ה): וּלְשׁוֹנָם חֶרֶב חַדָּה, אֵלּוּ הַזִּיפִים דִּכְתִיב בְּהוֹן (תהלים נד, ב): בְּבוֹא הַזִּיפִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְשָׁאוּל, בְּאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה אָמַר דָּוִד וְכִי מָה הַשְּׁכִינָה עוֹשָׂה בָּאָרֶץ (תהלים נז, ב): רוּמָה עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים, סַלֵּק שְׁכִינָתְךָ מִבֵּינֵיהוֹן. אֲבָל דּוֹרוֹ שֶׁל אַחְאָב כֻּלָּן עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים הָיוּ, וְעַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ בָּהֶן דֵּילָטוֹרִין הָיוּ יוֹצְאִין לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנוֹצְחִין, הוּא שֶׁעוֹבַדְיָה אָמַר לְאֵלִיָּהוּ (מלכים א יח, יג): הֲלֹא הֻגַּד לַאדֹנִי וגו' וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵם לֶחֶם וָמָיִם, אִם לֶחֶם לָמָּה מָיִם, אֶלָּא מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהָיוּ הַמַּיִם קָשִׁים לוֹ לְהָבִיא יוֹתֵר מִן הַלֶּחֶם, וְאֵלִיָּהוּ מַכְרִיז בְּהַר הַכַּרְמֶל וְאוֹמֵר (מלכים א יח, כב): אֲנִי נוֹתַרְתִּי נָבִיא לַה' לְבַדִּי, וְכָל עַמָּא יָדְעֵי וְלָא מְפַרְסְמֵי לְמַלְכָּא. אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָנִי אָמְרוּ לוֹ לַנָּחָשׁ מִפְּנֵי מָה אַתָּה מָצוּי בֵּין הַגְּדֵרוֹת, אָמַר לָהֶם מִפְּנֵי שֶׁפָּרַצְתִּי גִּדְרוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם. תָּנֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי הַנָּחָשׁ פָּרַץ גִּדְרוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם תְּחִלָּה לְפִיכָךְ נַעֲשָׂה סְפֶּקָלָטוֹר לְכָל פּוֹרְצֵי גְדֵרוֹת. אָמְרוּ לוֹ לָמָּה אַתָּה נוֹשֵׁךְ, מָה אַתָּה מוֹעִיל, אֲרִי דּוֹרֵס וְאוֹכֵל, זְאֵב טוֹרֵף וְאוֹכֵל, וְאַתְּ נוֹשֵׁךְ וּמֵמִית. אָמַר לָהֶם (קהלת י, יא): אִם יִשֹּׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ בְּלוֹא לָחַשׁ, אֶפְשָׁר דַּאֲנָא עָבֵיד כְּלוּם אֶלָּא אִם מִתְאֲמַר לִי מִן עֲלִיּוּתָא. אָמְרוּ לוֹ לָמָּה אַתָּה נוֹשֵׁךְ בְּאֵבֶר אֶחָד וְאַרְסְךָ מְהַלֵּךְ בְּכָל הָאֵבָרִים, אָמַר לָהֶם וְלִי אַתֶּם אוֹמְרִים (קהלת י, יא): אֵין יִתְרוֹן לְבַעַל הַלָּשׁוֹן, דְּיָתֵיב בְּרוֹמִי וְקָטֵל בְּסוּרְיָא, בְּסוּרְיָא וְקָטֵל בְּרוֹמִי. וְלָמָּה קוֹרֵא שְׁלִישִׁי, שֶׁהוּא הוֹרֵג שְׁלשָׁה, הָאוֹמְרוֹ, הַמְּקַבְּלוֹ וְהַנֶּאֱמַר עָלָיו. עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בִּגְבַר דַּהֲוַת לֵיהּ כַּלָּה בִּישָׁא וַהֲוַת צְמִידָה אֲמָרָה לִשָּׁן בִּישׁ, וַהֲוָה מְפַיֵּס יָתָהּ תְּרֵין זִמְנִין בְּיוֹמָא, חַד בְּרַמְשָׁא וְחַד בְּצַפְרָא, אֲמַר לָהּ אֲנָא בָּעֵי מִינָךְ דְּלָא תֵימְרִין לִשַּׁן בִּישׁ, מָה עֲבָדַת אֲזָלַת וַאֲמָרַת לְבַעֲלָהּ הָדֵין אֲבוּךְ בָּעֵי לְשַׁמָּשָׁא יָתִי, וְאִי לֵית אַתְּ מְהֵימַנְתְּ לִי עוּל אָתֵית לְרַמְשָׁא וְאַתְּ מַשְׁכַּח יָתֵיהּ יָתֵיב וּמְפַיֵּס לִי, אָזַל וּרְצַד עֲלוֹי וְחָמָא יָתֵיהּ קָאֵים גָּחִין וְסָיַח יָתָהּ. אֲמַר כְּבָר מִלָּא קוּשְׁטָן, מָה עֲבַד מְחָא לַאֲבוֹי וּקְטָלֵיהּ. אוֹבִילִין יָתֵיהּ לְדִינָא וְאִתְחַיַּיב קָטוֹלִין, וּלְהַהִיא אִנְתְּתָא דַּאֲמָרַת עַל אֲבוֹי לָשׁוֹן הָרָע וְאִיתְחַיְיבָא קָטוֹלִין, וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח לִשָּׁנָא קָטֵל תְּלָתֵיהוֹן. וּבִימֵי שָׁאוּל הָרַג אַרְבָּעָה, דּוֹאֵג שֶׁאָמַר, שָׁאוּל שֶׁקִּבְּלוֹ, אֲחִימֶלֶךְ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר עָלָיו, אַבְנֵר לָמָּה נֶהֱרַג, אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אַבְנֵר נֶהֱרַג עַל שֶׁעָשָׂה דָמָן שֶׁל נְעָרִים שְׂחוֹק, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (שמואל ב ב, יד): וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְנֵר אֶל יוֹאָב יָקוּמוּ נָא הַנְּעָרִים וִישַׂחֲקוּ לְפָנֵינוּ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר עַל שֶׁהִקְדִּים שְׁמוֹ לְשֵׁם דָּוִד, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (שמואל ב ג, יב): וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְנֵר מַלְאָכִים אֶל דָּוִד תַּחְתָּיו לֵאמֹר לְמִי אָרֶץ, וְהָכֵי כָּתַב לֵיהּ מֵאַבְנֵר לְדָוִד. וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרוּ עַל יְדֵי שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ לְשָׁאוּל לְהִתְפַּיֵּס בְּדָוִד וְלֹא הִנִּיחוֹ אַבְנֵר, שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ דָּוִד (שמואל א כד, יא): וְאָבִי רְאֵה גַּם רְאֵה, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה אַתְּ בָּעֵי, מִן גְּלַגּוֹי דִּידָךְ בְּסִירָה הוּעֲדָה, כַּד אָתוֹן לַמַּעֲגָל. אָמַר לוֹ (שמואל א כו, יד): הֲלוֹא תַעֲנֶה אַבְנֵר, בַּכָּנָף אָמַרְתָּ בְּסִירָה הוּעֲדָה, חֲנִית וְצַפַּחַת בְּסִירָה הוּעֲדוּ. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים עַל יְדֵי שֶׁהָיָה סִפֵּק בְּיָדוֹ לִמְחוֹת בְּשָׁאוּל עַל נוֹב וְלֹא מִחָה. 30.1. וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן (ויקרא כג, מ), רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא פָּתַח (משלי ח, י): קְחוּ מוּסָרִי וְאַל כָּסֶף, קְחוּ מוּסָרָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה וְאַל כָּסֶף, (ישעיה נה, ב): לָמָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ כֶסֶף בְּלוֹא לֶחֶם, לָמָּה אַתֶּם שׁוֹקְלִים כֶּסֶף לִבְנֵי עֵשָׂו בְּלוֹא לֶחֶם, עַל שֶׁלֹּא שְׂבַעְתֶּם מִלַּחְמָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה. (ישעיה נה, ב): וִיגִיעֲכֶם בְּלוֹא לְשָׂבְעָה, לָמָּה אַתֶּם יְגֵעִים וְאֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם שְׂבֵעִים, בְּלֹא לְשָׂבְעָה, עַל שֶׁלֹּא שְׂבַעְתֶּם מִיֵּינָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ט, ה): וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי. רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי חִיָּא אֲבוֹי בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בֶּן נְהוֹרָאי אָמַר, כְּתִיב (ירמיה ל, כ): וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל כָּל לֹחֲצָיו, אֲפִלּוּ עַל גַּבָּאֵי צְדָקָה, חוּץ מִשְּׂכַר סוֹפְרִים וּמַשְׁנִים, שֶׁאֵינָן נוֹטְלִין אֶלָּא שְׂכַר בַּטָּלָה בִּלְבָד, אֲבָל שְׂכַר דָּבָר אֶחָד מִן הַתּוֹרָה אֵין כָּל בְּרִיָּה יְכוֹלָה לִתֵּן מַתַּן שְׂכָרָהּ. תָּנֵי מֵרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה נִקְצָצִין מְזוֹנוֹתָיו שֶׁל אָדָם חוּץ מִמַּה שֶּׁמּוֹצִיא בְּשַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים וְרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים וּמַה שֶּׁהַתִּינוֹקוֹת מוֹלִיכִים לְבֵית רַבָּן, אִם מוֹסִיף מוֹסִיפִים לוֹ אִם פּוֹחֵת פּוֹחֲתִין לוֹ. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲוָה מְטַיֵּל, סָלֵק מִטְבֶרְיָא לְצִפּוֹרִין, וַהֲוָה רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא מִסְמַךְ לֵיהּ, מָטוֹן חַד בֵּית חֲקַל אֲמַר הָדֵין בֵּית חַקְלָא הֲוָה דִידִי וְזַבֵּינִית יָתֵיהּ בִּגְלַל לְמִזְכֵּי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא. מָטוֹן חַד דְּבֵית כַּרְמָא אֲמַר הָדֵין בֵּית כַּרְמָא דִידִי הֲוֵית וְזַבֵּינִית יָתֵיהּ בִּגְלַל לְמִזְכֵּי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא. מָטוֹן חַד דְּבֵית זֵיתָא, אֲמַר הָדֵין בֵּית זֵיתָא דִידִי הֲוָה וְזַבֵּינִית יָתֵיהּ בִּגְלַל לְמִזְכֵּי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא, שָׁרֵי רַבִּי חִיָּא בָּכֵי, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מָה אַתְּ בָּכֵי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ עַל דְּלָא שְׁבַקְתְּ לְסִיבוּתָךְ כְּלוּם. אָמַר לוֹ קַלָּה הִיא בְּעֵינֶיךָ מַה שֶּׁעָשִׂיתִי שֶׁמָּכַרְתִּי דָבָר שֶׁנִּבְרָא לְשִׁשָּׁה יָמִים וְקָנִיתִי דָּבָר שֶׁנִּתַּן לְאַרְבָּעִים יוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות לד, כח): וַיְהִי שָׁם עִם ה' אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה, וּכְתִיב (דברים ט, ט): וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה. כַּד דְּמַךְ רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲוָה דּוֹרוֹ קוֹרֵא עָלָיו (שיר השירים ח, ז): אִם יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶת כָּל הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ בָּאַהֲבָה, שֶׁאָהַב רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אֶת הַתּוֹרָה, (דברים ט, ט): בּוֹז יָבוּזוּ לוֹ. כַּד דְּמַךְ רַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָא אִישׁ טִירְיָא רָאוּ מִטָּתוֹ שֶׁפָּרְחָה בָּאֲוִיר, וְהָיָה דּוֹרוֹ קוֹרֵא עָלָיו (שיר השירים ח, ז): אִם יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶת כָּל הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ בָּאַהֲבָה, שֶׁאָהַב הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְאַבָּא הוֹשַׁעְיָא אִישׁ טִירְיָא, בּוֹז יָבוּזוּ לוֹ. כַּד דְּמַךְ רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, הָיָה דּוֹרוֹ קוֹרֵא עָלָיו (שיר השירים ג, ו): מִי זֹאת עֹלָה מִן הַמִּדְבָּר כְּתִימְרוֹת עָשָׁן מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וּלְבוֹנָה מִכֹּל אַבְקַת רוֹכֵל, מַהוּ מִכֹּל אַבְקַת רוֹכֵל, אֶלָּא דַהֲוָה קָרָיי וְתָנָיי וּפַּיְיטָן וְדַרְשָׁן. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא מִשְּׂכַר לְקִיחָה אַתָּה לָמֵד שְׂכַר לְקִיחָה, בְּמִצְרַיִם כְּתִיב (שמות יב, כב): וּלְקַחְתֶּם אֲגֻדַּת אֵזוֹב, בְּכַמָּה הֲוָת טִימְיָא דִּידֵיהּ בְּאַרְבָּעָה מִינֵי, וְהוּא גָּרַם לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִירַשׁ בִּזַּת הַיָּם, בִּזַּת סִיחוֹן וְעוֹג, בִּזַּת שְׁלשִׁים וְאֶחָד מְלָכִים. לוּלָב שֶׁעוֹמֵד עַל הָאָדָם בְּכַמָּה דָּמִים, וְכַמָּה מִצְווֹת יֵשׁ בּוֹ, עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה. לְפִיכָךְ משֶׁה מַזְהִיר אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאוֹמֵר לָהֶם: וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן. 30.1. דָּבָר אַחֵר, פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר, זֶה אַבְרָהָם שֶׁהִדְּרוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית כד, א): וְאַבְרָהָם זָקֵן בָּא בַּיָּמִים, וּכְתִיב (ויקרא יט, לב): וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן. כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים, זֶה יִצְחָק, שֶׁהָיָה כָּפוּת וְעָקוּד עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. וַעֲנַף עֵץ עָבֹת, זֶה יַעֲקֹב, מָה הֲדַס זֶה רָחוּשׁ בְּעָלִין, כָּךְ הָיָה יַעֲקֹב רָחוּשׁ בְּבָנִים. וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל, זֶה יוֹסֵף, מָה עֲרָבָה זוֹ כְּמוּשָׁה לִפְנֵי שְׁלשָׁה מִינִין הַלָּלוּ, כָּךְ מֵת יוֹסֵף לִפְנֵי אֶחָיו. דָּבָר אַחֵר, פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר, זוֹ שָׂרָה שֶׁהִדְּרָהּ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית יח, יא): וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים. כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים, זוֹ רִבְקָה, מַה תְּמָרָה זוֹ יֵשׁ בָּהּ אֹכֶל וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ עֳקָצִין, כָּךְ הֶעֱמִידָה רִבְקָה צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע. וַעֲנַף עֵץ עָבֹת, זוֹ לֵאָה, מָה הֲדַס זֶה רָחוּשׁ בְּעָלִין, כָּךְ הָיְתָה לֵאָה רְחוּשָׁה בְּבָנִים. וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל, זוֹ רָחֵל, מָה עֲרָבָה זוֹ כְּמוּשָׁה לִפְנֵי שְׁלשֶׁת הַמִּינִין, כָּךְ רָחֵל מֵתָה לִפְנֵי אֲחוֹתָהּ. 34.13. וְתָפֵק לָרָעֵב (ישעיה נח, י), אִם זְכִיתֶם לִרְעֵבוֹ שֶׁל יַעֲקֹב, וְאִם לָאו לִשְׂבֵעוֹ שֶׁל עֵשָׂו. (ישעיה נח, ז): וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת, אֵלּוּ הֵם עֲנִיִּים מִנְעוּרֵיהֶם, אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק כְּהָדֵין סַמְיָא דְּקָרְיָן לֵיהּ סַגֵּי נְהוֹרָא, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת, אֵלּוּ בַּעֲלֵי בָתִּים שֶׁיָּרְדוּ מִכְּבוֹדָם וּמִנִּכְסֵיהֶם, מִי גָרַם לָהֶם שֶׁיִּהְיוּ עֲנִיִּים עַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹּא פָּשְׁטוּ יְדֵיהֶם לַעֲנִיִּים, וְעַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹּא עָשׂוּ רְצוֹן אֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים, אֵלּוּ אֲבֵלִים וּמָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ, שֶׁנַּפְשָׁם עֲגוּמָה עֲלֵיהֶן, וּמִי מְשַׂמְּחָן, יַיִן, דִּכְתִיב (משלי לא, ו): תְּנוּ שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָפֶשׁ, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת, אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים שֶׁנִּכְנָסִים לְבָתֵּי עַם הָאָרֶץ וּמַרְוִים אוֹתָם מִדִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: וַעֲנִיִים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת, אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים וְתַלְמִידֵיהֶם שֶׁמּוֹרִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל טֻמְאָה וְטָהֳרָה, אִסּוּר וְהֶתֵּר, וּמְלַמְּדִים אוֹתָן לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן אֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת. אָמַר רַבִּי אָבִין כָּל הַמְאָרֵחַ תַּלְמִיד חָכָם בְּבֵיתוֹ מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב כְּאִלּוּ הִקְרִיב בִּכּוּרִים, נֶאֱמַר כָּאן תָּבִיא, וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן (שמות כג, יט): תָּבִיא בֵּית ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, מַה לְּהַלָּן בִּכּוּרִים אַף כָּאן בִּכּוּרִים. 35.12. עַד כַּמָּה גְשָׁמִים יוֹרְדִים וְהָאָרֶץ עוֹשָׂה פֵּרוֹת, רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר עַד שְׁנַיִם, רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר עַד שְׁלשָׁה. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר דְּאָמַר עַד שְׁנַיִם יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, יוֹרֶה בְּמַרְחֶשְׁוָן וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בְּנִיסָן, עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי דְּהוּא אוֹמֵר עַד שְׁלשָׁה, יוֹרֶה בְּכִסְלֵו וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בְּנִיסָן וּגְשָׁמִים בָּאֶמְצַע הֲרֵי שְׁלשָׁה. רַבִּי דּוֹסְתָּאי בְּרַבִּי יַנַּאי אָמַר הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (איוב לז, ו): כִּי לַשֶּׁלֶג יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם, הֲרֵי שְׁלשָׁה, (איוב לז, ו): מִטְרוֹת, שְׁנַיִם, הֲרֵי חֲמִשָּׁה. וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרִין שִׁבְעָה, אִלּלֵין חַמְשִׁיתָה, יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, יוֹרֶה בְּכִסְלֵו וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בְּנִיסָן, הֲרֵי שִׁבְעָה. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ עָבַר הֲוֵינָא קוֹמֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא דְּטַרְסַיָּא דְּלוֹד וּשְׁמָעִית קָלֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָנִי יָתֵיב וְדָרֵשׁ רַבָּנִין בְּשֵׁם חִזְקִיָּה אֲמַר בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל עוֹשִׂין רְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא פְּקִידָה אַחַת הוּא פּוֹקֵד הָאָרֶץ וּמִיָּד הִיא עוֹשָׂה, מַה טַּעְמָא (תהלים סה, י): פָּקַדְתָּ הָאָרֶץ וַתְּשֹׁקְקֶהָ רַבַּת תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּה, שֶׁהִיא עוֹשָׂה לָכֶם אֶחָד לַעֲשָׂרָה. רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ וְרַב פַּפֵּי בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמְרֵי פְּעָמִים שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה בִּזְכוּת אִישׁ אֶחָד, בִּזְכוּת עֵשֶׂב אֶחָד, בִּזְכוּת שָׂדֶה אֶחָת, וּשְׁלָשְׁתָּן בְּפָסוּק אֶחָד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (זכריה י, א): שַׁאֲלוּ מֵה' מָטָר בְּעֵת מַלְקוֹשׁ ה' עֹשֶׂה חֲזִיזִים וּמְטַר גֶּשֶׁם יִתֵּן לָהֶם לְאִישׁ עֵשֶׂב בַּשָּׂדֶה, לְאִישׁ וְלֹא לַאֲנָשִׁים, לְעֵשֶׂב וְלֹא לַעֲשָׂבִים, לְשָׂדֶה וְלֹא לְשָׂדוֹת. (מלאכי ג, י): הָבִיאוּ [את כל] הַמַּעֲשֵׂר אֶל בֵּית הָאוֹצָר וגו' בְּרָכָה עַד בְּלִי דָּי, מַהוּ עַד בְּלִי דָּי, רַבִּי יוֹנָה בַּר אַבָּא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר דָּבָר שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר עָלָיו דַּי, הוּא בְּרָכָה. רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ וְרַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא אָמַר בְּשֵׁם רַב, עַד שֶׁיִּבְלוּ שִׂפְתוֹתֵיכֶם לוֹמַר דַּיֵּנוּ, לְפִי שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה גְּשָׁמִים טוֹרְדִים לָעוֹלָם יוֹצְאֵי דְרָכִים מְצֵירִין בָּהֶם, מְפָרְשֵׁי יַמִּים מְצֵירִין בָּהֶם, וְדוֹרְכֵי גִתּוֹת וְטָחֵי גַּגּוֹת. אֲבָל לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה אוֹתָן בְּרָכָה, מַה טַּעְמָא (יחזקאל לד, כו): וְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָם וּסְבִיבוֹת גִּבְעָתִי בְּרָכָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּי הַגֶּשֶׁם בְּעִתּוֹ גִּשְׁמֵי בְרָכָה יִהְיוּ.

9.3. "Another opinion regarding the verse (Ps. 50:23) “And there is a path, I will show him the salvation of God”- Rabbi Yanai said: the it is written the one who puts a path[with a sin and not a shin], meaning that two ways are similar [in bringing one to salvation] Rabbi Yannai was once walking along the road, and saw a man who was extremely well dressed. Rabbi Yannai said to him: Would you like to come over to my house? The man replied: Yes. Rabbi Yannai brought him into his home, and gave him food and drink. As they were eating and drinking together, he examined him in his knowledge of Bible, and found out that he had none; examined his knowledge of Mishnah, and realized that he had none; his knowledge of legends, and saw that he had none; his knowledge of Talmud and saw he had none. Rabbi Yannai then told him: Wash and recite grace. Said the guest: Let Yannai recite grace in his own home. Seeing that he could not even recite a blessing, Yannai told him: Can you at least repeat what I say? Said he: Yes. Said Rabbi Yannai: repeat the following: 'A dog has eaten Yannai's bread.' offended, the man stood up, and grabbed Rabbi Yannai by the coat! He then said: My inheritance is with you, and you are withholding it from me! Said Rabbi Yannai with puzzlement: What legacy of yours is there with me? He replied: Once I passed by a school, and I heard the voices of the little children saying: 'Moses gave us the Torah, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.' They did not say 'the inheritance of the congregation of Yannai,' but the 'congregation of Jacob.' Rabbi Yannai asked, “How then are you worthy to eat at my table?” The guest replied, “Never have I heard an evil word spoken against me and returned to argue with the person who spoke it. Never have I seen two people arguing without making peace between them.” Rabbi Yannai then said, “you have so much Derech Eretz and I called you a dog.” On him rabbi Yanai said the verse “And there is a path” – meaning not one, but two paths take you to salvation – since rabbi Ishmael son of rav Nachman said: Derech eretz precedes Torah by 26 generations, since it is written “and to guard the way to the Tree of Life” (Genesis 3). “Way” is the derech eretz, and only after that comes “Tree of Life” which is Torah. [Back to the verse in question, Ps 50:23] I will show him the salvation of God, said rabbi Abahu: this is one of the sources for the idea that God’s salvation is Israel’s salvation (Ps. 80:3) “and come and save us”",

102. Palestinian Talmud, Bikkurim, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan

103. Palestinian Talmud, Berachot, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan

104. Anon., Deuteronomy Rabbah, 5.15, 7.2 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. maria Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336, 487

5.15. דָּבָר אַחֵר (דברים כ, י): וְקָרָאתָ אֵלֶיהָ לְשָׁלוֹם, רְאֵה כַּמָּה הוּא כֹּחוֹ שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם, בּוֹא וּרְאֵה בָּשָׂר וָדָם אִם יֵשׁ לוֹ שׂוֹנֵא הוּא מְבַקֵּשׁ וּמְחַזֵּר מַה לַּעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ, מַהוּ עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ, הוֹלֵךְ וּמְכַבֵּד לְאָדָם גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה לְאוֹתוֹ שׂוֹנֵא רָעָה, אֲבָל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֵינוֹ כֵן אֶלָּא כָּל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים מַכְעִיסִין אוֹתוֹ וְהֵן יְשֵׁנִים וְכָל הַנְּפָשׁוֹת עוֹלוֹת אֶצְלוֹ, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (איוב יב, י): אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כָּל חָי, וּבַבֹּקֶר הוּא מַחֲזִיר לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד נִשְׁמָתוֹ, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה מב, ה): נֹתֵן נְשָׁמָה לָעָם עָלֶיהָ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, בָּשָׂר וָדָם אִם יַעֲשֶׂה לַחֲבֵרוֹ רָעָה, אֵינָהּ זָזָה מִלִּבּוֹ לְעוֹלָם, אֲבָל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֵינוֹ כֵן, אֶלָּא הָיוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְרַיִם וְהָיוּ הַמִּצְרִים מְשַׁעְבְּדִין אוֹתָם בְּטִיט וּבִלְבֵנִים, לְאַחַר כָּל הָרָעוֹת שֶׁעָשׂוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל חָס הַכָּתוּב עֲלֵיהֶן, וְאָמַר (דברים כג, ח): לֹא תְתַעֵב מִצְרִי כִּי גֵר הָיִיתָ בְּאַרְצוֹ, אֶלָּא רִדְּפוּ אַחַר הַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים לד, טו): בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, מַהוּ בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ, מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר שֶׁהָיָה יוֹשֵׁב וְדוֹרֵשׁ וכו' הָלְכָה אוֹתָהּ אִשָּׁה לְבֵיתָהּ, שֶׁהָיָה לֵיל שַׁבָּת וּמָצְאָה הַנֵּר שֶׁלָּה שֶׁכָּבָה, אָמַר לָהּ בַּעֲלָהּ הֵיכָן הָיִית עַד עַכְשָׁו, אָמְרָה לוֹ שׁוֹמַעַת הָיִיתִי לְרַבִּי מֵאִיר דּוֹרֵשׁ, וְהָיָה אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ לֵיצָן, אָמַר לָהּ בְּכָךְ וְכָךְ אֵין אַתְּ נִכְנֶסֶת לְבֵיתִי עַד שֶׁתֵּלְכִי וְתָרֹקִּי בְּפָנָיו שֶׁל רַבִּי מֵאִיר, יָצְאָה לָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ. נִגְלָה אֵלִיָּהוּ זָכוּר לַטּוֹב עַל רַבִּי מֵאִיר, אָמַר לוֹ הֲרֵי בִּשְׁבִילְךָ יָצְאָה הָאִשָּׁה מִבֵּיתָהּ, הוֹדִיעוֹ אֵלִיָּהוּ זָכוּר לַטּוֹב הֵיאַךְ הָיָה הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, מֶה עָשָׂה רַבִּי מֵאִיר, הָלַךְ וְיָשַׁב לוֹ בְּבֵית הַמִּדְרָשׁ הַגָּדוֹל, בָּאֲתָה אוֹתָהּ אִשָּׁה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וְרָאָה אוֹתָהּ, וְעָשָׂה עַצְמוֹ מִתְפַּסֵּק, אָמַר מִי יוֹדֵעַ לִלְחשׁ לָעַיִן, אָמְרָה לוֹ אוֹתָהּ אִשָּׁה אֲנִי בָּאתִי לִלְחשׁ, רָקְקָה בְּפָנָיו. אָמַר לָהּ, אִמְרִי לְבַעֲלֵךְ הֲרֵי רָקַקְתִּי בְּפָנָיו שֶׁל רַבִּי מֵאִיר, אָמַר לָהּ לְכִי הִתְרַצִּי לְבַעֲלֵךְ. רְאֵה כַּמָּה גָדוֹל הוּא כֹּחוֹ שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא תֵּדַע לָךְ כַּמָּה גָּדוֹל הוּא כֹּחוֹ שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם, שֶׁאָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאָדָם מְקַנֵּא לְאִשְׁתּוֹ הַשֵּׁם הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַנִּכְתָּב בִּקְדֻשָּׁה יִמָּחֶה עַל הַמַּיִם, כְּדֵי לְהַטִּיל שָׁלוֹם בֵּין סוֹטָה לְבַעֲלָהּ. אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ, גָּדוֹל הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב דְּבָרִים שֶׁל בְּדַאי לִתֵּן שָׁלוֹם בֵּין יוֹסֵף לְאֶחָיו, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁמֵּת אֲבִיהֶן הָיוּ מִתְיָרְאִין שֶׁלֹא יִנְקֹם לָהֶן, וּמָה אָמְרוּ לוֹ (בראשית נ, טז יז): אָבִיךָ צִוָּה לִפְנֵי מוֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ לְיוֹסֵף, וְאֵין אָנוּ מוֹצְאִים שֶׁצִּוָּה יַעֲקֹב אָבִינוּ, אֶלָּא אָמְרוּ הַכְּתוּבִים דִּבְרֵי בְּדַאי מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁנְּתָנוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְצִיּוֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קכב, ו): שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָיִם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁנְּתָנוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בַּשָּׁמַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (איוב כה, ב): עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁנְּתָנוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לַקְּרוֹבִים וְלָרְחוֹקִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה נז, יט): שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָּרוֹב. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁלֹא נְתָנוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לָרְשָׁעִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה מח, כב): אֵין שָׁלוֹם אָמַר ה' לָרְשָׁעִים. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁנְּתָנוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְפִינְחָס בִּשְׂכָרוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר כה, יב): הִנְנִי נֹתֵן לוֹ אֶת בְּרִיתִי שָׁלוֹם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, גָּדוֹל הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁאֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מְבַשֵֹּׂר אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁיִּהְיוּ נִגְאָלִים אֶלָּא בַּשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה נב, ז): מַשְׁמִיעַ שָׁלוֹם וגו'. דָּבָר אַחֵר, אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁכָּל חוֹתְמֵיהֶם שֶׁל בְּרָכוֹת אֵינָן אֶלָּא בְּשָׁלוֹם, קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע חוֹתֶמֶת בְּשָׁלוֹם, פּוֹרֵס סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם. הַתְּפִלָּה חוֹתֶמֶת בְּשָׁלוֹם. בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים חוֹתֶמֶת (במדבר ו, כו): וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם. דָּבָר אַחֵר, חָבִיב הוּא הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁאֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מְנַחֵם אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֶלָּא בְּשָׁלוֹם, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה סו, יב): הִנְנִי נוֹטֶה אֵלֶיהָ כְּנָהָר שָׁלוֹם. אָמַר דָּוִד מְבַקֵּשׁ הָיִיתִי לִשְׁמֹעַ מַהוּ שִׂיחָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְשָׁמַעְתִּי שֶׁהָיָה עָסוּק בִּשְׁלוֹמָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים פה, ט): אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה יְּדַבֵּר הָאֵל ה' כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל עַמּוֹ וְאֶל חֲסִידָיו וגו'. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן חֲלַפְתָּא, רְאֵה מָה חָבִיב הַשָׁלוֹם, כְּשֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְבָרֵךְ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא מָצָא כְּלִי שֶׁהוּא מַחֲזִיק כָּל הַבְּרָכוֹת לְבָרְכָן בּוֹ אֶלָּא הַשָּׁלוֹם, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים כט, יא): ה' עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן ה' יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם. 7.2. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב (משלי ח, לד): אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי, מַהוּ אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אַשְׁרָיו לְאָדָם בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁשְּׁמוּעוֹתָיו לִי. מַהוּ (משלי ח, לד): לִשְׁקֹד עַל דַּלְתֹתַי, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אִם הָלַכְתָּ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּתוֹךְ בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת אַל תַּעֲמֹד עַל הַפֶּתַח הַחִיצוֹן לְהִתְפַּלֵּל שָׁם, אֶלָּא הֱוֵי מִתְכַּוֵּן לְהִכָּנֵס דֶּלֶת לִפְנִים מִדֶּלֶת, לִשְׁקֹד עַל דַּלְתִּי, אֵין כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא עַל דַּלְתֹתַי, שְׁתֵּי דְּלָתוֹת, וְלָמָּה כֵן, שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מוֹנֶה פְּסִיעוֹתֶיךָ וְנוֹתֵן לְךָ שָׂכָר. וּמַהוּ (משלי ח, לד): לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בַּר סִימָא, וְכִי יֵשׁ מְזוּזָה בְּבָתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת, אֶלָּא מַה הַמְּזוּזָה הַזּוֹ אֵינָהּ זָזָה מֵהַפֶּתַח, כָּךְ לֹא תְהֵא זָז מִבָּתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת וּמִבָּתֵּי מִדְרָשׁוֹת, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אִם תַּעֲשֶׂה כֵן דַּע שֶׁאַתָּה מְקַבֵּל פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה, מַה כְּתִיב אַחֲרָיו (משלי ח, לה): כִּי מֹצְאִי מָצָא חַיִּים, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִי הוּא זֶה שֶׁבָּא לְבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת וְלֹא מָצָא אֶת כְּבוֹדִי שָׁם. אָמַר רַבִּי אַיְּבוּ וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא שֶׁאַתָּה עוֹמֵד בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹמֵד עָלֶיךָ, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים פב, א): אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְלֹא דַּיָּךְ שֶׁאַתְּ מְקַבֵּל פְּנֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת, אֶלָּא שֶׁאַתָּה יוֹצֵא מִשָּׁם טָעוּן בְּרָכוֹת, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי ח, לה): כִּי מֹצְאִי מָצָא חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵה', הֱוֵי וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע וגו'.

5.15. "Alternatively, \"proclaim peace unto it\" (Deuteronomy 20), See how great is the power of peace. Come see, a human of flesh and blood, if he has an enemy he asks and asks what to do to him. What does he do to him? He goes and honor a man greater than him so that he will do evil to that same enemy. But the Holy One Blessed Be He is not so, rather all the idol worshipers anger him, and they sleep and all the souls rise up to him. From where do we know this? As it says, \"He in Whose hand is the spirit of all life\" (Job 12) And in the morning he returns to each and every one their soul. From where? As it says \"He gives breath to the people upon it\" (Isaiah 42) Alternatively: A human of flesh and blood, if his friend does evil to him it does not leave his heart for ever. But the Holy One Blessed Be He is not so, rather Israel was in Egypt and the Egyptians enslaved them with mortar and brick, and after all the evil they did to Israel, the Torah has mercy on them and it says \"You shall not abhor an Egyptian for you were a stranger in his land\", but rather pursue peace as it is written \"seek peace and pursue it\". (Psalms 34) Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He gave it to Zion, as it says \"Ask for the peace of Jerusalem\". (Psalms 122) Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He gave in the heavens, as it says \"He makes peace in His high places\". (Job 25) Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He gave it to near ones and far ones, as it says \"Peace peace, to the far and to the near\". (Isaiah 57) Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He did not give it to the wicked, as it says \"There is no peace, said G-d, for the wicked\". (Isaiah 48) Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He gave it to Pinchas as his reward, as it says \"Behold I give him my covet of peace\". (Numbers 25) Alternatively: Great is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He doesn't announce to Jerusalem that they will be redeemed except in peace, as it says \"Announce peace...\" (Isaiah 52) Alternatively: R' Levi said: Dear is peace, that all the closings of blessings are in peace. The reading of the Shema closes in peace: \"Spread a sukah of peace\", prayer closes in peace, the priestly blessing closes in peace \"And He shall give unto you peace\". Alternatively: Dear is peace, that the Holy One Blessed Be He only comforts Jerusalem with peace. From where do we know this? As it is written \"Behold I will extend peace to her like a river\" (Isaiah 66). David said, 'I asked to hear what the Holy One Blessed Be He says about Israel, and I heard him busy with their peace', as it says \"I will hear what G-d the LORD will speak, He will speak peace unto His people, and unto his followers\" (Psalms 85). R' Shimon Ben Chalafta said: See how dear peace is, when the Holy One Blessed Be He asked to bless Israel he found no vessel that could hold all the blessings to bless them with except for peace. From where do we know this? As it says \"G-d will give strength unto his people, G-d will bless his people with peace\". (Psalms 29)",

105. Anon., Qohelet Rabba, 5.7, 9.8, 10.8 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. maria •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan (susiya) •yohanan, r. Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336, 445; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 246

106. Palestinian Talmud, Eruvin, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan

107. Anon., Genesis Rabba, 1.1, 3.5, 10.7, 18.5, 33.3, 34.15, 44.12, 54.1, 60.5, 62.2, 78.12, 79.6, 80.1, 92.6, 97.8 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r. •yohanan, r., and gentiles •yohanan from sepphoris, r. •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. maria Found in books: Kalmin (2014), Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context, 185; Kanarek (2014), Biblical narrative and formation rabbinic law, 90, 91, 92; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336, 391, 476, 486; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171, 174, 179, 199; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 68

1.1. רַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָה רַבָּה פָּתַח (משלי ח, ל): וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים יוֹם יוֹם וגו', אָמוֹן פַּדְּגוֹג, אָמוֹן מְכֻסֶּה, אָמוֹן מֻצְנָע, וְאִית דַּאֲמַר אָמוֹן רַבָּתָא. אָמוֹן פַּדְּגוֹג, הֵיךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (במדבר יא, יב): כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשָֹּׂא הָאֹמֵן אֶת הַיֹּנֵק. אָמוֹן מְכֻסֶּה, הֵיאַךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (איכה ד, ה): הָאֱמֻנִים עֲלֵי תוֹלָע וגו'. אָמוֹן מֻצְנָע, הֵיאַךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (אסתר ב, ז): וַיְהִי אֹמֵן אֶת הֲדַסָּה. אָמוֹן רַבָּתָא, כְּמָא דְתֵימָא (נחום ג, ח): הֲתֵיטְבִי מִנֹּא אָמוֹן, וּמְתַרְגְּמִינַן הַאַתְּ טָבָא מֵאֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרִיָא רַבָּתָא דְּיָתְבָא בֵּין נַהֲרוֹתָא. דָּבָר אַחֵר אָמוֹן, אֻמָּן. הַתּוֹרָה אוֹמֶרֶת אֲנִי הָיִיתִי כְּלִי אֻמְנוּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, בְּנֹהַג שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם מֶלֶךְ בָּשָׂר וָדָם בּוֹנֶה פָּלָטִין, אֵינוֹ בּוֹנֶה אוֹתָהּ מִדַּעַת עַצְמוֹ אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת אֻמָּן, וְהָאֻמָּן אֵינוֹ בּוֹנֶה אוֹתָהּ מִדַּעַת עַצְמוֹ אֶלָּא דִּפְתְּרָאוֹת וּפִנְקְסָאוֹת יֵשׁ לוֹ, לָדַעַת הֵיאךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה חֲדָרִים, הֵיאךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה פִּשְׁפְּשִׁין. כָּךְ הָיָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַבִּיט בַּתּוֹרָה וּבוֹרֵא אֶת הָעוֹלָם, וְהַתּוֹרָה אָמְרָה בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים. וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית אֶלָּא תּוֹרָה, הֵיאַךְ מָה דְּאַתְּ אָמַר (משלי ח, כב): ה' קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ. 1.1. רַבִּי יוֹנָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמַר, לָמָּה נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם בְּב', אֶלָּא מַה ב' זֶה סָתוּם מִכָּל צְדָדָיו וּפָתוּחַ מִלְּפָנָיו, כָּךְ אֵין לְךָ רְשׁוּת לוֹמַר, מַה לְּמַטָּה, מַה לְּמַעְלָה, מַה לְּפָנִים, מַה לְּאָחוֹר, אֶלָּא מִיּוֹם שֶׁנִּבְרָא הָעוֹלָם וּלְהַבָּא. בַּר קַפָּרָא אָמַר (דברים ד, לב): כִּי שְׁאַל נָא לְיָמִים רִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ, לְמִן הַיּוֹם שֶׁנִּבְרְאוּ אַתָּה דּוֹרֵשׁ, וְאִי אַתָּה דּוֹרֵשׁ לִפְנִים מִכָּאן. (דברים ד, לב): וּלְמִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעַד קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם, אַתָּה דּוֹרֵשׁ וְחוֹקֵר, וְאִי אַתָּה חוֹקֵר לִפְנִים מִכָּאן. דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן פָּזִי בְּמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית בַּהֲדֵיהּ דְּבַר קַפָּרָא, לָמָּה נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם בְּב', לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ שֶׁהֵן שְׁנֵי עוֹלָמִים, הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וְלָמָּה בְּב' שֶׁהוּא לְשׁוֹן בְּרָכָה, וְלָמָּה לֹא בְּאָלֶ"ף שֶׁהוּא לְשׁוֹן אֲרִירָה. דָּבָר אַחֵר, לָמָּה לֹא בְּאָלֶ"ף שֶׁלֹא לִתֵּן פִּתְחוֹן פֶּה לָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסִין לוֹמַר הֵיאַךְ הָעוֹלָם יָכוֹל לַעֲמֹד שֶׁהוּא נִבְרָא בִּלְשׁוֹן אֲרִירָה, אֶלָּא אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא הֲרֵי אֲנִי בּוֹרֵא אוֹתוֹ בִּלְשׁוֹן בְּרָכָה, וְהַלְּוַאי יַעֲמֹד. דָּבָר אַחֵר, לָמָּה בְּב' אֶלָּא מַה ב' זֶה יֵשׁ לוֹ שְׁנֵי עוֹקְצִין, אֶחָד מִלְּמַעְלָה וְאֶחָד מִלְּמַטָּה מֵאֲחוֹרָיו, אוֹמְרִים לַב' מִי בְּרָאֲךָ, וְהוּא מַרְאֶה בְּעוּקְצוֹ מִלְּמַעְלָה, וְאוֹמֵר זֶה שֶׁלְּמַעְלָה בְּרָאָנִי. וּמַה שְּׁמוֹ, וְהוּא מַרְאֶה לָהֶן בְּעוּקְצוֹ שֶׁל אַחֲרָיו, וְאוֹמֵר ה' שְׁמוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בַּר חֲנִינָא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אֲחָא, עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה דוֹרוֹת הָיְתָה הָאָלֶ"ף קוֹרֵא תִּגָּר לִפְנֵי כִסְאוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, אָמְרָה לְפָנָיו רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, אֲנִי רִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל אוֹתִיּוֹת וְלֹא בָּרָאתָ עוֹלָמְךָ בִּי, אָמַר לָהּ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא הָעוֹלָם וּמְלוֹאוֹ לֹא נִבְרָא אֶלָּא בִּזְכוּת הַתּוֹרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי ג, יט): ה' בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד אָרֶץ וגו', לְמָחָר אֲנִי בָּא לִתֵּן תּוֹרָה בְּסִינַי וְאֵינִי פּוֹתֵחַ תְּחִלָה אֶלָּא בָּךְ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כ, ב): אָנֹכִי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. רַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָא אוֹמֵר לָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ אָלֶ"ף, שֶׁהוּא מַסְכִּים מֵאָלֶ"ף, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קה, ח): דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר. 3.5. אָמַר רַבִּי סִימוֹן, חָמֵשׁ פְּעָמִים כְּתִיב כָּאן אוֹרָה, כְּנֶגֶד חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְשֵׁי תוֹרָה. וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר, כְּנֶגֶד סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁבּוֹ נִתְעַסֵּק הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּבָרָא אֶת עוֹלָמוֹ. וַיְהִי אוֹר, כְּנֶגֶד סֵפֶר וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת, שֶׁבּוֹ יָצְאוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה. וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאוֹר כִּי טוֹב, כְּנֶגֶד סֵפֶר וַיִּקְרָא, שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא הֲלָכוֹת רַבּוֹת. וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחשֶׁךְ, כְּנֶגֶד סֵפֶר בְּמִדְבַּר, שֶׁהוּא מַבְדִּיל בֵּין יוֹצְאֵי מִצְרַיִם לְבָאֵי הָאָרֶץ. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, כְּנֶגֶד סֵפֶר מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא הֲלָכוֹת רַבּוֹת. מְתִיבִין חַבְרַיָא לְרַבִּי סִימוֹן, וַהֲלוֹא סֵפֶר וַיִּקְרָא מָלֵא הֲלָכוֹת רַבּוֹת, אָמַר לָהֶן אַף הוּא שָׁנָה בוֹ דָּבָר. 10.7. רַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי אֲפִלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה אוֹתָן שֶׁהֵן יְתֵירָה בָּעוֹלָם, כְּגוֹן זְבוּבִין וּפַרְעוֹשִׁין וְיַתּוּשִׁין, אַף הֵן בִּכְלַל בְּרִיָּתוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם הֵן, וּבַכֹּל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ, אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי נָחָשׁ, אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי יַתּוּשׁ, אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי צְפַרְדֵּעַ. רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא אָמַר לָהּ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי מְנַחְמָה, רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ, רַבִּי אַחָא הֲוָה מִשְׁתָּעֵי הָדֵין עוֹבָדָא: חַד בַּר נָשׁ הֲוָה קָאֵים עַל כֵּיף נַהֲרָא, חֲמָא חַד עוּרְדְּעָן טָעֲנָה חָדָא עַקְרָב, וּמְגִיזָה יָתֵיהּ נַהֲרָא, וְכֵיוָן דְּעָבְדַת שְׁלִיחוּתֵיהּ אַחְזַרְתֵּא לְאַתְרֵהּ. רַבִּי פִּינְחָס בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חָנָן דְּצִפּוֹרִין אֲמַר, עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בְּחַד גְּבַר דַּהֲוָה קָאֵים לְמֶחֱצַד בַּהֲדָא בִּקְעַת בֵּי טַרְפָּא, חֲמָא חַד עֵשֶׂב וְלִקֵּט יָתֵיהּ וַעֲבָדֵיהּ כְּלִילָא לְרֵאשֵׁיהּ, אֲזַלָּא חַד חִוְיָא וּמְחָא יָתֵיהּ, וּקְטִיל יָתֵיהּ. אֲתָא חַד גַּבָּר וְקָם לְמִסְקַר בְּהַהוּא חִוְיָא, אֲמַר תָּמֵהַּ אֲנִי עַל מַן דְּקָטַל הָדֵין חִוְיָא. אֲמַר הַהוּא גַּבְרָא אֲנָא קְטָלִית יָתֵיהּ. תָּלָה אַפּוֹי וַחֲמָא לְהַהוּא עִשְׂבָּא עֲבִידָא כְּלִילָא לְרֵאשֵׁיהּ, אֲמַר מִן קוּשְׁטָא אַתְּ קָטְלִית יָתֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ, אִין. אֲמַר לֵיהּ, יָכֵיל אַתְּ מֵרִים הָדֵין עִשְׂבָּא מִן רֵאשֵׁךְ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין, כֵּיוָן דַּאֲרֵים יָתֵיהּ אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַתְּ יָכוֹל קָרֵיב הָכָא וּמֵרִים הָדֵין חִוְיָא בַּהֲדֵין חוּטְרָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין, כֵּיוָן דִּקְרַב לְהַהוּא חִוְיָא מִיָּד נָשְׁרוּ אֵבָרָיו. רַבִּי יַנַּאי הָיָה יוֹשֵׁב וְדוֹרֵשׁ בְּפֶתַח עִירוֹ, רָאָה נָחָשׁ מַרְתִּיעַ וּבָא, וַהֲוָה מְרַדֵּף לֵיהּ מִן הָדֵין סִטְרָא, וַהֲוָה חָזַר מִן דֵּין סִטְרָא, וְעוֹד הֲוָה רָדֵיף לֵיהּ מִן הָדֵין סִטְרָא וַהֲוָה חָזַר מִן דֵּין סִטְרָא, אֲמַר זֶה הוֹלֵךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ. מִיָּד נָפְלָה הֲבָרָה בָּעִיר פְּלוֹנִי בֶּן פְּלוֹנִי נְשָׁכוֹ נָחָשׁ וָמֵת. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הֲוָה יָתֵיב מְטַיֵּל בְּבֵית הַכִּסֵּא, אֲתָא חַד רוֹמָאי וְתָרְכֵיהּ וְקָדִים יָתֵיהּ וִיתֵיב לֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵית דֵּין עַל מַגָּן, מִיָּד נְפַק חַד חִוְיָא וּמְחָא יָתֵיהּ וּקְטַל יָתֵיהּ, וְקָרָא עָלָיו (ישעיה מג, ד): וְאֶתֵּן אָדָם תַּחְתֶּיךָ, וְאֶתֵּן אֱדוֹם תַּחְתֶּיךָ. רַבִּי יִצְחָק בַּר אֶלְעָזָר הֲוָה קָאֵים וּמְטַיֵּל עַל מְשׁוֹנִיתָא דְּיַמָּא דְּקֵיסָרִין, רָאָה שָׁם קוּלִית אַחַת, וַהֲוָה מַצְנַע לָהּ וַהֲוַת מִתְגַּלְגְּלָא, מַצְנַע לָהּ וַהֲוַת מִתְגַּלְגְּלָא, אֲמַר זֹאת מוּכֶנֶת לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתָהּ. עֲבַר חַד בַּלְדָּר וְנִכְשַׁל בָּהּ וְנָפַל וָמֵת, אֲזַל פַּשְׁפְּשׁוּנֵיהּ וְאַשְׁכְּחוּנֵיהּ טָעִין כְּתָבִין בִּישִׁין עַל יְהוּדָאֵי דְּקֵסָרִין. טִיטוּס הָרָשָׁע נִכְנַס לְבֵית קָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ וְגִדֵּר אֶת שְׁתֵּי הַפָּרוֹכוֹת, וְנָטַל שְׁתֵּי זוֹנוֹת וּבְעָלָן עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְיָצָא חַרְבּוֹ מְלֵאָה דָּם. אִית דְּאָמְרֵי מִדַּם הַקֳּדָשִׁים, וְאִית דְּאָמְרֵי מִדַּם שָׂעִיר שֶׁל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים. וְחֵרֵף וְגִדֵּף, וְנָטַל כָּל כְּלֵי בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַעֲשָׂאָן כְּמִין גּוּרְגּוּתְנִי אַחַת וְהִתְחִיל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף כְּלַפֵּי מַעֲלָה, וְאָמַר, לָא דָּמֵי הַהוּא דְּעָבֵיד קְרָבָא עִם מַלְכָּא בְּמַדְבְּרָא וְנָצַח לֵיהּ, לְהַהוּא דְּעָבֵיד קְרָבָא עִם מַלְכָּא בְּגוֹ פָּלָטִין דִּידֵיהּ וְנָצַח לֵיהּ. יָרַד לַסְּפִינָה, כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּרַד מְחָאֵיהּ נַחְשְׁלָא בְּיַמָּא. אֲמַר דּוֹמֶה זֶה שֶׁאֵין כֹּחוֹ שֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ שֶׁל אֻמָּה זוֹ אֶלָּא בַּמַּיִם, דּוֹר אֱנוֹשׁ לֹא פָּרַע מֵהֶן אֶלָּא בַּמַּיִם, דּוֹר הַמַּבּוּל לֹא פָּרַע מֵהֶן אֶלָּא בַּמַּיִם, פַּרְעֹה וְכָל חֵילוֹ לֹא פָּרַע מֵהֶן אֶלָּא בַּמַּיִם. אַף אֲנִי כְּשֶׁהָיִיתִי בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ וּבִרְשׁוּתוֹ לֹא הָיָה יָכוֹל לַעֲמֹד בִּי, וְעַכְשָׁיו לְכָאן קִדְמַנִּי. סָבוּר הוּא שֶׁיַּהַרְגֵּנִי בַּמַּיִם. אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, רָשָׁע, חַיֶּיךָ מִבְּרִיָה שֶׁהִיא פְּחוּתָה מִכָּל הַבְּרִיּוֹת שֶׁבָּרָאתִי מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְרֵאשִׁית, בָּהּ אֲנִי נִפְרַע מֵאוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע. מִיָּד רָמַז הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לַשַֹּׂר שֶׁל יָם וְעָמַד מִזַּעְפּוֹ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לְרוֹמִי יָצְאוּ כָּל גְּדוֹלֵי רוֹמִי לִקְרָאתוֹ וְקִלְּסוּ אוֹתוֹ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁעָלָה לְרוֹמִי נִכְנַס לַמֶּרְחָץ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּצָא הֵבִיאוּ פְּיָילִי פּוֹטִירִין שֶׁל יַיִן לִשְׁתּוֹתוֹ, וְנִכְנַס יַתּוּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ חוֹטְמוֹ, וְהָיָה נוֹקֵר אֶת מֹחוֹ וְהוֹלֵךְ עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה גָּדוֹל כְּמוֹ גּוֹזָל שֶׁל שְׁתֵּי לִיטְרָאוֹת. וְהָיָה מְצַוֶּה וְאוֹמֵר פִּצְעוּ מֹחוֹ שֶׁל אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ וּדְעוּ בַּמֶּה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם שֶׁל יְהוּדִים נִפְרַע מֵאוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ. מִיָּד קָרְאוּ לָרוֹפְאִים וּפָצְעוּ מֹחוֹ, וְהוֹצִיאוּ כְּגוֹזָל שֶׁל שְׁתֵּי לִיטְרָאוֹת. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בַּר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אֲנָא חֲמִיתֵּיהּ בְּרוֹמִי תַּרְתֵּין לִיטְרִין מֵהָכָא וְגוֹזָלָא מֵהָכָא, וּתְקַל חָד לָקֳבֵל חָד. וְנָטְלוּ אוֹתוֹ וְנָתְנוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּתוֹךְ קְעָרָה אַחַת, כָּל מַה דַּהֲוָה הָדֵין שַׁנֵּי, הֲוָה הָדֵין שַׁנֵּי, פְּרַח יַתּוּשָׁה, פְּרַחָה נַפְשֵׁיהּ דְּטִיטוּס הָרָשָׁע. 18.5. עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ (בראשית ב, כד), תַּנְיָא גֵּר שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּיר וְהָיָה נָשׂוּי לַאֲחוֹתוֹ בֵּין מִן הָאָב בֵּין מִן הָאֵם, יוֹצִיא, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים מִן הָאֵם יוֹצִיא מִן הָאָב יְקַיֵּם, שֶׁאֵין אָב לְעוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים. אֲתִיבוּן לֵיהּ וְהָא כְתִיב (בראשית כ, יב): וְגַם אָמְנָה אֲחֹתִי בַת אָבִי הִיא וגו', אָמַר לָהֶן בְּשִׁיטָתָן הֵשִׁיבָן. אֲתֵיב לְהוֹן רַבִּי מֵאִיר עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אִמּוֹ, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וּפָשְׁטוּ לֵיהּ עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אִמּוֹ הַסָּמוּךְ לְאָבִיו הַסָּמוּךְ לְאִמּוֹ. אֲתֵיב רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ וְהָכְתִיב (שמות ו, כ): וַיִּקַּח עַמְרָם אֶת יוֹכֶבֶד דֹּדָתוֹ, אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי אַבָּהוּ מֵעַתָּה אֲפִלּוּ כִּבְנֵי נֹחַ לֹא הָיוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל נוֹהֲגִים קֹדֶם מַתַּן תּוֹרָה, אֶתְמְהָא. אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי וּפָשְׁטוּ לֵיהּ עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ וגו', הַסָּמוּךְ לוֹ מֵאָבִיו הַסָּמוּךְ לוֹ מֵאִמּוֹ. רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר בְּנֵי נֹחַ עַל הַנְּשׂוּאוֹת חַיָּבִין וְעַל הָאֲרוּסוֹת פְּטוּרִין. רַבִּי יוֹנָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר זוֹנָה שֶׁהִיא עוֹמֶדֶת בַּשּׁוּק וּבָאוּ עָלֶיהָ שְׁנַיִם, הָרִאשׁוֹן פָּטוּר וְהַשֵּׁנִי חַיָּב מִשּׁוּם בְּעוּלַת בַּעַל, וְכִי נִתְכַּוֵּן הָרִאשׁוֹן לִקְנוֹתָהּ בִּבְעִילָה, הָדָא אֲמַר בְּעִילָה בִּבְנֵי נֹחַ קוֹנֶה שֶׁלֹא כַּדָּת. וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם גֵּרוּשִׁין, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּרַבִּי סִימוֹן וְרַבִּי חָנִין בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם גֵּרוּשִׁין אוֹ שֶׁשְּׁנֵיהֶם מְגָרְשִׁין זֶה אֶת זֶה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אִשְׁתּוֹ מְגָרַשְׁתּוֹ וְנוֹתֶנֶת לוֹ דּוֹפוֹרוֹן. תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּא עוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים שֶׁגֵּרַשׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָלְכָה וְנִשַֹּׂאת לְאַחֵר וְהָלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם וְנִתְגַיְּרוּ, אֵינִי קוֹרֵא עָלָיו (דברים כד, ד): לֹא יוּכַל בַּעֲלָהּ הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר שִׁלְחָהּ וגו', רַבִּי אַחָא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בַּר פָּפָּא אָמַר בְּכָל סֵפֶר מַלְאָכִי כְּתִיב ה' צְבָאוֹת, וּבְכָאן כְּתִיב אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (מלאכי ב, טז): כִּי שָׂנֵא שַׁלַּח אָמַר ה' אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּבְיָכוֹל לֹא יָחוּל שְׁמוֹ אֶלָּא עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּלְבָד. אָמַר רַבִּי חַגַּי בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁעָלוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הַגּוֹלָה, נִתְפַּחֲמוּ פְּנֵי הַנָּשִׁים מִן הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהִנִּיחוּ אוֹתָן וְהָלְכוּ לָהֶם וְנָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים עֲמוֹנִיּוֹת, וְהָיוּ מַקִּיפוֹת אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּבוֹכוֹת, הוּא שֶׁמַּלְאָכִי אוֹמֵר (מלאכי ב, יג): וְזֹאת שֵׁנִית תַּעֲשׂוּ, שְׁנִיָּה לְשִׁטִּים. (מלאכי ב, יג): כַּסּוֹת דִּמְעָה אֶת מִזְבַּח ה' בְּכִי וַאֲנָקָה, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַאן קַבֵּל מֵהֶם, בְּכִי וַאֲנָקָה, מִשֶּׁגָּזַלְתָּ וְחָמַסְתָּ וְנָטַלְתָּ יָפְיָהּ מִמֶּנָּהּ אַתָּה מְשַׁלְּחָהּ, אֶתְמְהָא. וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁהֵן מֻזְהָרִין עַל גִּלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית ב, כד): וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ, וְלֹא בְּאֵשֶׁת חֲבֵרוֹ, וְלֹא בְּזָכוּר, וְלֹא בִּבְהֵמָה. רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל וְרַבִּי אַבָּהוּ וְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חֲנִינָא אָמְרוּ בֶּן נֹחַ שֶׁבָּא עַל אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁלֹא כְּדַרְכָּהּ חַיָּב מִיתָה. אָמַר רַבִּי אַסֵּי כָּל אִסּוּר שֶׁכָּתוּב בִּבְנֵי נֹחַ לֹא בַּעֲשֵׂה, וְלֹא בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה, אֶלָּא בְּמִיתָה, וְהֵיאַךְ עֲבִידָא (בראשית ב, כד): וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד לְמָקוֹם שֶׁשְּׁנֵיהֶם עוֹשִׂים בָּשָׂר אֶחָד. 33.3. טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו (תהלים קמה, ט), אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל, עַל הַכֹּל, שֶׁהוּא מַעֲשָׂיו. אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל הַכֹּל שֶׁהֵן מִדּוֹתָיו הוּא מְרַחֵם. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ דְּסִכְנִין בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמַר טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל, וּמֵרַחֲמָיו הוּא נוֹתֵן לִבְרִיּוֹתָיו. רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא וְרַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר אָבִין בְּשֵׁם רַב אַחָא לְמָחָר שְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת בָּאָה וְהַבְּרִיּוֹת מְרַחֲמִין אֵלּוּ עַל אֵלּוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִתְמַלֵּא עֲלֵיהֶן רַחֲמִים. בְּיוֹמֵי דְּרַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא הָיוּ צְרִיכִין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַעֲנִית, אָתוֹן לְגַבֵּיהּ אָמְרִין לֵיהּ רַבִּי גְּזָר תַּעֲנִיתָא, גָּזַר תַּעֲנִיתָא יוֹם קַדְמָאי יוֹם ב' יוֹם ג' וְלָא נְחַת מִטְרָא, עָאל וְדָרַשׁ לְהוֹן אֲמַר לְהוֹן בָּנַי הִתְמַלְּאוּ רַחֲמִים אֵלּוּ עַל אֵלּוּ וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִתְמַלֵּא עֲלֵיכֶם רַחֲמִים. עַד שֶׁהֵן מְחַלְּקִין צְדָקָה לַעֲנִיֵּיהֶם רָאוּ אָדָם אֶחָד נוֹתֵן מָעוֹת לִגְרוּשָׁתוֹ, אָתוֹן לְגַבֵּיהּ וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ, רַבִּי מָה אֲנַן יָתְבִין הָכָא וַעֲבֵרְתָּא הָכָא. אֲמַר לָהֶן מָה רְאִיתֶם, אָמְרוּ לוֹ רָאִינוּ אָדָם פְּלוֹנִי נוֹתֵן מָעוֹת לִגְרוּשָׁתוֹ, שְׁלַח בַּתְרֵיהוֹן וְאַיְיתִינוֹן לְגוֹ צִבּוּרָא. אָמַר לֵיהּ מָה הִיא לָךְ זוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ גְּרוּשָׁתִי הִיא. אָמַר לוֹ מִפְּנֵי מָה נָתַתָּ לָהּ מָעוֹת, אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי רָאִיתִי אוֹתָהּ בְּצָרָה וְהִתְמַלֵּאתִי עָלֶיהָ רַחֲמִים. בְּאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה הִגְבִּיהַּ רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא פָּנָיו כְּלַפֵּי מַעְלָה וְאָמַר רִבּוֹן כָּל הָעוֹלָמִים מָה אִם זֶה שֶׁאֵין לָהּ עָלָיו מְזוֹנוֹת רָאָה אוֹתָהּ בְּצָרָה וְנִתְמַלֵּא עָלֶיהָ רַחֲמִים, אַתָּה שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּךָ (תהלים קמה, ח): חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם, וְאָנוּ בְּנֵי יְדִידֶיךָ בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה שֶׁתִּתְמַלֵּא עָלֵינוּ רַחֲמִים, מִיָּד יָרְדוּ גְּשָׁמִים וְנִתְרַוָּה הָעוֹלָם. רַבֵּנוּ הֲוָה יָתֵיב לָעֵי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא קַמֵּי כְּנִשְׁתָּא דְּבַבְלָאי בְּצִפּוֹרִין, עֲבַר חַד עֵגֶל קוֹדָמוֹי, אָזֵל לְמִתְנְכָסָה וְשָׁרֵי גָּעֵי כְּמֵימַר שֵׁיזִבְנִי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ וּמָה אֲנִי יָכוֹל לְמֶעְבַּד לָךְ לְכָךְ נוֹצַרְתָּ, וְחָשַׁשׁ רַבִּי אֶת שִׁנָּיו שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר אָבִין כָּל אוֹתָן שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה שֶׁהָיָה חוֹשֵׁשׁ רַבִּי אֶת שִׁנָּיו, לֹא הִפִּילָה עֻבָּרָה בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֹא נִצְטַעֲרוּ הַיּוֹלְדוֹת, בָּתַר יוֹמִין עֲבַר חַד שֶׁרֶץ קַמֵּי בְּרַתֵּיהּ וּבְעָא לְמִקְטְלָא, אֲמַר לָהּ בְּרַתִּי שַׁבְקֵיהּ, דִּכְתִיב: וְרַחֲמָיו עַל כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו. רַבֵּנוּ הֲוָה עִנְוָתָן סַגֵּי, וַהֲוָה אֲמַר כָּל מַה דְּיֹאמַר לִי בַּר נַשׁ אֲנָא עָבֵיד חוּץ מִמַּה שֶּׁעָשׂוּ בְּנֵי בְתֵירָא לִזְקֵנִי, שֶׁיָּרְדוּ מִגְדֻלָּתָן וְהֶעֱלוּ אוֹתוֹ, וְאִין סָלֵיק רַב הוּנָא רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא לְהָכָא, אֲנָא קָאֵים לִי מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי, לָמָּה דְּהוּא מִן יְהוּדָה וַאֲנָא מִן בִּנְיָמִין, וְהוּא מִן דִּכְרַיָא דִּיהוּדָה וַאֲנָא מִן נֻקְבְתָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי חִיָּא רַבָּה וַהֲרֵי הוּא עוֹמֵד בַּחוּץ, נִתְכַּרְכְּמוּ פָּנָיו שֶׁל רַבִּי וְכֵיוָן שֶׁרָאָה שֶׁנִּתְכַּרְכְּמוּ פָּנָיו אָמַר לוֹ אֲרוֹנוֹ הוּא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ פּוֹק חֲזֵי מַאן בָּעֵי לָךְ לְבָרָא, נָפַק וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח בַּר נָשׁ, וְיָדַע דְּהוּא נָזוּף וְאֵין נְזִיפָה פְּחוּתָה מִשְּׁלשִׁים יוֹם. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר רַבִּי אָבִין כָּל אוֹתָן שְׁלשִׁים יוֹם שֶׁהָיָה רַבִּי חִיָּא רַבָּה נָזוּף מֵרַבֵּנוּ, אַלֵּיף לְרַב בַּר אֲחָתֵיהּ כָּל כְּלָלֵי דְאוֹרַיְתָא, וְאִלֵּין אִינוּן כְּלָלַיָיא דְאוֹרַיְתָא הִלְכְתָא דְּבַבְלָאֵי. לְסוֹף תְּלָתִין יוֹמִין אָתָא אֵלִיָּהוּ זָכוּר לַטּוֹב בִּדְמוּתֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חִיָּא רַבָּה אֵצֶל רַבֵּנוּ וִיְהַב יְדֵיהּ עַל שִׁנֵּיהּ וְאִתְּסֵי, כֵּיוָן דְּאָתָא רַבִּי חִיָּא רַבָּה לְגַבֵּי רַבֵּנוּ אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה עֲבַדְתְּ בְּשִׁנָּךְ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מִן עוֹנָתָא דִּיהַבְתְּ יְדָךְ עִלּוֹהִי אִתְנְשֵׁימַת, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לֵית אֲנָא הֲוָה יָדַע מָה הוּא. כֵּיוָן דְּשָׁמַע כֵּן שָׁרֵי נָהֵיג בֵּיהּ יְקָרָא, וְקָרַב תַּלְמִידִים וּמְעַיֵּיל לֵיהּ מִלְּגַאו. אָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן רַבִּי יוֹסֵי וְלִפְנִים מִמֶּנִּי, אָמַר לֵיהּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. רַבֵּנוּ הֲוָה מְתַנֵּי שִׁבְחֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חִיָּא רַבָּה קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אָמַר לֵיהּ אָדָם גָּדוֹל, אָדָם קָדוֹשׁ. חַד זְמַן חֲמִיתֵיהּ בֵּי בָנֵי וְלָא אִתְכְּנַע מִנֵּיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ הַהוּא תַּלְמִידָךְ דַּהֲוַת מִשְׁתַּבַּח בֵּיהּ חֲמִיתֵּיהּ בֵּי בָנֵי וְלָא אִתְכְּנַע מִנָּאי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ וְלָמָּה לָא אִתְכְּנָעַת מִנֵּיהּ, אָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי חִיָּא מִסְתַּכֵּל הָיִיתִי בְּאַגָּדַת תְּהִלִּים, כֵּיוָן דְּשָׁמַע כֵּן מְסַר לֵיהּ תְּרֵין תַּלְמִידוֹי וַהֲווֹ עָיְילִין עִמֵּיהּ לַאֲשׁוּנָה, דְּלָא יִשְׁהֵי וְתִזְעַר נַפְשֵׁיהּ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל וגו', וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת נֹחַ וגו', אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמֵנִי אוֹי לָהֶם לָרְשָׁעִים שֶׁהֵם הוֹפְכִים מִדַּת רַחֲמִים לְמִדַּת הַדִין, בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ה', מִדַּת רַחֲמִים, (שמות לד, ו): ה' ה' אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, וּכְתִיב (בראשית ו, ה): וַיַּרְא ה' כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ, (בראשית ו, ו): וַיִּנָּחֶם ה' כִּי עָשָׂה אֶת הָאָדָם (בראשית ו, ז): וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶמְחֶה וגו', אַשְׁרֵיהֶם הַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁהֵן הוֹפְכִים מִדַּת הַדִּין לְמִדַּת רַחֲמִים. בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֱלֹהִים הוּא מִדַּת הַדִּין (שמות כב, כז): אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל, (שמות כב, ח): עַד הָאֱלֹהִים יָבֹא דְּבַר שְׁנֵיהֶם, וּכְתִיב (שמות ב, כד): וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת נַאֲקָתָם וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת בְּרִיתוֹ וגו' (בראשית ל, כב): וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת רָחֵל וגו', וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת נֹחַ, מַה זְּכִירָה נִזְכַּר לוֹ שֶׁזָּן וּפִרְנֵס אוֹתָם כָּל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בַּתֵּבָה, וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת נֹחַ, וְהַדִּין נוֹתֵן מִזְּכוּת הַטְּהוֹרִים שֶׁהִכְנִיס עִמּוֹ בַּתֵּבָה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר לְשֵׁם קָרְבָּנוֹ נִקְרָא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית ח, כא): וַיָּרַח ה' אֶת רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָא לְשֵׁם נַחַת הַתֵּבָה נִקְרָא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית ח, ד): וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי וגו'. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר (בראשית ח, כב): לֹא יִשְׁבֹּתוּ, מִכְּלַל שֶׁשָּׁבָתוּ. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן לֹא שִׁמְשׁוּ מַזָּלוֹת כָּל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ, אָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי יוֹנָתָן שִׁמְשׁוּ אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹא הָיָה רִשּׁוּמָן נִכָּר. 34.15. וְאַתֶּם פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ, אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ בְּרִית נֶחְלְקָה לָאֲוִירוֹת, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ הֲוָה יָתֵיב לָעֵי בְּאוֹרָיְתָא בַּחֲדָא אִילְטִיס דִּטְבֶרְיָה, נְפַקּוּן תַּרְתֵּין נָשִׁין מִן תַּמָּן אָמְרָה חָדָא לַחֲבֶרְתָּהּ בְּרִיךְ דְּאַפְקִין מִן הָדֵין אֲוִירָא בִּישָׁא, צְוַח לְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מָה הָן אַתּוּן אָמְרִין מִן מְזָגָא, אָמַר אֲנָא חָכֵם מִן מְזָגָא, וְלֵית בָּהּ אֶלָּא תַּרְתֵּין עַמּוּדִין, אָמַר בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן חֵן לַמָּקוֹם עַל יוֹשְׁבָיו. חַד תַּלְמִיד מִן דְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי הֲוָה יָתֵיב קֳדָמוֹי, הֲוָה מַסְבַּר לֵיהּ וְלָא סְבַר לֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לְמָה לֵית אַתְּ סָבַר, אֲמַר לֵיהּ דַּאֲנָא גָּלֵי מֵאַתְרָאי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ מֵהֵיכָן אֲתַר אַתְּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מִן גּוֹבַת שַׁמַּאי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ וּמָה אִינוּן אֲוִירָא דְתַמָּן, אֲמַר לֵיהּ כַּד יָנוֹקָא מִתְיְלִיד אֲנָא גָבְלִין לֵיהּ אֲדַמְדְּמָנֵי וְטוֹשִׁין מוֹחֵיהּ דְּלָא יֵכְלוּנֵיהּ יַתּוּשַׁיָּה, אֲמַר בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן חֵן מָקוֹם בְּעֵינֵי יוֹשְׁבָיו. אַף לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא כֵּן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יחזקאל לו, כו): וַהֲסִרֹתִי אֶת לֵב הָאֶבֶן מִבְּשַׂרְכֶם וגו' לֵב בָּשָׂר, לֵב בּוֹסֵר שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ. 44.12. וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה (בראשית טו, ה), רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ דְּסִכְנִין בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי וְכִי מִחוּץ לָעוֹלָם הוֹצִיאוֹ, שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה, אֶלָּא אַחְוֵי לֵיהּ שׁוֹקְקֵי שְׁמַיָא, הֵיךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (משלי ח, כו): עַד לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת, אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֶעֱלָה אוֹתוֹ לְמַעְלָה מִכִּפַּת הַרָקִיעַ, הוּא דְּאָמַר לֵיהּ (בראשית טו, ה): הַבֶּט נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה, אֵין הַבָּטָה אֶלָּא מִלְּמַעְלָה לְמַטָּה. רַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נָבִיא אַתְּ וְאֵין אַתְּ אַסְטְרוֹלוֹגוֹס, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית כ, יז): וְעַתָּה הָשֵׁב אֵשֶׁת הָאִישׁ כִּי נָבִיא הוּא. בִּימֵי יִרְמְיָהוּ בִּקְּשׁוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָבוֹא לִידֵי מִדָּה זוֹ, וְלֹא הִנִּיחַ לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (ירמיה י, ב): כֹּה אָמַר ה' אֶל דֶּרֶךְ הַגּוֹיִם אַל תִּלְמָדוּ וּמֵאֹתוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם אַל תֵּחָתּוּ וגו', כְּבָר אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם בִּקֵּשׁ לָבוֹא לִידֵי מִדָּה זוֹ וְלֹא הִנַּחְתִּי אוֹתוֹ. וְאָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי עַד דְּסַנְדְּלָא בְּרַגְלִיךְ דְּרִיס כּוּבָא, וְכָל מִי שֶׁהוּא נָתוּן לְמַטָּה מֵהֶם הוּא מִתְיָרֵא מֵהֶם, אֲבָל אַתְּ שֶׁאַתְּ נָתוּן לְמַעְלָה מֵהֶם דָּיְישֵׁם. רַבִּי יוּדָן בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים מְבַטְּלִים גְּזֵרוֹת רָעוֹת, וְאֵלּוּ הֵם, תְּפִלָּה וּצְדָקָה וּתְשׁוּבָה, וּשְׁלָשְׁתָּן נֶאֶמְרוּ בְּפָסוּק אֶחָד, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (דברי הימים ב ז, יד): וְיִכָּנְעוּ עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְיִתְפַּלְּלוּ, זוֹ תְּפִלָּה. (דברי הימים ב ז, יד): וִיבַקְּשׁוּ פָנַי, הֲרֵי צְדָקָה, כְּמָא דְאַתְּ אָמַר (תהלים יז, טו): אֲנִי בְּצֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶה פָנֶיךָ. (דברי הימים ב ז, יד): וְיָשֻׁבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיהֶם הָרָעִים, זוֹ תְּשׁוּבָה, וְאַחַר כָּךְ (דברי הימים ב ז, יד) וְאֶסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָם וְאֶרְפָּא אֶת אַרְצָם. רַבִּי הוּנָא בַּר רַב יוֹסֵף אָמַר אַף שִׁנּוּי שֵׁם וּמַעֲשֶׂה טוֹב, שִׁנּוּי הַשֵּׁם, מֵאַבְרָהָם (בראשית יז, ה): וְלֹא יִקָּרֵא עוֹד אֶת שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָם. מַעֲשֶׂה טוֹב, מֵאַנְשֵׁי נִינְוֵה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יונה ג, י): וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי שָׁבוּ וגו'. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים אַף שִׁנּוּי מָקוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית יב, א): וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל אַבְרָם לֶךְ לְךָ. רַבִּי מוּנָא אָמַר אַף הַתַּעֲנִית, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים כ, ב): יַעַנְךָ ה' בְּיוֹם צָרָה וגו'. רָבָא בַּר מַחְסֵיָא וְרַבִּי חָמָא בֶּן גּוּרְיוֹן בְּשֵׁם רַב אָמַר יָפָה תַּעֲנִית לַחֲלוֹם כָּאֵשׁ בִּנְעֹרֶת. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף וּבוֹ בַּיּוֹם, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת. 54.1. וַיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר צְבָאוֹ (בראשית כא, כב), (משלי טז, ז): בִּרְצוֹת ה' דַּרְכֵי אִישׁ גַּם אוֹיְבָיו יַשְׁלִם אִתּוֹ, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר זוֹ אִשְׁתּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (מיכה ז, ו): אֹיְבֵי אִישׁ אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ, מַעֲשֶׂה בְּאִשָּׁה שֶׁקָּבְלָה עַל בַּעֲלָהּ לַשִּׁלְטוֹן וְהִתִּיז אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ, וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים אַף הִתִּיז אֶת רֹאשָׁהּ, רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר זֶה הַנָּחָשׁ. תָּנָא רַבִּי חֲלַפְתָּא אוֹמֵר הַנָּחָשׁ הַזֶּה לָהוּט אַחַר הַשּׁוּם, וּמַעֲשֶׂה בְּנָחָשׁ אֶחָד שֶׁיָּרַד מִן הָהָר לַבַּיִת וּמָצָא קְעָרָה שֶׁל שׁוּם וַאֲכָלָהּ וְהֵקִיא בְּתוֹכָהּ, וְרָאָה נָחָשׁ שֶׁבַּבַּיִת וְלֹא הָיָה יָכוֹל לַעֲמֹד לוֹ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּצָא אוֹתוֹ הַנָּחָשׁ, יָצָא הַנָּחָשׁ שֶׁל בַּיִת וּמִילֵא אוֹתָהּ עָפָר. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר זֶה יֵצֶר הָרָע, בְּנֹהַג שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם אָדָם גָּדֵל עִם חֲבֵרוֹ שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים בִּכְרָךְ וְהוּא קוֹשֵׁר לוֹ אַהֲבָה, וְזֶה גָּדֵל עִם אָדָם מִנַּעֲרוּתוֹ עַד זִקְנוּתוֹ, אִם מָצָא בְּתוֹךְ שִׁבְעִים הוּא מַפִּילוֹ, בְּתוֹךְ שְׁמוֹנִים הוּא מַפִּילוֹ, הוּא שֶׁדָּוִד אוֹמֵר (תהלים לה, י): כָּל עַצְמוֹתַי תֹּאמַרְנָה ה' מִי כָמוֹךָ מַצִּיל עָנִי מֵחָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מִגֹּזְלוֹ, אָמַר רַבִּי אַחָא וְכִי יֵשׁ גַּזְלָן גָּדוֹל מִזֶּה, וְאָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה (משלי כה, כא): אִם רָעֵב שׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם, מִלַּחְמָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה, הֵיךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (משלי ט, ד): לְכוּ לַחְמוּ בְלַחְמִי, וּמֵימָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה, הֵיךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (ישעיה נה, א): הוֹי כָּל צָמֵא לְכוּ לַמַּיִם. אָמַר רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה אוֹיְבָיו, גַּם אוֹיְבָיו, לְרַבּוֹת מַזִּיקֵי בֵיתוֹ, כְּגוֹן יַתּוּשִׁים וּפַרְעוֹשִׁים וּזְבוּבִים. דָּבָר אַחֵר, בִּרְצוֹת ה' דַּרְכֵי אִישׁ, זֶה אַבְרָהָם שֶׁנִּקְרָא אִישׁ, דִּכְתִיב בֵּיהּ (ישעיה מו, יא): מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק אִישׁ עֲצָתִי. גַּם אוֹיְבָיו, זֶה אֲבִימֶלֶךְ. 60.5. וְהַנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה (בראשית כד, טז), תְּנֵינַן מֻכַּת עֵץ כְּתֻבָּתָהּ מָאתַיִם, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים מֻכַּת עֵץ כְּתֻבָּתָהּ מָנֶה. רַבִּי חֲנִינָא מִשֵּׁם רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר טַעְמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר (בראשית כד, טז): וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ, הָא אִם נִבְעֲלָה מֵעֵץ בְּתוּלָה. טַעְמַיְהוּ דְרַבָּנָן, בְּתוּלָה, הָא אִם נִבְעֲלָה מֵעֵץ אֵינָהּ בְּתוּלָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן לֹא נִבְעֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִמָּהוּל לִשְׁמוֹנָה תְּחִלָּה אֶלָּא רִבְקָה. אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ לְפִי שֶׁבְּנוֹתָן שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים מְשַׁמְּרוֹת עַצְמָן מִמְּקוֹם עֶרְוָתָן וּמַפְקִירוֹת עַצְמָן מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר, אֲבָל זֹאת בְּתוּלָה מִמְּקוֹם בְּתוּלִים, וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ, מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִמַּשְׁמַע שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּתוּלָה, אֵין אָנוּ יוֹדְעִים וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ, אֶלָּא אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם לֹא תָבַע בָּהּ, עַל שֵׁם (תהלים קכה, ג): לֹא יָנוּחַ שֵׁבֶט הָרֶשַׁע וגו'. וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּעַל, כָּל הַנָּשִׁים יוֹרְדוֹת וּמְמַלְּאוֹת מִן הָעַיִן, וְזוֹ כֵּיוָן שֶׁרָאוּ אוֹתָהּ הַמַּיִם מִיָּד עָלוּ, אָמַר לָהּ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אַתְּ סִימָן לְבָנַיִךְ, מָה אַתְּ כֵּיוָן שֶׁרָאוּ אוֹתָךְ הַמַּיִם מִיָּד עָלוּ, אַף בָּנַיִךְ כֵּיוָן שֶׁהַבְּאֵר רוֹאָה אוֹתָן מִיָּד תִּהְיֶה עוֹלָה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (במדבר כא, יז): אָז יָשִׁיר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת עֲלִי בְאֵר. 62.2. וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל אֶל מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה (בראשית כה, ט), כָּאן בֶּן הָאָמָה חוֹלֵק כָּבוֹד לְבֶן הַגְּבִירָה. (בראשית כה, י): הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר קָנָה אַבְרָהָם, אָמַר רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא וַהֲלוֹא מִקְבוּרָתָהּ שֶׁל שָׂרָה לִקְבוּרָתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם שְׁלשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנָה, וְהָכָא אַתְּ אָמַר (בראשית כה, י): שָׁמָּה קֻבַּר אַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ, אֶלָּא בָּא לְלַמֶּדְךָ שֶׁכָּל מִי שֶׁגָּמַל חֶסֶד לְשָׂרָה זָכָה לִגְמֹל חֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם. אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן שֵׁם וְעֵבֶר הָיוּ מְהַלְּכִין לִפְנֵי מִטָּתוֹ וְרָאוּ גַּבָּהּ מָקוֹם מֻפְנֶה לְאָבִינוּ אַבְרָהָם וְקָבְרוּ אוֹתוֹ בִּדְיוֹטְרִין שֶׁלּוֹ בַּמָּקוֹם הַמּוּכָן וּמְזֻמָּן לוֹ. 78.12. וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אַל נָא אִם נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִנְחָתִי מִיָּדִי כִּי עַל כֵּן וגו' כִּרְאֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים (בראשית לג, י), מַה פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים דִּין אַף פָּנֶיךָ דִּין, מַה פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים (שמות כג, טו): וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ פָנַי רֵיקָם, אַף אַתְּ וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ פָנֶיךָ רֵיקָם. (בראשית לג, יא): קַח נָא אֶת בִּרְכָתִי אֲשֶׁר הֻבָאת לָךְ, אָמַר לוֹ כַּמָּה יְגִיעָה יָגַעְתִּי עַד שֶׁתָּבוֹא לְיָדִי, אֲבָל אַתָּה מֵאֵלֶיהָ הִיא בָּאָה אֶצְלְךָ. אֲשֶׁר הֵבֵאתָה אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן, אֶלָּא אֲשֶׁר הֻבָאת, מֵאֵלֶיהָ בָּאָה לְיָדֶךָ. (בראשית לג, יא): וַיִּפְצַר בּוֹ וַיִּקָּח, מִתְחֲמֵי חָזַר וִידֵיהּ פְּשִׁטָה. יְהוּדָה בֶּן רַבִּי סִימוֹן אָמַר (תהלים סח, לא): מִתְרַפֵּס בְּרַצֵּי כָסֶף, מַתִּיר אֶת הַפַּס וּמִתְרַצֶּה בְּכָסֶף. רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ סְלִיק לְמִשְׁאַל בִּשְׁלָמֵיהּ דְּרַבֵּנוּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ צַלִּי עָלַי דַּהֲדָא מַלְכוּתָא בִּישָׁא סַגִּין, אֲמַר לֵהּ לָא תִסַּב מִן בַּר אֱנַשׁ כְּלוּם וְלֵית אַתְּ יָהֵיב כְּלוּם. מִן דִּיתֵיב גַּבֵּיהּ אֲתָא חָדָא אִיתְּתָא טְעִינָא לֵיהּ חָדָא דְסִיקָרִין וְחָדָא סַכִּין בְּגַוֵּהּ, קָם נְסַב סַכִּינָא וְהָדַר לָהּ דִּיסְקָרָא. אֲתָא חַד בַּלְדָּר מִן מַלְכוּתָא וַחֲמָא יָתָהּ וְחָמְדָהּ וּנְסָבָהּ, בְּפַתֵּי רַמְשָׁא סְלֵיק רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ לְמִשְׁאַל בִּשְׁלָמֵיהּ דְּרַבֵּינוּ וַחֲמָא יָתֵיהּ שָׂחֵיק, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָמָּה אַתְּ שָׂחֵיק אֲמַר לֵיהּ הַהִיא סַכִּינָא דַּחֲמִיתֵּיהּ יָתֵיהּ אֲתָא חַד בַּלְדָּר מִן מַלְכוּתָא וַחֲמָא יָתֵיהּ וַחֲמָדָהּ וּנְסָבָהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָא כֵן אֲמָרִית לָךְ לָא תִיסַב מִן בַּר נָשׁ כְּלוּם וְלֵית אַתְּ יָהֵיב כְּלוּם. חַד עַמָּא דְאַרְעָא אֲמַר לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָה אִין אֲמָרַת לָךְ חָדָא מִלְּתָא טָבָא אַתְּ אֲמָרַת בְּצִבּוּרָא מִן שְׁמִי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה הִיא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ כָּל אוֹתָן הַדּוֹרוֹנוֹת שֶׁנָּתַן אָבִינוּ יַעֲקֹב לְעֵשָׂו עֲתִידִין אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם לְהַחֲזִירָן לְמֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, מַאי טַעְמֵיהּ (תהלים עב, י): מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ, יָבִיאוּ אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן אֶלָּא יָשִׁיבוּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חַיֶּיךָ מִלָּה טָבָא אֲמַרְתְּ וּמִן שְׁמָךְ אֲנָא אוֹמֵר לָהּ. 79.6. וַיִּחַן אֶת פְּנֵי הָעִיר (בראשית לג, יח), חָנַן אֶת הַפָּנִים שֶׁבָּעִיר, הִתְחִיל מְשַׁלֵּחַ לָהֶם דּוֹרוֹנוֹת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַיִּחַן אֶת פְּנֵי הָעִיר, הִתְחִיל מַעֲמִיד הַטְּלִיסִין וּמוֹכֵר בְּזוֹל, הֲדָא אָמְרָת שֶׁאָדָם צָרִיךְ לְהַחֲזִיק טוֹבָה לְמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הֲנָאָה מִמֶּנּוּ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי וְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ הֲווֹ טְמִירִין בִּמְעָרְתָא י"ג שָׁנָה בְּיוֹמֵי דִּשְׁמָדָא, וְהָיוּ אוֹכְלִין חֲרוּבִין שֶׁל גָּרוֹדָא עַד שֶׁהֶעֱלָה גּוּפָן חֲלוּדָה. לְסוֹף שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שְׁנִין נְפַק יְתֵיב עַל תְּרַע מְעָרְתָא, חֲמָא חַד צַיָּד קָאֵים וְצָיֵד צִיפֳּרִין, וְכַד הֲוָה שָׁמַע רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּרַת קָלָא אָמְרָה מִן שְׁמַיָא דִּימוֹס דִּימוֹס, פַּסְגָּא. וְכַד הֲוָה שָׁמַע בְּרַת קָלָא אֲמָרַת סְפֶקוּלָא, הֲוַת מִתָּצְדָה וְנִלְכָּדָה. אָמַר, צִפּוֹר מִבַּלְעֲדֵי שְׁמַיָא לָא מִתָּצְדָא עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה נֶפֶשׁ דְּבַר נָשׁ, נְפַק וְאַשְׁכַּח מִלַּיָא מְשַׁדְּכָן, וְנִתְבַּטְּלָה הַגְּזֵרָה. אֲתוֹן וְאַסְחוֹן בַּהֲדָא בֵּי בָּנֵי דְּבֵית מוֹקֵד דִּטְבֶרְיָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ בְּרֵיהּ כָּל הֲדָא טַבְתָא עֲבָדַת לָן טְבֶרְיָא וְלֵית אֲנַן מְדַכָּן יָתָהּ מִן קָטוֹלַיָא, אָמַר צְרִיכִין אָנוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבָה כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁהָיוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ עוֹשִׂים, שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹשִׂים אִיטְלוּסִין וּמוֹכְרִין בְּזוֹל, אָמַר צְרִיכִין אָנוּ לְדַכָּיָא טְבֶרְיָא, מָה עֲבַד, נְסַב תֻּרְמוּסָא וַהֲוָה מְקַצֵּץ תֻּרְמוּסָא וְשַׁדֵּי קְצוֹצוּתֵיהּ וּמְקַלֵּק בַּשּׁוּק, וְכָל אַתְרָא דַּהֲוָה קְטִילָא סָלֵיק וְאִינוּן מַפְקוּן וְנָפְקִין, וְכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁלֹא הָיְתָה שָׁמָּה טֻמְאָה תֻּרְמְסָא עוֹמֶדֶת, וְהוּא מְצַיֵּן אֵיזֶה מְקוֹם טֻמְאָה וּמְקוֹם טָהֳרָה, עַד זְמַן דְּדַכֵּי יָתָהּ מִן קָטִילַיָא. חֲמְתֵיהּ חַד כּוּתִי עַם דְאַרַע, אֲמַר לֵית אֲנָא אָזֵיל וּמַדְחַךְ בַּהֲדֵין סָבָא דִּיהוּדָאֵי, אִית דְּאָמְרֵי מִן הָדֵין שׁוּקָא דְּגַרְגִּינָא וְאִית דְּאָמְרֵי מִן הָדֵין שׁוּקָא דְּסַקָּאֵי, נְסַב קְטִיל וּטְמָרֵיהּ בְּשׁוּקָא דַּהֲווֹ מְדַכֵּי, בְּצַפְרָא אֲזַל אֲמַר לְהוֹן אַמְרִיתוּן דְּדַכֵּי בֶּן יוֹחָאי טְבֶרְיָא אֲתוֹן חֲמוּן הָדֵין קְטִילָא [נסח אחר: אזל לגביה אמר ליה לא דכיתא שוק פלן, אמר ליה הין, אמר ליה ואין אפיקת לך מיתין מן בתרך, אמר ליה גוד חמי ליה], צָפָה רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁהוּא נְתָנוֹ שָׁם, אָמַר גּוֹזֵר אֲנִי עַל הָעֶלְיוֹן שֶׁיֵּרֵד וְעַל הַתַּחְתּוֹן שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה, וַהֲוָה כֵן. וּסְלֵיק וּשְׁבַת בְּבֵיתֵיהּ, וַעֲבַר בְּהָדֵין מִגְדְּלָא דְּצַבָּעַיָא שְׁמַע קָלָא דְּנַקָּאי סַפְרָא, אָמַר לָא אַמְרִיתוּן דְּדַכֵּי בַּר יוֹחָאי לִטְבֶרְיָה, אָמְרִין אַשְׁכְּחוּן חַד קְטִילָא, אָמַר יָבוֹא עָלַי אִם אֵין בְּיָדִי הֲלָכוֹת כִּשְׂעַר רֹאשִׁי עַל טְבֶרְיָה שֶׁהִיא טְהוֹרָה חוּץ מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה וְאַתָּה לֹא הָיִיתָ בַּמִּנְיָן עִמָּנוּ שֶׁנִּטְהֲרָה, פָּרַצְתָּ גְּדֵרָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים, וְעָלֶיךָ נֶאֱמַר (קהלת י, ח): וּפֹרֵץ גָּדֵר יִשְּׁכֶנּוּ נָחָשׁ, מִיָּד נַעֲשָׂה גַּל שֶׁל עֲצָמוֹת. עָבַר בַּהֲדָא בִּקְעַת דְּבֵית נְטוֹפָא, חֲמָא חַד בַּר נָשׁ קָאֵים וּמְלַקֵּט סְפִיחֵי שְׁבִיעִית, אָמַר לוֹ וְלֹא סְפִיחֵי שְׁבִיעִית הֵן, אָמַר לוֹ וְלֹא אַתָּה הוּא שֶׁהִתַּרְתָּ, לֹא כָךְ תְּנֵינַן רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר כָּל הַסְּפִיחִין מֻתָּרִין חוּץ מִסְּפִיחֵי כְּרוּב שֶׁאֵין כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶם בְּיַרְקוֹת שָׂדֶה, אָמַר לוֹ וַהֲלוֹא חֲבֵרַי חוֹלְקִים עָלַי, פָּרַצְתָּ גְּדֵרָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים וּפֹרֵץ גָּדֵר יִשְּׁכֶנּוּ נָחָשׁ, וְכֵן הֲוַת לֵיהּ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַיִּחַן אֶת פְּנֵי הָעִיר, נִכְנַס בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת עִם דִּמְדּוּמֵי חַמָּה מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם, וְקָבַע תְּחוּמִין מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם. הֲדָא אָמְרָת שֶׁשָּׁמַר יַעֲקֹב אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת קֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתַּן. 80.1. וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת לֵאָה (בראשית לד, א), (יחזקאל טז, מד): הִנֵּה כָּל הַמּשֵׁל עָלַיִךְ יִמְשֹׁל לֵאמֹר כְּאִמָּה בִּתָּהּ, יוֹסֵי מְעוֹנָאָה תִּרְגֵּם בִּכְנִישָׁתְהוֹן דִּמְעוֹנָא, (הושע ה, א): שִׁמְעוּ זֹאת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֲזִינוּ, אָמַר עָתִיד הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִטֹּל אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִים וּלְהַעֲמִידָן בַּדִּין וְלֵאמֹר לָהֶם לָמָּה לֹא יְגַעְתֶּם בַּתּוֹרָה, לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נֶהֱנִים מֵאַרְבַּע וְעֶשְׂרִים מַתְּנוֹת כְּהֻנָּה, וְאִינוּן אָמְרִין לֵיהּ לָא יָהֲבִין לָן כְּלוּם. וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, לָמָּה לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נוֹתְנִים לַכֹּהֲנִים אַרְבַּע וְעֶשְׂרִים מַתְּנוֹת כְּהֻנָּה שֶׁכָּתַבְתִּי לָכֶם בַּתּוֹרָה, וְאִינוּן אָמְרִין לֵיהּ עַל אִלֵּין דְּבֵי נְשִׂיאָה דַּהֲווֹ נָסְבִין כּוֹלָּא. בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֲזִינוּ כִּי לָכֶם הַמִּשְׁפָּט, שֶׁלָּכֶם הָיָה, (דברים יח, ג): וְזֶה יִהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים, לְפִיכָךְ לָכֶם וַעֲלֵיכֶם מִדַּת הַדִּין נֶהְפָּכֶת. שָׁמַע רַבִּי וְכָעַס, בְּפַתֵּי רַמְשָׁא סְלֵיק רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ שָׁאֵיל שְׁלָמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי וּפַיְּסֵי עֲלוֹהִי דְּיוֹסֵי מְעוֹנָאָה, אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי, צְרִיכִין אָנוּ לְהַחֲזִיק טוֹבָה לְאֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֵן מַכְנִיסִין מוּמָסִין לְבָתֵּי טְרַטְיָאוֹת וּלְבָתֵּי קַרְקְסָאוֹת שֶׁלָּהֶן וּמְשַׂחֲקִין בָּהֶם כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹא יִהְיוּ מְשִׂיחִין אֵלּוּ עִם אֵלּוּ וְיָבוֹאוּ לִידֵי קְטָטָה בְּטֵלָה, יוֹסֵי מְעוֹנָאָה אָמַר מִלָּה דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא וְאַקְפַּדְתְּ עֲלוֹהִי, אָמַר לוֹ וְיוֹדֵעַ הוּא בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה כְּלוּם, אָמַר לוֹ הֵן. אֲמַר לֵיהּ וְאוּלְפַן קַבֵּיל, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אֵין. וְאִי שָׁאֵלְנָא לֵיהּ מְגִיִּיב, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אֵין, אִם כֵּן יִסַּק לְהָכָא, וּסְלֵיק לְגַבֵּיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מַהוּ דִּכְתִיב: הִנֵּה כָּל הַמּשֵׁל עָלַיִךָ יִמְשֹׁל לֵאמֹר כְּאִמָּה בִּתָּהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ כַּבַּת כֵּן אִמָּהּ, כַּדּוֹר כֵּן נָשִׂיא, כַּמִּזְבֵּחַ כֵּן כֹּהֲנָיו. הָכָא אָמְרֵי לְפוּם גִּנְּתָא גַּנָּנָא. אָמַר לוֹ רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ עַד כַּדּוּן לָא חֲסֵלִית מִן מְפַיְּסֵיהּ עַל הָדָא וְאַתָּה מַיְיתֵי לָן אוֹחֲרִי, עִקָּרוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר הִנֵּה כָּל הַמּשֵׁל מַהוּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לֵית תּוֹרְתָא עֲנִישָׁא עַד דִּבְרַתָּהּ בְּעִיטָא, לֵית אִתְּתָא זָנְיָא עַד דִּבְרַתָּהּ זָנְיָא. אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ אִם כֵּן לֵאָה אִמֵּנוּ זוֹנָה הָיְתָה, אָמַר לָהֶם (בראשית ל, טז): וַתֵּצֵא לִקְרָאתוֹ וגו', יָצָאת מְקֻשֶּׁטֶת כְּזוֹנָה, לְפִיכָךְ וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת לֵאָה. 80.1. וַיִּקְּחוּ שְׁנֵי בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי (בראשית לד, כה), מִמַּשְׁמַע שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי, יָדַעְנוּ שֶׁבְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב הֵם, אֶלָּא בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב שֶׁלֹא נָטְלוּ עֵצָה מִיַּעֲקֹב. שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי, שֶׁנָטְלוּ עֵצָה זֶה מִזֶּה. אֲחֵי דִינָה, וְכִי אֲחוֹת שְׁנֵיהֶם הָיְתָה וַהֲלוֹא אֲחוֹת כָּל הַשְּׁבָטִים הָיְתָה, אֶלָּא לְפִי שֶׁנָּתְנוּ אֵלּוּ נַפְשָׁם עָלֶיהָ נִקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמָם, וְדִכְוָתָהּ (שמות טו, כ): וַתִּקַּח מִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה אֲחוֹת אַהֲרֹן, וְכִי אֲחוֹת אַהֲרֹן הָיְתָה וַהֲלוֹא אֲחוֹת שְׁנֵיהֶם הָיְתָה, אֶלָּא לְפִי שֶׁנָּתַן אַהֲרֹן נַפְשׁוֹ עָלֶיהָ לְפִיכָךְ נִקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמוֹ, וְדִכְוָתָהּ (במדבר כה, יח): וְעַל דְּבַר כָּזְבִּי בַת נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן אֲחֹתָם, וְכִי אֲחוֹתָם הָיְתָה וַהֲלוֹא בַּת אֻמָּתָן הָיְתָה, אֶלָּא לְפִי שֶׁנָּתְנָה נַפְשָׁהּ עַל אֻמָּתָהּ נִקְרֵאת אֻמָּתָהּ לִשְׁמָהּ. (בראשית לד, כה): אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר בֶּן שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיוּ. שְׁמוּאֵל שָׁאַל לְלֵוִי בַּר סִיסִי אָמַר לוֹ מַהוּ דֵין דִּכְתִיב (בראשית לד, כה): וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל הָעִיר בֶּטַח, אָמַר לוֹ בְּטוּחִים הָיוּ עַל כֹּחוֹ שֶׁל זָקֵן, וְלֹא הָיָה אָבִינוּ יַעֲקֹב רוֹצֶה שֶׁיַּעֲשׂוּ בָנָיו אוֹתוֹ הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁעָשׂוּ בָנָיו אוֹתוֹ מַעֲשֶׂה, אָמַר מָה אֲנִי מַנִּיחַ אֶת בָּנַי לִפֹּל בְּיַד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, מֶה עָשָׂה נָטַל חַרְבּוֹ וְקַשְׁתּוֹ וְעָמַד לוֹ עַל פִּתְחָהּ שֶׁל שְׁכֶם וְאָמַר אִם יָבוֹאוּ אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם לְהִזְדַּוֵּג לָהֶם לְבָנַי אֲנִי נִלְחַם כְּנֶגְדָן, הוּא דְּהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ לְיוֹסֵף (בראשית מח, כב): וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּי לְךָ שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל אַחֶיךָ וגו', וְהֵיכָן מָצִינוּ שֶׁנָּטַל אָבִינוּ יַעֲקֹב חַרְבּוֹ וְקַשְׁתּוֹ בִּשְׁכֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית מח, כב): אֲשֶׁר לָקַחְתִּי מִיַּד הָאֱמֹרִי בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּי. (בראשית לד, כו): וְאֶת חֲמוֹר וְאֶת שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ. 92.6. וַיְצַו לַאֲשֶׁר עַל בֵּיתוֹ, הַבֹּקֶר אוֹר וגו' (בראשית מד, א ג), אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי עוֹבָדָא הֲוָה בִּדְרוֹמִית מִן חַד פּוּנְדָּקִי וַהֲוָה קָאֵים וְלָבֵישׁ זוּגוֹי בְּלֵילְיָא, וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן דַּהֲווֹ תַּמָּן קוּמוּ פּוּקוּ לְכוֹן דְּלִוְיָתָא אֲנָא עַבְדָא, וַהֲווֹן נָפְקִין, וְלִסְטַיָּא קָדְמִין לְהוֹן וּמְקַפְּחִין עֲלֵיהוֹן, וְעָלִין וּמְפַלְּגִין עִמֵּיהּ. חַד זְמַן אֲזַל רַבִּי מֵאִיר וְאִתְקַבֵּל תַּמָּן, קָם וּלְבַשׁ זוּגוֹי אֲמַר לֵיהּ קוּם פּוּק לָךְ דְּלִוְיָתָא אֲנָא עַבְדָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִית לִי אָח וַאֲנָא יְתֵיב מַסְכֵּי לֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ וְאָן הוּא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ בִּכְנִישְׁתָּא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ וּמַה שְׁמֵיהּ וַאֲנָא אָזֵיל וְקָרֵי לֵיהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ כִּי טוֹב. כָּל הַהוּא לֵילְיָא אֲזַל הַהוּא פּוּנְדְּקָאָה צְוַח עַל תַּרְעָא דִּכְנִישְׁתָּא כִּי טוֹב כִּי טוֹב, וְלָא הֲוָה שׁוּם בַּר נָשׁ עָנֵי לֵיהּ. בְּצַפְרָא קָם רַבִּי מֵאִיר וְשַׁוֵּי חֲמָרָא דְּיֵזֵל לֵיהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ הַהוּא פּוּנְדְּקָאָה אָן הוּא הַהוּא אָחוּךְ דַּאֲמַרְתְּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ הָא אֲתָא לֵיהּ (בראשית א, ד): וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאוֹר כִּי טוֹב.

1.1. "The great Rabbi Hoshaya opened [with the verse (Mishlei 8:30),] \"I [the Torah] was an amon to Him and I was a plaything to Him every day.\" Amon means \"pedagogue\" (i.e. ny). Amon means \"covered.\" Amon means \"hidden.\" And there is one who says amon means \"great.\" Amon means \"ny,\" as in (Bamidbar 11:12) “As a ny (omein) carries the suckling child.\" Amon means \"covered,\" as in (Eichah 4:5) \"Those who were covered (emunim) in scarlet have embraced refuse heaps.\" Amon means \"hidden,\" as in (Esther 2:7) \"He hid away (omein) Hadassah.\" Amon means \"great,\" as in (Nahum 3:8) \"Are you better than No-amon [which dwells in the rivers]?\" which the Targum renders as, \"Are you better than Alexandria the Great (amon), which dwells between the rivers?\" Alternatively, amon means \"artisan.\" The Torah is saying, \"I was the artisan's tool of Hashem.\" In the way of the world, a king of flesh and blood who builds a castle does not do so from his own knowledge, but rather from the knowledge of an architect, and the architect does not build it from his own knowledge, but rather he has scrolls and books in order to know how to make rooms and doorways. So too Hashem gazed into the Torah and created the world. Similarly the Torah says, \"Through the reishis Hashem created [the heavens and the earth],\" and reishis means Torah, as in \"Hashem made me [the Torah] the beginning (reishis) of His way\" (Mishlei 8:22).", 3.5. "Said Rabbi Simon: Light is written five times here, this corresponds to the five books of Torah. 'God said, “Let there be light” - this corresponds to the book of 'in the beginning', in which the Holy One of Blessing occupied Godself and created His world. 'and there was light' - this corresponds to the book of 'and these are the names', in which Israel came from darkness to light. 'God saw that the light was good' corresponds to the book 'and He called' which is full of many laws. 'And God separated the light from the darkness' corresponds to the book 'in a desert' which makes a distinction between those who left Egypt and those who came into the Land. 'And God called the light Day' corresponds to the book of Repetition of the Torah, which is full of many laws. The group of colleagues challenged Rabbi Simon: and wasn't the Book of 'and He called' full of many laws? He answered them: even He repeated things in it.", 18.5. "\"Therefore a man will abandon.\" It was taught: a convert that converted and was married to his sister, whether from the mother or the father - it is acceptable, according to Rabbi Meir. The Sages say: from the mother it is acceptable, from the father, it must be established that he does not worship idols. A refutation arose: does it not say: \"And moreover, she is my sister, the daughter of my father...\" (Genesis 20:12)! He said to them: reply to them by their own reasoning. Rabbi Meir refuted: \"Therefore a man will abandon his father and his mother\" (Genesis 2:24). Rabbi Yocha said: they explained this verse \"therefore a man will abandon his father and his mother\" the one who supports his father, the one who supports his mother. Rabbi Abahu refuted: does it not say: \"And Amram took Yocheved his cousin\" (Exodus 6:20)! Rabbi Shimon the son of Rabbi Abahu said: from here would we learn that at the time of the children of Noah, Israel acted differently, before the giving of the Torah!? Rabbi Levi said: we explain the verse \"therefore a man will abandon...\" the one who is supported by his father, or by his mother. Rabbi Abahu in the name of Rabbi Yocha said: the children of Noah, in matters of marriage are obligated, in matters of engagement are not. Rabbi Yonah in the name of Rabbi Shmuel said: if a whore is in the marketplace, and two men come to her, the first is exempt and the second is liable, because he was sleeping with a married woman. Did the first one intend to acquire her [as a wife]?! It is said: intercourse at the time of the children of Noah acquires, even not in the way of [later] Judaism. And how do we know that they did not divorce? Rabbi Yehuda in the name of Rabbi Simon and Rabbi Chanin in the name of Rabbi Yocha said: they did not divorce, or they both divorced each other. Rabbi Yocha said: his wife divorced him and gave him a bill of divorce. Rabbi Hiyya taught: an idol-worshipper that divorced his wife, and she went and married someone else, and then they both went and converted to Judaism, I do not apply to them the verse \"The first husband that sent her away cannot...\" (Deuteronomy 24:4). Rabbi Aha in the name of Rabbi Hanina bar Pappa said: in the whole book of Malachi it is written 'Hashem, Lord of Hosts' but here it is written 'the God of Israel' as it says: \"For I hate sending away, said Hashem, God of Israel\" (Malachi 2:16) - as if to say, God's name only rests on Israel. Rabbi Haggai said: When Israel was exiled, the women's faces were blackened from the sun, and they were left and the men went and married Amonite women. They went and circled the altar, crying, as Malachi says: \"And this do a second time\" (Malachi 2:13) - a second time in relation to Shittim. \"Cover with tears the altar of Hashem with wailing and sighing\" (ibid.), the Holy One Blessed be He said: who will accept these tears and wailing, since you stole and did violence to and took it's beauty from her, now you will send her away? And how do we know that they were fastidious about sexual impropriety like Israel? As it says: \"And he cleaved to his wife\" (Genesis 2:24) and not the wife of his friend, or another man, or an animal. Rabbi Shmuel and Rabbi Abahu and Rabbi Eleazar in the name of Rabbi Hanina said: a child of Noah who comes to his wife unnaturally is liable for the death penalty. Rabbi Assi said: every crime written about the children of Noah is not judged on the metric of positive and negative commandments; rather, they all require the death penalty. How do we know this? \"And he cleaved to his wife and they became as one flesh\" (ibid.).", 33.3. " b God is good to all and His mercies are upon all of His works (Psalms 145:9): /b Rabbi Levi said, \"'God is good to all,' upon all, that He is their maker.\" Rabbi Shmuel said, \"'God is good to all and His mercies' - upon all that are His traits, He has mercy.” Rabbi Yehoshua of Sakhnin said in the name of Rabbi Levi, \"'God is good to all' and His merciful ones He give to His creatures.\" Rabbi Tanchuma and Rabbi Abba bar Avin [said] in the name of Rav Acha, “Tomorrow a famine will arrive and the creatures will have mercy, these upon those, and the Holy One, blessed be He, will be filled with mercy on them.” In the days of Rabbi Tanchuma, Israel required a fast (to bring about rain). They came to [Rabbi Tanchuma and] said to him, “Rabbi, decree a fast.” [So] he decreed a fast on the first day, on the second day, on the third day and rain did not fall. He got up and expounded to them. He said to them, \"My children, have mercy, these upon those, and the Holy One, blessed be He, will be filled with mercy on you.\" While they were still distributing charity to the poor, they saw a man giving money to his ex-wife. They came to [Rabbi Tanchuma] and said to him, \"Rabbi, how are we sitting here [while] there is a sin here.\" He said [back] to them, \"What did you see?\" They said to him, \"We saw Mr. x give money to his ex-wife.\" They sent for them and they brought them in front of the community. [Rabbi Tanchuma] said to him, \"What is she to you?\" He said [back] to him, \"She is my ex-wife.\" He said to him, \"Why did you give her money?\" He said to him, \"Rabbi, I saw her in distress and I was filled with mercy on her.\" At that time, Rabbi Tanchuma lifted his head towards above and said, \"Master over the worlds, just like this one that does not have an obligation to sustain [her] saw her in distress and he was filled with mercy for her, all the more so, You, that it is written about You, 'Compassionate and Merciful' and we are the children of Your friends, Avraham, Yitschak and Yaakov, will You be filled with mercy on us.\" Immediately, rains fell and the world was irrigated. Our rabbi (Yehuda Hanassi) was sitting, involved in Torah in front of the synagogue of the Babylonian [Jews] in Tzippori [when] a calf passed in front of him [and] was going to be slaughtered and started to yell out as if to say, \"Save me.\" He said to it, \"And what can I do for you? That is what you were created for.\" [As a result, Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi] had toothaches for thirteen years. Rabbi Yoss bar Avin said, \"[During] those entire thirteen years that [he] had toothaches, no pregt woman had a miscarriage in the Land of Israel and no birthing mother had pain. After some time, a crawling animal passed in front of his daughter and she wanted to kill it. He said to her, \"My daughter, let it go, as it is written, \"and His mercies are upon all of his works.\" Our rabbi had great modesty and said, \"I will do anything that people tell me except what the sons of Batira did to my forefather - that they came down from their greatness (office) and brought him up; and [even] if Rabbi Huna, the Exilarch, came here, I would get up in front of him. Why? As he is from [the tribe of] Yehuda and I am from Binyamin, and he is from the males of Yehuda and I am from the females.\" Rabbi Chiya the Great said to him, \"And behold, he is [waiting] outside.\" [Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi]'s face changed colors. And when he saw that his face changed colors, [Rabbi Chiya] said to him, \"It is [Rabbi Huna]'s coffin.\" He said [back] to [Rabbi Chiya], \"Go out and see who needs you outside.\" He went out and did not find a person and he knew that he was excommunicated - and there is no excommunication less than thirty days. Rabbi Yossi bar Avin said, \"[During] the entire thirty days that Rabbi Chiya the Great was excommunicated from our rabbi, he taught Rav, the son of his sister, the principles of the Torah.\" And what are the principles of the Torah? They are the laws of the Babylonians. At the end of thirty days, Eliyahu - may he be remembered for good - came in the likeness of Rabbi Chiya the Great to our rabbi and put his hand on his teeth and he became healed. When Rabbi Chiya the Great came to our rabbi, he said to him, \"What did you do to your teeth?\" He said [back] to him, \"From the time that you put your hand on them, they became better. He said, \"I do not know what this is.\" When he heard this, he began to treat him with respect and he brought close the students and brought up [Rabbi Chiya] to the top. Rabbi Yishmael bar Yose said, \"And [should he] come closer than I?\" He said [back] to him, \"God forbid, such should not be done in Israel.\" Our rabbi was teaching the praises of Rabbi Chiya the Great in front of Rabbi Yishmael bar Yose - he said, \"He is a great man, he is a holy man.\" One time, [Rabbi Yishmael bar Yose] saw [Rabbi Chiya] in the bathhouse and [the latter] did not humble himself before him. He said to [Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi], \"Is this your student that you have been praising? I saw him in the bathhouse and he did not humble himself before me.\" He said to him, \"Why did you not humble yourself before him?\" Rabbi Chiya said [back], I was looking at the homilies (aggadot) of Psalms.\" Once [Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi] heard this, he gave him two students to go with him to the dark places, that he not get confounded and lose himself. Another explanation: \"God is good to all, etc.\" \"And God remembered Noach, etc.\" - Rabbi Shmuel bar Nachmani said, \"Woe to the evildoers who switch the [Divine] trait of mercy to the [Divine] trait of [strict] justice. In every place that it states 'the Lord,' it is the trait of mercy: 'The Lord, the Lord, merciful and compassionate God' (Exodus 34:6). And [yet] it is written (Genesis 6:5-6), 'And the Lord saw that the evil of man on the earth was very great[...] And the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and the Lord said, \"I will erase, etc.\"' Happy are the righteous who switch the trait of [Divine] justice to the [divine] trait of mercy. In every place that it states ' i Elohim /i ,' it is the trait of mercy: 'Judges ( i Elohim /i ) you shall not curse' (Exodus 22:27); 'to the judges ( i elohim /i ) the matter of both of them will come' (Exodus 22:8). And [yet] it is written (Exodus 2:24), 'And God heard their cries and God remembered His covet'; '(Genesis 30:22), 'And God remembered Rachel'; 'And God remembered Noach.' And what memory did He remember for him? That he fed and sustained them all of the twelve months in the ark.\" \"And God remembered Noach\" - and justice requires it, from the merit of the pure ones that he brought with him into the ark. Rabbi Eliezer says, \"[Noach] was named corresponding to his sacrifice, as it states, 'And the Lord smelled the pleasant ( i nichoach /i ) fragrance.'\" Rabbi Yose bar Chaninah [says], \"He was named corresponding to the resting of the ark, as it states, 'And the ark rested ( i tanach /i ) on the seventh month, etc.'\" Rabbi Yehoshua says, \"'Will not cease' (Genesis 8:22) implies that they ceased.\"", 54.1. "And Abraham rebuked Avimelech: R. Yosi ben R. Hanina said: Rebuke leads to love, as it says, rebuke a wise man and he will love you. Such indeed is R. Yosi ben Hanina’s view, for he said: Love unaccompanied by rebuke is not love. Resh Lakish said: Rebuke leads to peace; hence, ‘And Abrhaman reproved Avimelech’. Such is his view, for he said: Peace unaccompanied by rebuke is not peace.",

108. Anon., Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, None (2nd cent. CE - 7th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 493

109. Anon., Targum Neofiti, 25.27 (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan (susiya) Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 445

110. Palestinian Talmud, Sheviit, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan nan nan nan

111. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, 4.22.142 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 133

112. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 68.1.2 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 557

68.1.2. Nerva also released all who were on trial for maiestas and restored the exiles; moreover, he put to death all the slaves and the freedmen who had conspired against their masters and allowed that class of persons to lodge no complaint whatever against their masters; and no persons were permitted to accuse anybody of maiestas or of adopting the Jewish mode of life. Many of those who had been informed were condemned to death, among others Seras, the philosopher.

113. Palestinian Talmud, Hagigah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 174

114. Palestinian Talmud, Horayot, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 180

115. Palestinian Talmud, Ketuvot, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan

116. Palestinian Talmud, Kiddushin, 1.7 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 26

117. Palestinian Talmud, Maaser Sheni, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan

118. Palestinian Talmud, Megillah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan

119. Anon., Lamentations Rabbah, 2.4 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 511

2.4. בִּלַּע ה' וְלֹא חָמַל אֵת כָּל נְאוֹת יַעֲקֹב, רַבִּי פִּנְחָס בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָא אָמַר אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וּשְׁמוֹנִים בָּתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת הָיוּ בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, מִנְיַן (ישעיה א, כא): מְלֵאֲתִי מִשְׁפָּט, מְלֵתִי כְּתִיב, וְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד הָיָה לוֹ בֵּית סֵפֶר וּבֵית תַּלְמוּד, בֵּית סֵפֶר לְמִקְרָא, וּבֵית תַּלְמוּד לְמִשְׁנָה. דָּבָר אַחֵר, בִּלַּע ה' וְלֹא חָמַל אֵת כָּל נְאוֹת יַעֲקֹב, אֶת כָּל נְאוֹתָיו שֶׁל יַעֲקֹב, כְּגוֹן רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל, וְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, וְרַבִּי יְשֵׁבָב, וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בָּבָא, וְרַבִּי חוּצְפִּית הַמְתוּרְגְּמָן, וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה הַנַּחְתּוֹם, וְרַבִּי חֲנַנְיָה בֶּן תְּרַדְיוֹן, וְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, וּבֶן עֲזַאי, וְרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן. וְאִית דְּמַפְקִין רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן וּמְעַיְילִין רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר חַרְסְנָה. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲוָה דָּרֵשׁ שִׁיתִּין אַפִּין בְּבִּלַּע ה' וְלֹא חָמַל, וְרַבִּי הֲוָה דָּרֵישׁ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אַפִּין. וְלֹא דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן יַתִּיר עַל רַבִּי, אֶלָּא רַבִּי עַל יְדֵי שֶׁהָיָה סָמוּךְ לְחֻרְבַּן הַבַּיִת הָיָה נִזְכַּר וְהָיָה דּוֹרֵשׁ וּבוֹכֶה וּמִתְנַחֵם. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן רַבִּי הָיָה דוֹרֵשׁ (במדבר כד, יז): דָּרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִיַּעֲקֹב, אַל תִּקְרֵי כּוֹכָב אֶלָּא כּוֹזָב. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא כַּד הֲוָה חָמֵי לֵיהּ לְהָדֵין בַּר כּוֹזִיבָא הֲוָה אָמַר הַיְינוּ מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, אָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן תּוֹרָתָא עֲקִיבָא יַעֲלוּ עֲשָׂבִים בִּלְחָיֶיךָ וַעֲדַיִן אֵינוֹ בָּא. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן (בראשית כז, כב): הַקֹּל קוֹל יַעֲקֹב, קוֹל אַדְרִיָּאנוּס קֵיסָר הָרַג בְּבֵיתָר שְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף רִבּוֹא בְּנֵי אָדָם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף תּוֹקְעֵי קְרָנוֹת הָיוּ צָרִין עַל בֵּיתָר, וְהָיָה שָׁם בֶּן כּוֹזִיבָא, וְהָיוּ לוֹ מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף מְקֻטָּעֵי אֶצְבַּע, שָׁלְחוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים עַד מָתַי אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בַּעֲלֵי מוּמִין, אָמַר לָהֶם וְהֵיאַךְ יִבָּדְקוּ, אָמְרוּ לוֹ כָּל מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹקֵר אֶרֶז מִלְּבָנוֹן אַל יִכָּתֵב בְּאִסְטְרַטְיָא שֶׁלְּךָ. וְהָיוּ לוֹ מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף מִכָּאן וּמִכָּאן, וּבְשָׁעָה שֶׁהָיוּ יוֹצְאִין לַמִּלְחָמָה הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים לָא תִסְעוֹד וְלָא תַסְכֵּיף, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהלים ס, יב): הֲלֹא אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְלֹא תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ. וּמֶה הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה בֶּן כּוֹזִיבָא, הָיָה מְקַבֵּל אַבְנֵי בַּלִּיסְטְרָא בְּאֶחָד מֵאַרְכּוּבוֹתָיו וְזוֹרְקָן וְהוֹרֵג מֵהֶן כַּמָּה נְפָשׁוֹת, וְעַל זֶה אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא כָּךְ. שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים וּמֶחֱצָה הִקִּיף אַדְרִיָאנוּס קֵיסָר לְבֵיתָר, וְהָיָה שָׁם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הַמּוֹדָעִי עָסוּק בְּשַׂקּוֹ וּבְתַעֲנִיתוֹ, וּבְכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם מִתְפַּלֵּל וְאוֹמֵר רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם אַל תֵּשֵׁב בַּדִּין הַיּוֹם. וּלְבַסּוֹף נָתַן דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזֹר, אֲתָא חַד כּוּתָאי וּמְצָאוֹ וְאָמַר לוֹ, אֲדוֹנִי, כָּל יוֹמִין דַּהֲדָא תַּרְנְגוֹלְתָּא מִתְגַּעְגַּע בְּקִיטְמָא לֵית אַתְּ כָּבֵישׁ לָהּ, אֶלָּא הַמְתֵּן לִי דַּאֲנָא עָבֵיד לָךְ דְּתַכְבְּשִׁנָּהּ יוֹמָא דֵין, מִיָּד עָלֵיל בֵּיהּ בְּבוּבֵיהּ דִּמְדִינְתָּא, וְאַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ לְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר דַּהֲוָה קָאֵים וּמַצְלֵי, עֲבַד גַּרְמֵיהּ לָחֵישׁ בְּאוּדְנֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הַמּוֹדָעִי, אָזְלוּן וְאָמְרוּן לְבַר כוּזִיבָא חֲבִיבָךְ רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בָּעֵי לְאַשְׁלָמָא מְדִינְתָּא עִם אַדְרִיָּאנוּס, שְׁלַח וְאַתְיֵיהּ לְהַהוּא כּוּתָאי אֲמַר לֵיהּ מַאי אֲמַרְתְּ לֵיהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין אֲנָא אָמַר לָךְ, מַלְכָּא קָטֵיל לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא גַבְרָא, וְאִין לֵית אֲנָא אָמַר לָךְ אַתְּ קָטֵיל לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא גַבְרָא, אֲבָל מוּטָב לִיקְטְלֵיהּ הַהוּא גַבְרָא לְגַרְמֵיהּ וְלָא תִתְפָּרְסִין מִיסְטֵירִין דְּמַלְכוּתָא. בֶּן כּוֹזִיבָא סָבַר בְּדַעְתֵּיהּ דִּבְעֵי לְאַשְׁלָמָא מְדִינְתָּא, כֵּיוָן דַּחֲסַל רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר צְלוֹתֵיהּ שְׁלַח וְאַיְיתֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה אֲמַר לָךְ הָדֵין כּוּתָאי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ לֵית אֲנָא יָדַע מַה לְּחִישׁ לִי בְּאוּדְנָאי וְלָא שְׁמָעֵת לֵיהּ כְּלוּם דַּאֲנָא בִּצְלוֹתִי קָאֵימְנָא, וְלֵית אֲנָא יָדַע מָה הֲוָה אֲמַר. נִתְמַלֵּא רוּגְזֵיהּ לְבֶן כּוֹזִיבָא יְהַב לֵיהּ חַד בְּעִיטָא בְּרַגְלֵיהּ וְקָטְלֵיהּ, יָצְתָה בַּת קוֹל וְאָמְרָה (זכריה יא, יז): הוֹי רֹעִי הָאֱלִיל עֹזְבִי הַצֹּאן חֶרֶב עַל זְרוֹעוֹ וְעַל עֵין יְמִינוֹ, אָמְרָה לוֹ אַתָּה סִמִּיתָ זְרוֹעָן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְסִמִּיתָ עֵין יְמִינָן, לְפִיכָךְ זְרֹעוֹ שֶׁל אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ יָבוֹשׁ תִּיבָשׁ וְעֵין יְמִינוֹ כָּהֹה תִּכְהֶה. מִיָּד גָּרְמוּ עֲוֹנוֹת וְנִלְכְּדָה בֵּיתָר וְנֶהֱרַג בֶּן כּוֹזִיבָא, וְאַיתִיאוּ רֵישֵׁיהּ לְגַבֵּי אַדְרִיָּאנוּס, אֲמַר מַאן קָטְלֵיהּ לְדֵין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חַד גּוּנְתָאי אֲנָא קְטַלְתֵּיהּ לְדֵין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ זִיל וְאַיְיתֵיהּ לִי, אֲזַל וְאַיְיתֵיהּ וְאַשְׁכַּח עַכְנָא כְּרִיכָא עַל צַוָּארֵיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ אִלּוּ לָא אֱלָהֵיהּ קְטָלֵיהּ לְדֵין מַאן הֲוָה יָכֵיל לֵיהּ, וּקְרָא עֲלוֹי (דברים לב, ל): אִם לֹא כִּי צוּרָם מְכָרָם. הָיוּ הוֹרְגִים בָּהֶם עַד שֶׁשָּׁקַע הַסּוּס בְּדָם עַד חָטְמוֹ, וְהָיָה הַדָּם מְגַלְגֵּל אֲבָנִים שֶׁל אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה וְהוֹלֵךְ בַּיָּם אַרְבָּעָה מִילִין. וְאִם תֹּאמַר שֶׁקְּרוֹבָה לַיָּם, וַהֲלֹא רְחוֹקָה מִן הַיָּם אַרְבָּעָה מִילִין. וְכֶרֶם גָּדוֹל הָיָה לוֹ לְאַדְרִיָּאנוּס שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר מִיל עַל שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר מִיל, כְּמִן טְבֶרְיָא לְצִפּוֹרִי, וְהִקִּיפוֹ גָּדֵר מֵהֲרוּגֵי בֵּיתָר, וְלֹא גָּזַר עֲלֵיהֶם שֶׁיִּקָּבְרוּ עַד שֶׁעָמַד מֶלֶךְ אֶחָד וְגָזַר עֲלֵיהֶם וּקְבָרוּם. רַבִּי הוּנָא אָמַר יוֹם שֶׁנִּתְּנוּ הֲרוּגֵי בֵּיתָר לִקְבוּרָה נִקְבְּעָה הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, הַטּוֹב שֶׁלֹא הִסְרִיחוּ וְהַמֵּטִיב שֶׁנִּתְּנוּ לִקְבוּרָה. חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה עָשְׂתָה בֵּיתָר אַחַר חֻרְבַּן הַבַּיִת, וְלָמָּה נֶחְרְבָה עַל שֶׁהִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת לְחֻרְבַּן בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, וְלָמָה הִדְלִיקוּ, אָמְרוּ הַבּוּלְיוֹטִין שֶׁבִּירוּשָׁלַיִם הָיוּ יוֹשְׁבִין בְּאֶמְצַע הַמְּדִינָה, וְכַד הֲוָה סָלֵיק חַד מִנְהוֹן לְצַלָּאָה, אֲמַר לֵיהּ בָּעֵית לְעִיבָדָא בּוּלְיוֹטִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָא. בָּעֵית לְאִיעַבְדָא אַרְכוֹנְטִיס, אֲמַר לְהוֹ לָא. אָמְרֵי לֵיהּ מִן בְּגִין דִּשְׁמַעְנָא דְּאִית לָךְ חָדָא אִיסְיָא אַתְּ בָּעֵי מְזַבְּנָא יָתֵיהּ לִי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ לֵית בְּדַעְתִּי, וַהֲוָה כּוֹתֵב וּמַשְׁלַח אוֹנוֹתֵיהּ לְבַר בֵּיתֵיהּ אִין אָתֵי גְּבַר פְּלוֹנִי לָא תִשְׁבְּקִינֵיהּ מֵיעַל לְאִיסְיָא דְּהוּא מַזְבְּנָא לִי. וַהֲוָה אָמַר הַהוּא גַבְרָא הַלְּוַאי אִיתָּבְרַת רַגְלֵיהּ דְּהַהוּא גַבְרָא וְלָא סָלֵיק לְהָדֵין זָוִיתָא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (איכה ד, יח): צָדוּ צְעָדֵינוּ, צָדְיָאה אוֹרְחָא מִלְּהַלָּכָא בְּאִילֵּין פְּלַטְיָיאתָא. קָרַב קִצֵּנוּ, קִיצָא דְּהַהוּא בֵּיתָא. מָלְאוּ יָמֵינוּ, יוֹמָא דְהַהוּא בֵּיתָא. אַף אִינוּן לָא פָּשַׁת לְהוֹן טַב, דִּכְתִיב (משלי יז, ה): שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת מוֹחֵי תִּינוֹקוֹת נִמְצְאוּ עַל אֶבֶן אַחַת, וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת קֻפּוֹת שֶׁל קְצוּצֵי תְּפִלִּין נִמְצְאוּ בְּבֵיתָר, וְכָל אַחַת וְאַחַת מַחֲזֶקֶת שָׁלשׁ סְאִין, וּכְשֶׁאַתָּה בָּא לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן אַתָּה מוֹצֵא שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת סְאִין. אָמַר רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת בָּתֵּי סוֹפְרִים הָיוּ בְּבֵיתָר, וְקָטָן שֶׁבָּהֶם לֹא הָיָה פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת תִּינוֹקוֹת, וְהָיוּ אוֹמְרִים אִם יָבוֹאוּ הַשֹּׂוֹנְאִים עָלֵינוּ בַּמַּכְתְּבִין הַלָּלוּ אָנוּ יוֹצְאִין וְדוֹקְרִין אוֹתָם. וְכֵיוָן שֶׁגָּרְמוּ הָעֲוֹנוֹת וּבָאוּ הַשֹּׂוֹנְאִים כָּרְכוּ כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בְּסִפְרוֹ וְשָׂרְפוּ אוֹתָם וְלֹא נִשְׁתַּיֵּיר מֵהֶם אֶלָּא אֲנִי וְקָרָא עַל עַצְמוֹ (איכה ג, נא): עֵינִי עוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי וגו'. שְׁנֵי אַחִין הָיוּ בִּכְפַר חֲרוֹכָא, וְלָא הֲווֹן שָׁבְקִין רוֹמָאֵי עֲבַר תַּמָּן דְּלָא הֲווֹ קַטְלֵי יָתֵיהּ, אָמְרֵי כָּל סַמָּא דְּמִילָה נֵיתֵי כְּלִילָא דְּאַדְרִיָאנוּס וְנֵיתֵיב בְּרֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁל [אלו] שִׁמְעוֹן, דְּהָא רוֹמָאֵי אַתּוּן, מִן דְּנָפְקִין פָּגַע בְּהוֹן חַד סָבָא אֲמַר לְהוֹן בָּרְיָיא בְּסַעֲדֵיכוֹן מִן אִלֵּין, אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ לָא נִסְעוֹד וְלָא נִסְכֵּיף, מִיָּד גָּרְמוּ עֲוֹנוֹת וְנֶהֶרְגוּ, וְאַיְיתִיאוּ רֵישֵׁיהוֹן לְגַבֵּי אַדְרִיָּאנוּס, אֲמַר מָאן קָטֵיל אִילֵין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חַד גּוּנְתָאי אֲנָא קְטִילַת לְהוֹן, אֲמַר לֵיהּ זִיל אַיְיתֵי לִי פִּיטּוֹמַיְיהוּ, אֲזַל אַשְׁכַּח עַכְנָא כְּרִיכָא עַל צַוָּארֵיהוֹן, אֲמַר אִילּוּ אֱלָהֲהוֹן דְּאִילֵין לָא קָטֵיל לְהוֹן מָאן הֲוָה יָכֵיל לְמִקְטְלִינוֹן, וּקְרָא עֲלֵיהוֹן (דברים לב, ל): אִם לֹא כִּי צוּרָם מְכָרָם. שְׁנֵי אֲרָזִים הָיוּ בְּהַר הַמִּשְׁחָה, וְתַחַת אֶחָד מֵהֶן הָיוּ אַרְבַּע חֲנֻיּוֹת שֶׁל מוֹכְרֵי טְהָרוֹת, וּמִן הָאֶחָד הָיוּ מוֹצִיאִין אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה גּוֹזָלוֹת לְכָל חֹדֶשׁ, וּמֵהֶן הָיוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַסְפִּיקִין לַקִּנִּים. טוּר שִׁמְעוֹן הֲוָה מַפִּיק תְּלַת מְאָה גָּרָבִין, וְלָמָּה חָרְבוּ, אִי תֵימָא מִפְּנֵי הַזּוֹנוֹת, וַהֲלֹא לֹא הָיְתָה אֶלָּא רִיבָה אַחַת וְהוֹצִיאוּהָ מִשָּׁם. אָמַר רַבִּי הוּנָא מִשּׁוּם שֶׁהָיוּ מְשַׂחֲקִין בְּכַדּוּר בְּשַׁבָּת. עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים עֲיָרוֹת הָיוּ בְּהַר הַמֶּלֶךְ, לְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן חַרְסוֹם, הָיָה הָאֶלֶף אֶחָד מֵהֶם, וּכְנֶגְדָּן הָיוּ לוֹ אֶלֶף סְפִינוֹת בַּיָּם. שְׁלשָׁה עֲיָרוֹת הָיָה טִימָס שֶׁלָּהֶם עוֹלֶה לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, כָּבוּל, שִׁיחִין, וּמַגְדְּלָא. וְלָמָּה חָרוּב, כָּבוּל, מִפְּנֵי הַמַּחְלֹקֶת. שִׁיחִין, מִפְּנֵי כְשָׁפִים. מַגְדְּלָא, מִפְּנֵי הַזְּנוּת. שְׁלשָׁה עֲיָרוֹת הָיוּ בַּדָּרוֹם וְהָיוּ מוֹצִיאוֹת כִּפְלַיִם כְּיוֹצְאֵי מִצְרַיִם, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: כְּפַר בִּישׁ, כְּפַר שַׁחֲלַיִם, כְּפַר דִּיכְרִין. כְּפַר בִּישׁ, לָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ כְּפַר בִּישׁ, דְּלָא הֲוַת מְקַבְּלָא אַכְסַנְיָא. כְּפַר שַׁחֲלַיִם, לָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ כְּפַר שַׁחֲלַיִם, דַּהֲווֹ מְרַבְיָן בְּנֵיהוֹן כְּאִילֵין תַּחֲלוּסַיָּיא. כְּפַר דִּיכְרִין, לָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ כְּפַר דִּיכְרִין, דְּכָל אִתְּתָא דַּהֲוַת תַּמָּן הֲוַת יָלְדָה בְּנִין דִּיכְרִין, וְכָל אִתְּתָא דַּהֲוַת בָּעְיָא לְמֵילַד נְקֵבָה, הֲוַת נָפְקָא לְבַר מִן קַרְתָּא וַהֲוַת יָלְדָה נְקֵבָה, וְכָל אִתְּתָא אַחֲרִיתָא דַּהֲוַת בָּעְיָא לְמֵילַד בַּר דְּכַר, הֲוַת אַתְיָא תַּמָּן וַהֲוַת יָלְדָה זָכָר. וְכַדּוּ כַּד אַתְּ נְצַעְהוֹן בְּשִׁתִּין רִבְוָון דְּקַנְיֵי לָא נָסְיָין לְהוֹן. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן קָפְצָה לָהּ אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל. רַב הוּנָא אָמַר שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת חֲנֻיּוֹת שֶׁל מוֹכְרֵי טְהָרוֹת הָיוּ בְּמַגְדְּלָא דְּצַבָּעַיָּא וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת חֲנֻיּוֹת שֶׁל אוֹרְגֵי פָּרוֹכוֹת הָיוּ בִּכְפַר נִמְרָה. וְרַבִּי יִרְמְיָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר שְׁמוֹנִים אַחִים כֹּהֲנִים הָיוּ נְשׂוּאִים לִשְׁמוֹנִים כֹּהֲנוֹת אֲחָיוֹת, בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד תְּלוּנְהוּ בַּחֲדָא גַפְנָא, חוּץ מֵאַחִים בְּלֹא אֲחָיוֹת, חוּץ מֵאֲחָיוֹת בְּלֹא אַחִים, חוּץ מִלְוִיִּים וְחוּץ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל. שְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף פִּרְחֵי כְּהֻנָּה נֶהֶרְגוּ עַל דָּמוֹ שֶׁל זְכַרְיָה. רַבִּי יודָן שָׁאַל לְרַבִּי אַחָא הֵיכָן הָרְגוּ אֶת זְכַרְיָה בְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹ בְּעֶזְרַת נָשִׁים, אָמַר לוֹ לֹא בְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא בְּעֶזְרַת נָשִׁים, אֶלָּא בְּעֶזְרַת כֹּהֲנִים, וְלֹא נָהֲגוּ בְּדָמוֹ לֹא כְדַם צְבִי וְלֹא כְדַם אַיָּל, תַּמָּן כְּתִיב (ויקרא יז, יג): וְאִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָצוּד צֵיד חַיָּה וגו' וְכִסָּהוּ בֶּעָפָר, בְּרַם הָכָא כְּתִיב (יחזקאל כד, ז): כִּי דָמָהּ בְּתוֹכָהּ הָיָה עַל צְחִיחַ סֶלַע שָׂמָתְהוּ לֹא שְׁפָכַתְהוּ עַל הָאָרֶץ לְכַסּוֹת עָלָיו עָפָר, וְכָל כָּךְ לָמָּה, (יחזקאל כד, ח): לְהַעֲלוֹת חֵמָה לִנְקֹם נָקָם נָתַתִּי אֶת דָּמָהּ עַל צְחִיחַ סֶלַע לְבִלְתִּי הִכָּסוֹת. שֶׁבַע עֲבֵרוֹת עָבְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם, הָרְגוּ כֹּהֵן וְנָבִיא וְדַיָּן, וְשָׁפְכוּ דַם נָקִי וְחִלְּלוּ אֶת הַשֵּׁם וְטִמְּאוּ אֶת הָעֲזָרָה, וְשַׁבָּת וְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים הָיָה, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁעָלָה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן חַזְיֵיהּ לִדְמֵיהּ דִּזְכַרְיָה דַּהֲוָה קָא רָתִיחַ, אֲמַר לְהוֹן מַאי הִיא, אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ דַּם פָּרִים וּכְבָשִׂים, אַיְיתֵי פָּרִים וּכְבָשִׂים וְלָא אִידוּם, אַיְיתֵי כָּל מִינֵי דָמִים וְלָא אִידוּם, אֲמַר לְהוֹן אִי אַמְרִיתוּ לִי מוּטָב וְאִי לָא אֲנָא מַסְרֵיקְנָא לְבִישְׂרָא דַּהֲנָךְ אֵינָשֵׁי בְּמַסְרֵיקִין דְּפַרְזְלָא וְלָא אֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ, וְהַשְׁתָּא דַּאֲמַר לְהוֹ הָכֵי אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ מַה נְּכַסֵּי מִינָךְ, נְבִיָּיא כַּהֲנָא הֲוָה לָן וַהֲוָה מוֹכִיחַ לָן לְשׁוּם שְׁמַיָא קַבִּילוּ, וְלָא קַבְּלֵינַן מִינֵיהּ אֶלָּא קָאֵימְנָא עִילָּוֵיהּ וְקַטְלִינַן לֵיהּ. אֲמַר לְהוֹן אֲנָא מְפַיַּיסְנָא לֵיהּ, אַיְיתֵי סַנְהֶדְּרֵי גְדוֹלָה שָׁחַט עִילָּוֵיהּ וְלָא נָח. שָׁחַט סַנְהֶדְּרֵי קְטַנָּה עִילָּוֵיהּ וְלָא נָח. אַיְיתֵי פִּרְחֵי כְּהֻנָּה שָׁחַט עִילָּוֵיהּ וְלָא נָח. שָׁחַט תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן עִילָּוֵיהּ וְלָא נָח. אָמַר לוֹ זְכַרְיָה טוֹבִים שֶׁבְּעַמְּךָ אִבַּדְתִּי רְצוֹנְךָ שֶׁיֹּאבְדוּ כֻּלָּם, לְאַלְתָּר נָח. וְהִרְהֵר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן הָרָשָׁע תְּשׁוּבָה וְאָמַר, וּמַה מִּי שֶׁמְאַבֵּד נֶפֶשׁ אַחַת מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כָּךְ כְּתִיב בּוֹ (בראשית ט, ו): שֹׁפֵךְ דַּם הָאָדָם בָּאָדָם דָּמוֹ יִשָּׁפֵךְ, אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ שֶׁאִבֵּד נְפָשׁוֹת הַרְבֵּה, עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה, מִיָּד נִתְמַלֵּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא רַחֲמִים וְרָמַז לַדָּם וְנִבְלַע בִּמְקוֹמוֹ. שְׁמוֹנִים אֲלָפִים פִּרְחֵי כְּהֻנָּה בָּקְעוּ בַּחֲיָלוֹתָיו שֶׁל נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר וּבְיָדָן מָגִינֵּי זָהָב, הָלְכוּ לָהֶם אֵצֶל יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים וְהוֹצִיאוּ לָהֶם מִינֵי מְלוּחִים וְנוֹדוֹת מְנֻפָּחוֹת, אָמְרוּ לָהֶם נִשְׁתֶּה קֳדָמַיי, אָמְרוּ לָהֶם אִכְלוּ קֳדָמַיי וּלְבָתַר כֵּן אַתּוּן שָׁתְיָין, מִן דַּאֲכָלוּן הֲוָה נָסֵיב כָּל חַד וְחַד מִינַיְיהוּ זִיקָא וִיהַב לֵיהּ בְּפוּמֵיהּ וַהֲוָה רוּחָא עָלֵיל בִּכְרֵיסֵהּ וּבָקְעָה לֵיהּ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (ישעיה כא, יג): מַשָֹּׂא בַּעְרָב בַּיַּעַר בַּעְרַב תָּלִינוּ אֹרְחוֹת דְּדָנִים, לִקְרַאת צָמֵא הֵתָיוּ מָיִם ישְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ תֵּימָא בְּלַחְמוֹ קִדְּמוּ נֹדֵד. מִי נָתוּן בְּיַעַר הַלְּבָנוֹן בַּעְרָב תָּלִינוּ, אֶלָּא אֹרְחוֹת דְּדָנִים, אָרְחֲהוֹן דִּבְנֵי דְּדָנַיָּיא עָבְדִין כֵּן, וְכִי כֵן עֲבַד אֲבוּהוֹן לַאֲבוּכוֹן, מַה כְּתִיב בַּאֲבוּכוֹן (בראשית כא, יט): וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹהִים אֶת עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵא אֶת הַחֵמֶת מַיִם וַתַּשְׁק אֶת הַנָּעַר, וְאַתֶּם לֹא קִיַּמְתֶּם לִקְרַאת צָמֵא הֵתָיוּ מָיִם, וְכִי מִטִּיבוּתְהוֹן אַיְיתָן לְגַבֵּיכוֹן (ישעיה כא, טו): כִּי מִפְּנֵי חֲרָבוֹת נָדָדוּ, מִפְּנֵי חַרְבּוֹ שֶׁל נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר נָדָדוּ. מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב נְטוּשָׁה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלֹא הָיוּ שׁוֹמְרִים שְׁמִטּוֹתֵיהֶן כָּרָאוּי, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (שמות כג, יא): וְהַשְּׁבִיעִית תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ. וּמִפְּנֵי קֶשֶׁת דְּרוּכָה, עַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹא הָיוּ שׁוֹמְרִים שַׁבָּת כָּרָאוּי, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (נחמיה יג, טו): בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָה רָאִיתִי בִיהוּדָה דֹרְכִים גִּתּוֹת בַּשַּׁבָּת. וּמִפְּנֵי כֹּבֶד מִלְחָמָה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלֹא הָיוּ נוֹשְׂאִין וְנוֹתְנִין בְּמִלְחַמְתָּהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה, דִּכְתִיב בָּהּ (במדבר כא, יד): עַל כֵּן יֵאָמַר בְּסֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת ה'. דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִגִּיבְתּוֹן וְעַד אַנְטִיפְרַס שִׁשִּׁים רִבּוֹא עֲיָרוֹת הָיוּ, וּקְטַנָּה שֶׁבָּהֶן זוֹ בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (שמואל א ו, יט): וַיַּךְ בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵית שֶׁמֶשׁ וגו', וְכַדּוּן אֲפִלּוּ מֵאָה קָנֵי לֵית בָּהּ. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִשְׁמַרְתָּהּ הָיְתָה קְטַנָּה בַּמִּשְׁמָרוֹת, וְהָיְתָה מוֹצִיאָה שְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף פְּרָחִים. כַּמָּה פּוּלְמְסָאוֹת עָשָׂה אַדְרִיָּאנוֹס, תְּרֵין אָמוֹרָאִין, חַד אֲמַר חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם, וְחַד אֲמַר חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, אַשְׁרֵי מִי שֶׁרָאָה בְּמַפַּלְתָּהּ שֶׁל תַּרְמוֹד, לָמָּה, שֶׁהָיְתָה שֻׁתֶּפֶת בִּשְׁתֵּי חֻרְבָּנוֹת. רַבִּי יוּדָן אָמַר בְּחֻרְבָּן רִאשׁוֹן הֶעֱמִידָה שְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף קַשָּׁתִין, וּבַשֵּׁנִי הֶעֱמִידָה אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף קַשָּׁתִין. רַב הוּנָא אָמַר בְּחֻרְבָּן אַחֲרוֹן הֵם כָּרִאשׁוֹן.

120. Palestinian Talmud, Rosh Hashanah, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan nan

121. Palestinian Talmud, Sheqalim, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 180

122. Palestinian Talmud, Kilayim, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 180

123. Palestinian Talmud, Demai, None (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171

124. Anon., Mekhilta Derabbi Yishmael, None (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 488

125. Palestinian Talmud, Qiddushin, 1.7 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 26

126. Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, 3.20.8, 4.8.4, 5.8.3 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 285, 511, 557

4.8.4. The same writer, speaking of the Jewish war which took place at that time, adds the following: For in the late Jewish war Barcocheba, the leader of the Jewish rebellion, commanded that Christians alone should be visited with terrible punishments unless they would deny and blaspheme Jesus Christ. 5.8.3. After their departure Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, also transmitted to us in writing those things which Peter had preached; and Luke, the attendant of Paul, recorded in a book the Gospel which Paul had declared.

127. Babylonian Talmud, Bava Metzia, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 42, 174

84b. ואפילו הכי לא סמך רבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון אדעתיה קביל עליה יסורי באורתא הוו מייכי ליה שיתין נמטי לצפרא נגדי מתותיה שיתין משיכלי דמא וכיבא,למחר עבדה ליה דביתהו שיתין מיני לפדא ואכיל להו וברי ולא הות שבקא ליה דביתהו למיפק לבי מדרשא כי היכי דלא לדחקוהו רבנן,באורתא אמר להו אחיי ורעיי בואו בצפרא אמר להו זילו מפני ביטול תורה יומא חד שמעה דביתהו אמרה ליה את קא מייתית להו עילויך כלית ממון של בית אבא אימרדה אזלה לבית נשא,סליקו ואתו הנך [שיתין] ספונאי עיילו ליה שיתין עבדי כי נקיטי שיתין ארנקי ועבדו ליה שיתין מיני לפדא ואכיל להו,יומא חד אמרה לה לברתה זילי בקי באבוך מאי קא עביד האידנא אתיא אמר לה זילי אמרי לאמך שלנו גדול משלהם קרי אנפשיה (משלי לא, יד) היתה כאניות סוחר ממרחק תביא לחמה אכל ושתי וברי נפק לבי מדרשא,אייתו לקמיה שתין מיני דמא טהרינהו הוה קא מרנני רבנן ואמרי סלקא דעתך לית בהו חד ספק אמר להו אם כמותי הוא יהיו כולם זכרים ואם לאו תהא נקבה אחת ביניהם היו כולם זכרים ואסיקו להו ר' אלעזר על שמיה,תניא אמר רבי כמה פריה ורביה ביטלה רשעה זו מישראל,כי הוה קא ניחא נפשיה אמר לה לדביתהו ידענא בדרבנן דרתיחי עלי ולא מיעסקי בי שפיר אוגנין בעיליתאי ולא תידחלין מינאי א"ר שמואל בר נחמני אישתעיא לי אימיה דרבי יונתן דאישתעיא לה דביתהו דרבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון לא פחות מתמני סרי ולא טפי מעשרין ותרין שנין אוגניתיה בעיליתא,כי הוה סליקנא מעיננא ליה במזייה כי הוה משתמטא ביניתא מיניה הוה אתי דמא יומא חד חזאי ריחשא דקא נפיק מאוניה חלש דעתאי איתחזי לי בחלמא אמר לי לא מידי הוא יומא חד שמעי בזילותא דצורבא מרבנן ולא מחאי כדבעי לי,כי הוו אתו בי תרי לדינא הוו קיימי אבבא אמר מר מילתיה ומר מילתיה נפיק קלא מעיליתיה ואמר איש פלוני אתה חייב איש פלוני אתה זכאי יומא חד הוה קא מינציא דביתהו בהדי שבבתא אמרה לה תהא כבעלה שלא ניתן לקבורה אמרי רבנן כולי האי ודאי לאו אורח ארעא,איכא דאמרי רבי שמעון בן יוחאי איתחזאי להו בחלמא אמר להו פרידה אחת יש לי ביניכם ואי אתם רוצים להביאה אצלי אזול רבנן לאעסוקי ביה לא שבקו בני עכבריא דכל שני דהוה ניים רבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון בעיליתיה לא סליק חיה רעה למתייהו,יומא חד מעלי יומא דכיפורי הוה הוו טרידי שדרו רבנן לבני בירי ואסקוהו לערסיה ואמטיוה למערתא דאבוה אשכחוה לעכנא דהדרא לה למערתא אמרו לה עכנא עכנא פתחי פיך ויכנס בן אצל אביו פתח להו,שלח רבי לדבר באשתו שלחה ליה כלי שנשתמש בו קודש ישתמש בו חול תמן אמרין באתר דמרי ביתא תלא זייניה כולבא רעיא קולתיה תלא שלח לה נהי דבתורה גדול ממני אבל במעשים טובים מי גדול ממני שלחה ליה בתורה מיהא גדול ממך לא ידענא במעשים ידענא דהא קביל עליה יסורי,בתורה מאי היא דכי הוו יתבי רבן שמעון בן גמליאל ורבי יהושע בן קרחה אספסלי יתבי קמייהו רבי אלעזר בר' שמעון ורבי אארעא,מקשו ומפרקו אמרי מימיהן אנו שותים והם יושבים על גבי קרקע עבדו להו ספסלי אסקינהו,אמר להן רבן שמעון בן גמליאל פרידה אחת יש לי ביניכם ואתם מבקשים לאבדה הימני אחתוהו לרבי אמר להן רבי יהושע בן קרחה מי שיש לו אב יחיה ומי שאין לו אב ימות אחתוהו נמי לרבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון חלש דעתיה אמר קא חשביתו ליה כוותי,עד ההוא יומא כי הוה אמר רבי מילתא הוה מסייע ליה רבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון מכאן ואילך כי הוה אמר רבי יש לי להשיב אמר ליה רבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון כך וכך יש לך להשיב זו היא תשובתך השתא היקפתנו תשובות חבילות שאין בהן ממש,חלש דעתיה דרבי אתא א"ל לאבוה אמר ליה בני אל ירע לך שהוא ארי בן ארי ואתה ארי בן שועל,והיינו דאמר רבי שלשה ענוותנין הן ואלו הן אבא

84b. § After this digression, the Gemara returns to the story of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon. b And /b although his flesh did not putrefy, b even so Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, /b still b did not rely on his /b own b opinion, /b as he was worried that he may have erred in one of his decisions. b He accepted afflictions upon himself /b as atonement for his possible sins. b At night /b his attendants b would spread out sixty felt /b bed coverings b for him. In the morning, /b despite the bed coverings, b they would remove sixty basins of blood and pus from underneath him. /b , b The following day, /b i.e., every morning, b his wife would prepare for him sixty types of relish [ i lifda /i ] /b made from figs, b and he would eat them and become healthy. His wife, /b concerned for his health, b would not allow him to go to the study hall, so that the Rabbis would not push him /b beyond his limits., b In the evening, he /b would b say to /b his pains: b My brothers and my friends, come! In the morning he /b would b say to them: Go /b away, b due to /b the b dereliction /b of b Torah /b study that you cause me. b One day his wife heard him /b inviting his pains. b She said to him: You are bringing /b the pains b upon yourself. You have diminished the money of /b my b father’s home /b due to the costs of treating your self-imposed afflictions. b She rebelled /b against him and b went /b back b to her father’s home, /b and he was left with no one to care for him.,Meanwhile, there were b these sixty sailors /b who b came and entered /b to visit Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon. b They brought him sixty servants, /b each b bearing sixty purses, and prepared him sixty types of relish and he ate them. /b When they had encountered trouble at sea, these sailors had prayed to be saved in the merit of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon. Upon returning to dry land, they presented him with these gifts., b One day, /b the wife of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b said to her daughter: Go /b and b check on your father /b and see b what he is doing now. /b The daughter b came /b to her father, who b said to her: Go /b and b tell your mother /b that b ours is greater than theirs, /b i.e., my current ficial status is greater than that of your father’s household. b He read /b the verse b about himself: “She is like the merchant-ships; she brings her food from afar” /b (Proverbs 31:14). As he was unhindered by his wife from going to the study hall, Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b ate and drank and became healthy and went out to the study hall. /b ,The students b brought sixty /b questionable b samples of blood before him /b for inspection, to determine whether or not they were menstrual blood. b He deemed them /b all b ritually pure, /b thereby permitting the women to engage in intercourse with their husbands. b The Rabbis /b of the academy b were murmuring about /b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b and saying: /b Can it b enter your mind /b that b there is not one uncertain /b sample b among them? /b He must be mistaken. Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b said to them: If /b the i halakha /i b is /b in accordance with b my /b ruling, b let all /b the children born from these women b be males. And if not, let there be one female among them. /b It turned out that b all /b of the children b were males, and /b they b were called Elazar in his name. /b , b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi lamented and b said /b concerning the wife of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon: b How much procreation /b has b this evil woman prevented from the Jewish people. /b She caused women not to have children by preventing her husband from going to the study hall and rendering his halakhic rulings., b As /b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b was dying, he said to his wife: I know that the Rabbis are angry at me /b for arresting several thieves who are their relatives, b and /b therefore b they will not properly tend to my /b burial. When I die, b lay me in my attic and do not be afraid of me, /b i.e., do not fear that anything will happen to my corpse. b Rabbi Shmuel bar Naḥmani said: Rabbi Yonatan’s mother told me that the wife of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, told her: I laid him in the attic /b for b no less than eighteen /b years b and /b for b no more than twenty-two years. /b ,His wife continued: b When I would go up /b to the attic b I would check his hair, /b and b when a hair would fall out from /b his head, b blood would come /b and appear in its place, i.e., his corpse did not decompose. b One day I saw a worm emerging from his ear, /b and b I became /b very b distressed /b that perhaps his corpse had begun to decompose. My husband b appeared to me in a dream /b and b said to me: It is no matter /b for concern. Rather, this is a consequence for a sin of mine, as b one day I heard a Torah scholar being insulted and I did not protest as I should have. /b Therefore, I received this punishment in my ear, measure for measure.,During this period, b when two /b people b would come for adjudication of /b a dispute, b they would stand by the doorway /b to the home of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon. b One /b litigant b would state his /b side of the b matter, and the other /b litigant would state b his /b side of the b matter. A voice would issue forth from his attic, saying: So-and-so, you are guilty; so-and-so, you are innocent. /b The Gemara relates: b One day, the wife of /b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b was quarreling with a neighbor. /b The neighbor b said to her /b as a curse: This woman b should be like her husband, who was not buried. /b When word spread that Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, had not been buried, b the Rabbis said: This much, /b i.e., now that the matter is known, to continue in this state is b certainly not proper conduct, /b and they decided to bury him., b There are /b those b who say /b that the Sages found out that Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, had not been buried when b Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai, /b his father, b appeared to them in a dream and said to them: I have a single fledgling among you, /b i.e., my son, b and you do not wish to bring it to me /b by burying him next to me. Consequently, b the Sages went to tend to /b his burial. b The residents of Akhbaria, /b the town where the corpse of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, was resting, b did not allow /b them to do so, b as /b they realized that b all the years that Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, had been resting in his attic, no wild beast had entered their town. /b The townspeople attributed this phenomenon to his merit and they did not want to lose this protection., b One day, /b which b was Yom Kippur eve, /b everyone in the town b was preoccupied /b with preparations for the Festival. b The Rabbis sent /b a message b to the residents of /b the adjacent town b of Biri /b instructing them to help remove the body of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, from the attic, b and they removed his bier and brought it to his father’s /b burial b cave. They found a serpent [ i le’akhna /i ] that /b had placed its tail in its mouth and completely b encircled /b the entrance to b the cave, /b denying them access. b They said to it: Serpent, serpent! Open your mouth to allow a son to enter next to his father. It opened /b its mouth b for them /b and uncoiled, and they buried Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, alongside his father.,The Gemara continues: After this incident, b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b sent /b a messenger b to speak with the wife of /b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, and propose marriage. b She sent /b a message b to him /b in response: Shall b a vessel used by /b someone b sacred, /b i.e., Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, b be used by /b someone who is, relative to him, b profane? There, /b in Eretz Yisrael, b they say /b that she used the colloquial adage: b In the location /b where b the master of the house hangs his sword, /b shall b the contemptible shepherd hang his basket [ i kultei /i ]? /b Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi b sent /b a message back b to her: Granted that in Torah he was greater than I, but was /b he b greater than I in pious deeds? She sent /b a message back b to him: Whether /b he was b greater than you in Torah I do not know; /b but b I do know /b that he was greater than you b in /b pious b deeds, as he accepted afflictions upon himself. /b ,The Gemara asks: b With regard to Torah /b knowledge, b what is /b the event that demonstrated the superiority of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, over Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi? The Gemara answers: b When Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korḥa, /b the leading Sages of the generation, b were sitting on benches [ i asafselei /i ] /b teaching Torah along with the other Sages, the youthful pair b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, and Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b would sit before them on the ground /b out of respect.,These two young students would engage in discussions with the Sages, in which they would b raise difficulties and answer /b them brilliantly. Seeing the young scholars’ brilliance, the leading Sages b said: From their waters we drink, /b i.e., we are learning from them, b and they are /b the ones b sitting on the ground? Benches were prepared for /b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, and Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, b and they were promoted /b to sit alongside the other Sages., b Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said to /b the other Sages present: b I have a single fledgling among you, /b i.e., my son Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, b and you are seeking to take it from me? /b By promoting my son to such a prestigious position at such a young age, his chances of being adversely affected by the evil eye are greatly increased. b They demoted Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi to sit on the ground, at his father’s request. b Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korḥa said to /b the Sages: Should b one who has a father /b to care for him, i.e., Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, be demoted so that he may b live, while /b the other b one, who does not have a father /b to care for him, i.e., Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, should be allowed to b die? /b Upon hearing his argument, the Sages b also demoted Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, /b without explaining to him the reason for his demotion. b He became offended /b and b said /b to them: b You are equating /b Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi b to me, /b by demoting us together. In fact, I am much greater than he.,As a result of that incident, the relationship of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, with Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi changed. Up b until that day, when Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b would state a matter /b of Torah, b Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, would support him /b by citing proofs for his opinion. b From this /b point b forward, when /b they were discussing a subject and b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b would say: I have /b an argument b to respond, Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, would /b preempt him by b saying to him: Such and such is what you have to respond, /b and b this is the refutation of your /b claim. b Now /b that you asked these questions, b you have surrounded us with bundles of refutations that have no substance, /b i.e., you have forced us to give unnecessary answers. Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, would anticipate Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi’s comments and immediately dismiss them as having no value., b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b became offended. He came /b and b told his father /b what had transpired. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel b said /b to him: b My son, do not let /b his actions b offend /b you, b as he is a lion, son of a lion, and you are a lion, son of a fox. /b Rabbi Elazar’s father, Rabbi Shimon, was a renowned Sage, and therefore Rabbi Elazar’s sagacity is not surprising. In any event, this incident demonstrates the superiority of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, to Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi with regard to knowledge of Torah.,The Gemara concludes: b This /b incident b is /b the background to a statement b which Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b said: There are three /b prototypical b modest /b people, b and they are: Father, /b i.e., Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel;

128. Babylonian Talmud, Yoma, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 179

129. Babylonian Talmud, Yevamot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 489

65b. הוא אמר אפלת בגו עשר והיא אמרה לא אפלית א"ר אמי אף בזו היא נאמנת דאם איתא דהפילה נפשה בעקרתה לא מחזקה,הפילה וחזרה והפילה וחזרה והפילה הוחזקה לנפלים הוא אמר אפילה תרי והיא אמרה תלת אמר רבי יצחק בן אלעזר עובדא הוה בי מדרשא ואמרו היא מהימנא דאם איתא דלא אפלה נפשה בניפלי לא מחזקה:, big strongמתני׳ /strong /big האיש מצווה על פריה ורביה אבל לא האשה רבי יוחנן בן ברוקה אומר על שניהם הוא אומר (בראשית א, כח) ויברך אותם אלהים ויאמר להם [אלהים] פרו ורבו:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big מנא הני מילי אמר ר' אילעא משום ר' אלעזר בר' שמעון אמר קרא (בראשית א, כח) ומלאו את הארץ וכבשוה איש דרכו לכבש ואין אשה דרכה לכבש,אדרבה וכבשוה תרתי משמע אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק וכבשה כתיב רב יוסף אמר מהכא (בראשית לה, יא) אני אל שדי פרה ורבה ולא קאמר פרו ורבו,ואמר רבי אילעא משום ר' אלעזר בר' שמעון כשם שמצוה על אדם לומר דבר הנשמע כך מצוה על אדם שלא לומר דבר שאינו נשמע רבי אבא אומר חובה שנאמר (משלי ט, ח) אל תוכח לץ פן ישנאך הוכח לחכם ויאהבך,וא"ר אילעא משום רבי אלעזר בר' שמעון מותר לו לאדם לשנות בדבר השלום שנאמר (בראשית נ, טז) אביך צוה וגו כה תאמרו ליוסף אנא שא נא וגו',ר' נתן אומר מצוה שנאמר (שמואל א טז, ב) ויאמר שמואל איך אלך ושמע שאול והרגני וגו',דבי רבי ישמעאל תנא גדול השלום שאף הקדוש ברוך הוא שינה בו דמעיקרא כתיב (בראשית יח, יב) ואדוני זקן ולבסוף כתיב ואני זקנתי:,רבי יוחנן בן ברוקה אומר: אתמר רבי יוחנן ור' יהושע בן לוי חד אמר הלכה כרבי יוחנן בן ברוקה וחד אמר אין הלכה כרבי יוחנן בן ברוקה,תסתיים דרבי יוחנן הוא דאמר אין הלכה דיתיב ר' אבהו וקאמר משמיה דרבי יוחנן הלכה ואהדרינהו רבי אמי ורבי אסי לאפייהו,ואיכא דאמרי רבי חייא בר אבא אמר ואהדרינהו רבי אמי ורבי אסי לאפייהו אמר רב פפא בשלמא למאן דאמר רבי אבהו אמרה משום כבוד בי קיסר לא אמרו ליה ולא מידי אלא למאן דאמר רבי חייא בר אבא אמרה לימרו ליה לא אמר רבי יוחנן הכי,מאי הוה עלה ת"ש דאמר ר' אחא בר חנינא אמר ר' אבהו אמר ר' אסי עובדא הוה קמיה דרבי יוחנן בכנישתא דקיסרי ואמר יוציא ויתן כתובה ואי ס"ד לא מפקדה כתובה מאי עבידתה,דלמא בבאה מחמת טענה,כי ההיא דאתאי לקמיה דר' אמי אמרה ליה הב לי כתובה אמר לה זיל לא מיפקדת אמרה ליה מסיבו דילה מאי תיהוי עלה דהך אתתא אמר כי הא ודאי כפינן,ההיא דאתאי לקמיה דרב נחמן אמר לה לא מיפקדת אמרה ליה לא בעיא הך אתתא חוטרא לידה ומרה לקבורה אמר כי הא ודאי כפינן,יהודה וחזקיה תאומים היו אחד נגמרה צורתו לסוף תשעה ואחד נגמרה צורתו לתחלת שבעה יהודית דביתהו דר' חייא הוה לה צער לידה שנאי מנא ואתיא לקמיה דר' חייא ואמרה אתתא מפקדא אפריה ורביה אמר לה לא אזלא אשתיא סמא דעקרתא,לסוף איגלאי מילתא אמר לה איכו ילדת לי חדא כרסא אחריתא דאמר מר יהודה וחזקיה אחי פזי וטוי

65b. The Gemara addresses another case in which the court forces a man to divorce his wife who has not had children after ten years. If b he said: You miscarried within /b the b ten /b years of our marriage, and since less than ten years have elapsed since that time he should not have to divorce her, b and she said: I did not miscarry, Rabbi Ami said: Even in this /b case b she is believed, because if it is so that she miscarried she /b would b not establish herself as barren /b through denying his claim.,If b she miscarried, and /b then b miscarried again, and miscarried again, she has been established to /b be a woman who is prone to b miscarriages, /b and her husband must divorce her so that he can have children with another woman. If b he said she miscarried twice, and she said /b it occurred b three /b times, b Rabbi Yitzḥak ben Elazar said: There was an incident /b of this kind that was adjudicated in b the study hall and they said /b that b she is believed, because if it is so that /b she had b not miscarried /b a third time b she /b would b not establish herself /b as one who is prone to b miscarriages. /b , strong MISHNA: /strong b A man is commanded with regard to /b the mitzva to be b fruitful and multiply, but not a woman. Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka says /b that a woman is also commanded, as the verse b states with regard to both of them: “And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and multiply” /b (Genesis 1:28)., strong GEMARA: /strong b From where are these matters /b derived, that a woman is not obligated in the mitzva to be fruitful and multiply? b Rabbi Ile’a said in the name of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon: The verse states: /b “Be fruitful and multiply, b and fill the land and conquer it” /b (Genesis 1:28). b It is the manner of a man to conquer and it is not the manner of a woman to conquer. /b Consequently, it is evident that the entire command, including the mitzva to be fruitful and multiply, was given only to men and not to women.,The Gemara raises a difficulty. b On the contrary, /b the plural term: b “And conquer it [ i vekhivshuha /i ],” indicates /b that the b two /b of them are included. b Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: It is written /b in the Torah without the letter i vav /i , so that it can be read: b And conquer it [ i vekhivsha /i ], /b in the singular. b Rav Yosef said: /b The proof is b from here: /b “And God said to him: b I am God Almighty, be fruitful and multiply [ i perei urvei /i ]” /b (Genesis 35:11), which is in singular, b and it does not state: Be fruitful and multiply [ i peru urvu /i ] /b in the plural.,The Gemara cites other statements made by Rabbi Ile’a in the name of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon. b And Rabbi Ile’a said in the name of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon: Just as it is a mitzva for a person to say that which will be heeded, so is it a mitzva for a person not to say that which will not be heeded. /b One should not rebuke those who will be unreceptive to his message. b Rabbi Abba says: /b It is b obligatory /b for him to refrain from speaking, b as it is stated: “Do not reprove a scorner lest he hate you; reprove a wise man and he will love you” /b (Proverbs 9:8)., b And Rabbi Ile’a /b further b said in the name of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon: It is permitted for a person to depart /b from the truth b in a matter /b that will bring b peace, as it is stated: “Your father commanded /b before he died, saying: b So you shall say to Joseph: Please pardon /b your brothers’ crime, etc.” (Genesis 50:16–17). Jacob never issued this command, but his sons falsely attributed this statement to him in order to preserve peace between them and Joseph., b Rabbi Natan says: /b It is b a mitzva /b to depart from the truth in order to preserve peace, b as it is stated: “And Samuel said: How can I go, and Saul will hear and kill me” /b (I Samuel 16:2). God responded in the next verse that Samuel should say he went to sacrifice an offering, indicating that God commands one to lie in order to preserve peace.,It was b taught /b in b the school of Rabbi Yishmael: Great is peace, as even the Holy One, Blessed be He, departed /b from the truth for b it. As, initially it is written /b that Sarah said of Abraham: b “And my lord is old” /b (Genesis 18:12), b and in the end it is written /b that God told Abraham that Sarah said: b “And I am old” /b (Genesis 18:13). God adjusted Sarah’s words in order to spare Abraham hurt feelings that might lead Abraham and Sarah to quarrel.,§ It is taught in the mishna that b Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka says /b that women are also included in the mitzva to be fruitful and multiply. b It was stated /b that two i amora’im /i , b Rabbi Yoḥa and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, /b disagreed concerning this matter. b One said /b that the b i halakha /i is in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, and one said /b that the b i halakha /i is not in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka. /b ,The Gemara comments: b Conclude that it was Rabbi Yoḥa who said /b that the b i halakha /i is not /b in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, b as Rabbi Abbahu sat and said in the name of Rabbi Yoḥa /b that the b i halakha /i /b is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, b and Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi, /b who were sitting across from him, b turned their faces /b as an indication that they disagreed with this report of Rabbi Yoḥa’s opinion, but did not want to explicitly contradict Rabbi Abbahu’s statement out of respect for him., b And some say /b a different version of the incident, that it was b Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba /b who b said /b this statement, b and Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi turned their faces. Rav Pappa said: Granted, according to the one who said /b that b Rabbi Abbahu said it, /b it makes sense that b due to the honor of Caesar’s court, /b where Rabbi Abbahu maintained close ties, Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi b did not say anything to him /b and merely hinted at their disagreement. b However, according to the one who said /b that b Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said it, let them say to him explicitly: Rabbi Yoḥa did not say this. /b In any event, it is clear that according to Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi, Rabbi Yoḥa disagreed with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka.,The Gemara asks: b What /b conclusion b was /b reached b about /b this issue? The Gemara suggests: b Come /b and b hear, as Rabbi Aḥa bar Ḥanina said /b that b Rabbi Abbahu said /b that b Rabbi Asi said: There was an incident /b that came b before Rabbi Yoḥa in the synagogue of Caesarea /b involving a woman who wanted a divorce from her husband after ten years of childless marriage, b and he said /b that the husband b must divorce /b her b and give /b her the payment for her b marriage contract. If it enters your mind /b to say b that she is not commanded /b to be fruitful and multiply, b what is /b payment for b a marriage contract doing /b here? Why does she have a right to demand to be divorced and to receive the payment for her marriage contract?,The Gemara responds: b Perhaps /b that was b in /b a case when b she came /b to demand a divorce b due to /b another b claim, /b i.e., she wanted children for a reason other than the fulfillment of the mitzva to be fruitful and multiply. Since this claim has merit, her husband must divorce her and pay her marriage contract.,This is b like /b the case of b a certain /b woman b who came before Rabbi Ami /b and requested a divorce due to her husband’s inability to father children. b She said to him /b : b Give me /b the payment for my b marriage contract. He said to her: Go /b away, as b you are not commanded /b to be fruitful and multiply and have no right to demand a divorce. b She said to him: In her old age, what will be with this woman, /b i.e., if I have no children, who will take care of me when I grow old? Rabbi Ami b said: /b In a situation b such as this, we certainly force /b the husband to divorce and her and pay her marriage contract.,The Gemara relates a similar incident: b A certain /b woman b came before Rav Naḥman /b and requested a divorce due to her husband’s inability to father children. b He said to her: You are not commanded /b to be fruitful and multiply. b She said to him: Does this woman not require a staff for her hand and a hoe for /b her b burial? /b In other words, the woman said that she wanted children so that they could care for her in her old age and bury her when she would die. Rav Naḥman b said: /b In a case b such as this, we certainly force /b the husband to divorce her.,The Gemara relates that Rabbi Ḥiyya’s sons, b Yehuda and Ḥizkiyya, were twins, /b but b one /b of them b was fully developed after nine /b months of pregcy b and one was fully developed at the beginning of the seventh /b month, and they were born two months apart. b Yehudit, the wife of Rabbi Ḥiyya, had /b acute b birthing pain /b from these unusual deliveries. She b changed her clothes /b to prevent Rabbi Ḥiyya from recognizing her b and came before Rabbi Ḥiyya /b to ask him a halakhic question. b She said: Is a woman commanded /b to be b fruitful and multiply? He said to her: No. She went and drank an infertility potion. /b , b Eventually the matter was revealed, /b and Rabbi Ḥiyya found out about what Yehudit had done. b He said to her: If only you had given birth to one more belly for me, /b i.e., another set of twins. b As the Master said: Yehuda and Ḥizkiyya /b were twin b brothers /b and became prominent Torah scholars, and b Pazi and Tavi, /b Rabbi Ḥiyya’s daughters,

130. Babylonian Talmud, Temurah, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 30

131. Babylonian Talmud, Taanit, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 51; Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 254

23a. בעתם בלילי רביעיות ובלילי שבתות,שכן מצינו בימי שמעון בן שטח שירדו להם גשמים בלילי רביעיות ובלילי שבתות עד שנעשו חטים ככליות ושעורים כגרעיני זיתים ועדשים כדינרי זהב וצררו מהם דוגמא לדורות להודיע כמה החטא גורם שנאמר (ירמיהו ה, כה) עונותיכם הטו אלה וחטאתיכם מנעו הטוב מכם,וכן מצינו בימי הורדוס שהיו עוסקין בבנין בהמ"ק והיו יורדין גשמים בלילה למחר נשבה הרוח ונתפזרו העבים וזרחה החמה ויצאו העם למלאכתן וידעו שמלאכת שמים בידיהם:,מעשה ששלחו לחוני המעגל וכו': ת"ר פעם אחת יצא רוב אדר ולא ירדו גשמים שלחו לחוני המעגל התפלל וירדו גשמים התפלל ולא ירדו גשמים עג עוגה ועמד בתוכה כדרך שעשה חבקוק הנביא שנאמר (חבקוק ב, א) על משמרתי אעמדה ואתיצבה על מצור וגו',אמר לפניו רבונו של עולם בניך שמו פניהם עלי שאני כבן בית לפניך נשבע אני בשמך הגדול שאיני זז מכאן עד שתרחם על בניך התחילו גשמים מנטפין אמרו לו תלמידיו רבי ראינוך ולא נמות כמדומין אנו שאין גשמים יורדין אלא להתיר שבועתך,אמר לא כך שאלתי אלא גשמי בורות שיחין ומערות ירדו בזעף עד שכל טפה וטפה כמלא פי חבית ושיערו חכמים שאין טפה פחותה מלוג אמרו לו תלמידיו רבי ראינוך ולא נמות כמדומין אנו שאין גשמים יורדין אלא לאבד העולם,אמר לפניו לא כך שאלתי אלא גשמי רצון ברכה ונדבה ירדו כתיקנן עד שעלו כל העם להר הבית מפני הגשמים אמרו לו רבי כשם שהתפללת שירדו כך התפלל וילכו להם אמר להם כך מקובלני שאין מתפללין על רוב הטובה,אעפ"כ הביאו לי פר הודאה הביאו לו פר הודאה סמך שתי ידיו עליו ואמר לפניו רבש"ע עמך ישראל שהוצאת ממצרים אינן יכולין לא ברוב טובה ולא ברוב פורענות כעסת עליהם אינן יכולין לעמוד השפעת עליהם טובה אינן יכולין לעמוד יהי רצון מלפניך שיפסקו הגשמים ויהא ריוח בעולם מיד נשבה הרוח ונתפזרו העבים וזרחה החמה ויצאו העם לשדה והביאו להם כמהין ופטריות,שלח לו שמעון בן שטח אלמלא חוני אתה גוזרני עליך נידוי שאילו שנים כשני אליהו שמפתחות גשמים בידו של אליהו לא נמצא שם שמים מתחלל על ידך,אבל מה אעשה לך שאתה מתחטא לפני המקום ועושה לך רצונך כבן שמתחטא על אביו ועושה לו רצונו ואומר לו אבא הוליכני לרחצני בחמין שטפני בצונן תן לי אגוזים שקדים אפרסקים ורמונים ונותן לו ועליך הכתוב אומר (משלי כג, כה) ישמח אביך ואמך ותגל יולדתך,תנו רבנן מה שלחו בני לשכת הגזית לחוני המעגל (איוב כב, כח) ותגזר אומר ויקם לך ועל דרכיך נגה אור,ותגזר אומר אתה גזרת מלמטה והקדוש ברוך הוא מקיים מאמרך מלמעלה ועל דרכיך נגה אור דור שהיה אפל הארת בתפלתך,כי השפילו ותאמר גוה דור שהיה שפל הגבהתו בתפלתך ושח עינים יושיע דור ששח בעונו הושעתו בתפלתך ימלט אי נקי דור שלא היה נקי מלטתו בתפלתך ונמלט בבור כפיך מלטתו במעשה ידיך הברורין,אמר ר' יוחנן כל ימיו של אותו צדיק היה מצטער על מקרא זה (תהלים קכו, א) שיר המעלות בשוב ה' את שיבת ציון היינו כחולמים אמר מי איכא דניים שבעין שנין בחלמא,יומא חד הוה אזל באורחא חזייה לההוא גברא דהוה נטע חרובא אמר ליה האי עד כמה שנין טעין אמר ליה עד שבעין שנין אמר ליה פשיטא לך דחיית שבעין שנין אמר ליה האי [גברא] עלמא בחרובא אשכחתיה כי היכי דשתלי לי אבהתי שתלי נמי לבראי,יתיב קא כריך ריפתא אתא ליה שינתא נים אהדרא ליה משוניתא איכסי מעינא ונים שבעין שנין כי קם חזייה לההוא גברא דהוה קא מלקט מינייהו אמר ליה את הוא דשתלתיה א"ל בר בריה אנא אמר ליה שמע מינה דניימי שבעין שנין חזא לחמריה דאתיילידא ליה רמכי רמכי,אזל לביתיה אמר להו בריה דחוני המעגל מי קיים אמרו ליה בריה ליתא בר בריה איתא אמר להו אנא חוני המעגל לא הימנוהו אזל לבית המדרש שמעינהו לרבנן דקאמרי נהירן שמעתתין כבשני חוני המעגל דכי הוי עייל לבית מדרשא כל קושיא דהוו להו לרבנן הוה מפרק להו אמר להו אנא ניהו לא הימנוהו ולא עבדי ליה יקרא כדמבעי ליה חלש דעתיה בעי רחמי ומית אמר רבא היינו דאמרי אינשי או חברותא או מיתותא,אבא חלקיה בר בריה דחוני המעגל הוה וכי מצטריך עלמא למיטרא הוו משדרי רבנן לגביה ובעי רחמי ואתי מיטרא זימנא חדא איצטריך עלמא למיטרא שדור רבנן זוגא דרבנן לגביה למבעי רחמי דניתי מיטרא אזול לביתיה ולא אשכחוהו אזול בדברא ואשכחוהו דהוה קא רפיק יהבו ליה שלמא

23a. b “In their season” /b means b on Wednesday eves, /b i.e., Tuesday nights, b and on Shabbat eves, /b i.e., Friday nights, because at these times people are not out in the streets, either due to fear of demonic forces that were thought to wander on Tuesday nights or due to the sanctity of Shabbat., b As we found /b in b the days of Shimon ben Shetaḥ that rain /b invariably b fell for them on Wednesday eves and on Shabbat eves, until wheat grew /b as big b as kidneys, and barley /b as big b as olive pits, and lentils as golden dinars. And they tied /b up some b of /b these crops as b an example [ i dugma /i ] for /b future b generations, to convey /b to them b how much /b damage b sin causes, as it is stated: /b “The Lord our God, Who gives rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in its season that keeps for us the appointed weeks of the harvest. b Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld the good from you” /b (Jeremiah 5:24–25)., b And we likewise found /b that b in the days of Herod /b that b they were occupied in the building of the Temple, and rain would fall at night. And the next day the wind would blow, the clouds would disperse, the sun would shine, and the people would go out to their work. And /b as rain would fall only at a time when it would not interfere with their labor, the nation b knew /b that b the work of Heaven /b was being performed b by their hands. /b ,§ The mishna taught: b An incident /b occurred in b which /b the people b sent /b a message b to Ḥoni HaMe’aggel. /b This event is related in greater detail in the following i baraita /i . b The Sages taught: Once, most of /b the month of b Adar had passed but rain had /b still b not fallen. They sent /b this message b to Ḥoni HaMe’aggel: Pray, and rain will fall. He prayed, but no rain fell. He drew a circle /b in the dust b and stood inside it, in the manner that the prophet Habakkuk did, as it is stated: “And I will stand upon my watch and set myself upon the tower, /b and I will look out to see what He will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved” (Habakkuk 2:1). This verse is taken to mean that Habakkuk fashioned a kind of prison for himself where he sat.,Ḥoni b said before /b God: b Master of the Universe, Your children have turned their faces toward me, as I am like a member of Your household. /b Therefore, b I take an oath by Your great name that I will not move from here until you have mercy upon Your children /b and answer their prayers for rain. b Rain began to trickle /b down, but only in small droplets. b His students said to him: Rabbi, we have seen /b that b you /b can perform great wonders, b but /b this quantity of rain is not enough to ensure that b we will not die. It appears to us that /b a small amount of b rain is falling only /b to enable you b to dissolve your oath, /b but it is not nearly enough to save us.,Ḥoni b said /b to God: b I did not ask for this, but /b for b rain to /b fill the b cisterns, ditches, and caves. /b Rain b began to fall furiously, until each and every drop /b was as big b as the mouth of a barrel, and the Sages estimated that no drop was less than a i log /i /b in size. b His students said to him: Rabbi, we have seen /b that b you /b can call on God to perform miracles b and we will not die, /b but now b it appears to us that rain is falling only to destroy the world. /b ,Ḥoni again b said before /b God: b I did not ask for this /b harmful rain either, b but /b for b rain of benevolence, blessing, and generosity. /b Subsequently, the rains b fell in their standard manner, until all of the people /b sought higher ground and b ascended to the Temple Mount due to the rain. They said to him: Rabbi, just as you prayed that /b the rains b should fall, so too, pray that they should stop. He said to them: This is /b the tradition that b I received, that one does not pray over an excess of good. /b ,Ḥoni continued: b Nevertheless, bring me a bull. /b I will sacrifice it as b a thanks-offering /b and pray at the same time. b They brought him a bull /b for b a thanks-offering. He placed his two hands on its /b head b and said before /b God: b Master of the Universe, Your nation Israel, whom You brought out of Egypt, cannot /b bear b either an excess of good or an excess of punishment. You grew angry with them /b and withheld rain, b and they are unable to bear /b it. b You bestowed upon them /b too much b good, and they were /b also b unable to bear /b it. b May it be Your will that the rain stop and that there be relief for the world. Immediately, the wind blew, the clouds dispersed, the sun shone, and everyone went out to the fields and gathered for themselves truffles and mushrooms /b that had sprouted in the strong rain., b Shimon ben Shetaḥ relayed to /b Ḥoni HaMe’aggel: b If you were not Ḥoni, I would have decreed ostracism upon you. For were /b these b years like the years of Elijah, when the keys of rain /b were entrusted b in Elijah’s hands, /b and he swore it would not rain, b wouldn’t the name of Heaven have been desecrated by your /b oath not to leave the circle until it rained? Once you have pronounced this oath, either yours or Elijah’s must be falsified., b However, what can I do to you, as you nag God and He does your bidding, like a son who nags his father and /b his father b does his bidding. And /b the son b says to /b his father: b Father, take me to be bathed in hot water; wash me with cold water; give me nuts, almonds, peaches, and pomegranates. And /b his father b gives him. About you, the verse states: “Your father and mother will be glad and she who bore you will rejoice” /b (Proverbs 23:25)., b The Sages taught: What /b message did b the members of the Chamber of the Hewn Stone, /b the Great Sanhedrin, b send to Ḥoni HaMe’aggel? /b About you, the verse states: b “You shall also decree a matter, and it shall be established for you; and the light shall shine upon your ways. /b When they cast down, you will say: There is lifting up, for He saves the humble person. He will deliver the one who is not innocent and he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands” (Job 22:28–30).,They interpreted: b “You shall also decree a matter”; you, /b Ḥoni, b decree from below, and the Holy One, Blessed be He, fulfills your statement from above. “And the light shall shine upon your ways”; a generation that was in darkness, you have illuminated /b it b with your prayer. /b , b “When they cast down, you will say: There is lifting up”; a generation that was cast down, you lifted it up with your prayer. “For He saves the humble person”; a generation that was humble in its transgression, you saved it through your prayer. “He will deliver the one who is not innocent”; a generation that was not innocent, you have delivered it through your prayer. “And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands”; you have delivered /b an undeserving generation b through the clean work of your hands. /b ,§ The Gemara relates another story about Ḥoni HaMe’aggel. b Rabbi Yoḥa said: All the days /b of the life b of that righteous man, /b Ḥoni, b he was distressed over /b the meaning of b this verse: “A song of Ascents: When the Lord brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream” /b (Psalms 126:1). b He said /b to himself: b Is there /b really a person b who can sleep and dream for seventy years? /b How is it possible to compare the seventy-year exile in Babylonia to a dream?, b One day, he was walking along the road /b when b he saw a certain man planting a carob tree. /b Ḥoni b said to him: This /b tree, b after how many years /b will it b bear /b fruit? The man b said to him: /b It will not produce fruit b until seventy years /b have passed. Ḥoni b said to him: Is it obvious to you that you will live seventy years, /b that you expect to benefit from this tree? b He said to him: That man /b himself b found a world /b full b of carob trees. Just as my ancestors planted for me, I too am planting for my descendants. /b ,Ḥoni b sat and ate bread. Sleep overcame him and he slept. A cliff formed around him, and he disappeared from sight and slept for seventy years. When he awoke, he saw a certain man gathering /b carobs from that tree. Ḥoni b said to him: /b Are b you the one who planted /b this tree? The man b said to him: I am his son’s son. /b Ḥoni b said to him: /b I can b learn from this that I /b have b slept for seventy years, /b and indeed b he saw that his donkey had sired several herds /b during those many years.,Ḥoni b went home and said to /b the members of the household: b Is the son of Ḥoni HaMe’aggel alive? They said to him: His son is no /b longer with us, but b his son’s son is /b alive. b He said to them: I am Ḥoni HaMe’aggel. They did not believe him. He went to the study hall, /b where he b heard the Sages say /b about one scholar: b His i halakhot /i are as enlightening /b and as clear b as in the years of Ḥoni HaMe’aggel, for when /b Ḥoni HaMe’aggel b would enter the study hall he would resolve for the Sages any difficulty they had. /b Ḥoni b said to them: I am he, but they did not believe him and did not pay him proper respect. /b Ḥoni b became very upset, prayed for mercy, and died. Rava said: This /b explains the folk saying b that people say: Either friendship or death, /b as one who has no friends is better off dead.,§ The Gemara relates another story, this time about Ḥoni HaMe’aggel’s descendants, who were also renowned for their righteous deeds. b Abba Ḥilkiyya was the son of Ḥoni HaMe’aggel’s son. And when the world was in need of rain they would send Sages to him, and he would pray for mercy, and rain would fall. Once the world was in need of rain, /b and b the Sages sent a pair of Sages to him /b so b that he would pray for mercy and rain would fall. They went to his house but they did not find him /b there. b They went to the field and found him hoeing /b the ground. b They greeted him, /b

132. Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 254

21b. בקבר התהום,תניא כוותיה דרבא ר' יהודה אומר לא היו מביאין דלתות כל עיקר מפני שדעתו של תינוק גסה עליו שמא יוציא ראשו או אחד מאבריו ויטמא בקבר התהום אלא מביאין שוורים המצרים שכריסותיהן רחבות והתינוקות יושבין על גביהן וכוסות של אבן בידיהן הגיעו לשילוח ירדו ומלאום ועלו וישבו להן על גביהן,והרי מטה דיש בה כמה אגרופים ותנן ר' יהודה אומר נוהגים היינו שהיינו ישנים תחת המטה בפני הזקנים שאני מטה הואיל ולגבה עשויה שוורים נמי לגבן עשוים,כי אתא רבין א"ר אלעזר שאני שוורים הואיל ומגינים על הרועים בחמה מפני החמה ובגשמים מפני הגשמים אי הכי מטה נמי הואיל ומגינה על מנעלים וסנדלים שתחתיה,אלא אמר רבא שאני שוורים הואיל ועשוים להגין על בני מעים שלהן שנאמר (איוב י, יא) עור ובשר תלבישני ובעצמות וגידים תסוככני,ואי בעית אימא ר' יהודה לטעמיה דאמר סוכה דירת קבע בעינן והוה ליה מטה דירת עראי וסוכה אהל קבע ולא אתי אהל עראי ומבטל אהל קבע,והא ר"ש דאמר נמי סוכה דירת קבע בעינן (הא) ואתי אהל עראי ומבטל אהל קבע (אין) בהא פליגי מר סבר אתי אהל עראי ומבטל אהל קבע ומר סבר לא אתי אהל עראי ומבטל אהל קבע:,א"ר שמעון מעשה בטבי עבדו: תניא א"ר שמעון משיחתו של רבן גמליאל למדנו שני דברים למדנו שעבדים פטורים מן הסוכה ולמדנו שהישן תחת המטה לא יצא ידי חובתו,ולימא מדבריו של רבן גמליאל מילתא אגב אורחיה קמ"ל כי הא דאמר רב אחא בר אדא ואמרי לה אמר רב אחא בר אדא אמר רב המנונא אמר רב מנין שאפי' שיחת תלמידי חכמים צריכה לימוד שנאמר (תהלים א, ג) ועלהו לא יבול:, big strongמתני׳ /strong /big הסומך סוכתו בכרעי המטה כשרה ר' יהודה אומר אם אינה יכולה לעמוד בפני עצמה פסולה:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big מ"ט דר' יהודה פליגי בה רבי זירא ורבי אבא בר ממל חד אמר מפני שאין לה קבע וחד אמר מפני שמעמידה בדבר המקבל טומאה,מאי בינייהו כגון שנעץ שפודין של ברזל וסיכך עליהם למאן דאמר לפי שאין לה קבע הרי יש לה קבע ומאן דאמר מפני שמעמידה בדבר המקבל טומאה הרי מעמידה בדבר המקבל טומאה,אמר אביי לא שנו אלא סמך אבל סיכך על גב המטה כשרה מאי טעמא למאן דאמר לפי שאין לה קבע הרי יש לה קבע למאן דאמר מפני שמעמידה בדבר המקבל טומאה הרי אין מעמידה בדבר המקבל טומאה:

21b. b with /b impurity imparted by b a grave /b in b the depths. /b ,The Gemara comments: b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i b in accordance with /b the opinion b of Rava, /b as b Rabbi Yehuda says: They would not bring doors at all, because a child has an /b exaggerated b sense of self-confidence /b and b perhaps he will extend his head or one of his limbs /b beyond the edge of the door b and will become impure with /b impurity imparted by b a grave /b in b the depths. Rather, they would bring Egyptian oxen whose bellies are broad, and the children would sit upon them and /b they would hold b cups of stone in their hands. /b When b they reached the /b Siloam pool b they descended and filled them, and ascended and sat themselves on /b the b backs /b of the oxen.,The Gemara asks: b But /b with regard to b a bed, which /b measures b several fistbreadths, /b didn’t b we learn /b in the mishna that b Rabbi Yehuda says: It was our custom that we would sleep beneath the bed before the Elders? /b Apparently, despite the fact that a bed measures several handbreadths, its legal status is not that of a tent. The Gemara answers: b A bed is different, since it is designed /b specifically b for /b use b upon it; /b therefore, the status of the space beneath it is not that of a tent. The Gemara asks: Aren’t b oxen /b like those used to transport the children to bring water for the red heifer b also designated /b specifically b for /b use b upon them /b and nevertheless, Rabbi Yehuda deems their spinal column and bellies a tent., b When Ravin came /b to Babylonia from Eretz Yisrael he said that b Rabbi Elazar said: Oxen are different since they protect the shepherds in the sun from the sun, and in the rain from the rain. /b Shepherds would lie beneath the bellies of the oxen as protection from the elements. The Gemara asks: b If so, /b i.e., if an ox is rendered a tent because it provides protection, even if its primary designation is for use upon it, then the status of b a bed too /b should be that of a tent, b since it protects shoes and sandals that /b are placed b beneath it. /b , b Rather, Rava /b rejected that explanation and b said: Oxen are different /b and their status is that of a tent b since /b their bellies and backs b are made to protect their innards, as it is stated: “With skin and flesh You have clothed me, and with bones and sinews You have knitted me together” /b (Job 10:11). Since flesh and skin are mentioned in the verse as providing shelter, the status of the oxen is that of a tent., b And if you wish, say /b instead: In this case b Rabbi Yehuda /b conforms to b his reasoning, as he stated /b elsewhere: b We require a i sukka /i /b that is a b permanent residence. /b The b bed /b in a i sukka /i b is a temporary residence, and the i sukka /i /b is b a permanent tent; and a temporary tent does not come and negate a permanent tent. /b The permanent i sukka /i is significant and that significance supersedes any temporary structure within it. Therefore, in Rabbi Yehuda’s opinion, the status of the bed is not that of a tent.,The Gemara asks: b But /b according to b Rabbi Shimon, who also stated that we require a i sukka /i /b that is a b permanent residence, /b nevertheless, b a temporary tent comes and negates a permanent tent. /b The Gemara answers: b Yes, /b and b that is /b the point over which b they disagree. /b One b Sage, /b Rabbi Shimon, b holds: A temporary tent comes and negates a permanent tent, and /b one b Sage, /b Rabbi Yehuda, b holds: A temporary tent does not come and negate a permanent tent. /b ,The mishna relates that b Rabbi Shimon said, /b contrary to the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda: There was b an incident involving Tavi, the /b Canaanite b slave /b of Rabban Gamliel who was sleeping beneath the bed, and Rabban Gamliel claimed that Tavi did so because he was a Torah scholar and knew that slaves are exempt from the mitzva of i sukka /i . b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi Shimon said: From the conversation of Rabban Gamliel we learned two matters. We learned that /b Canaanite b slaves are exempt from the /b mitzva of b i sukka /i , and we learned that one who sleeps beneath the bed did not fulfill his obligation. /b ,The Gemara questions the formulation of the i baraita /i . b And let /b Rabbi Shimon b say: From the statement of Rabban Gamliel. /b Why did he use the atypical expression: From the conversation of Rabban Gamliel? The Gemara answers: Through this expression b he teaches us /b another matter b in passing, like that which Rabbi Aḥa bar Adda said, and some say /b that b Rabbi Aḥa bar Adda said /b that b Rabbi Hamnuna said /b that b Rav said: From where /b is it derived b that even /b the b conversation of Torah scholars require analysis, /b even when the intention of the speaker was apparently not to issue a halakhic ruling? It is b as it is stated /b with regard to the righteous: “Which brings forth its fruit in its season b and whose leaf does not wither” /b (Psalms 1:3). This teaches that with regard to a Torah scholar, not only is his primary product, his fruit, significant but even ancillary matters that stem from his conversation, his leaves, are significant., strong MISHNA: /strong b One who supports his i sukka /i on the legs of the bed, /b i.e., he leans the i sukka /i roofing on a bed, the i sukka /i b is fit. Rabbi Yehuda says: If /b the i sukka /i b cannot stand in and of itself /b without support of the bed, b it is unfit. /b , strong GEMARA: /strong The Gemara asks: b What is the rationale /b for the statement b of Rabbi Yehuda /b deeming this i sukka /i unfit? b Rabbi Zeira and Rabbi Abba bar Memel disagree with regard to /b the rationale. b One said: /b It is unfit b because it lacks permanence. /b The i sukka /i is not stable enough, as if the bed is moved the i sukka /i will collapse. b And one said: /b It is unfit b because he is supporting /b the roofing b with an object that is susceptible to ritual impurity, /b as the bedframe is a vessel. Not only the roofing, but that which supports the roofing as well may not be susceptible to ritual impurity.,The Gemara asks: b What is /b the practical difference b between them? /b The Gemara explains: The difference is in a case b where one wedged iron skewers /b into the ground b and roofed /b the i sukka /i b upon them. According to the one who said /b that the reason the i sukka /i is unfit is b because it lacks permanence, /b this i sukka /i b has permanence, /b and it is fit. However, b the one who said /b the reason the i sukka /i is unfit is b because he is supporting /b the roofing b with an object that is susceptible to ritual impurity, he /b is b supporting it with an object that is susceptible to ritual impurity, /b so it is unfit., b Abaye said: /b The Sages b taught /b this dispute b only /b in a case where b one leaned /b the roofing on the bed. b However, /b if b one placed the roofing atop the bed, /b i.e., he affixed poles to the bed and the roofing is supported by those poles, everyone agrees that the i sukka /i b is fit. What is the reason /b that it is fit? b According to the one who said /b that the i sukka /i is unfit b because it lacks permanence, /b this i sukka /i b has permanence /b as even if the bed is moved, the roofing will move with it and will not collapse. And b according to the one who said /b the i sukka /i is unfit b because he supports it with an object that is susceptible to ritual impurity, /b in this case b he is not supporting it with an object that is susceptible to ritual impurity, /b as the roofing is not supported by the bed.

133. Babylonian Talmud, Sotah, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 565

33a. כל התורה בכל לשון נאמרה דאי סלקא דעתך בלשון הקודש נאמרה והיו דכתב רחמנא למה לי,איצטריך משום דכתיב שמע,לימא קסברי רבנן כל התורה כולה בלשון קודש נאמרה דאי סלקא דעתך בכל לשון שמע דכתב רחמנא למה לי,איצטריך משום דכתיב והיו,תפלה רחמי היא כל היכי דבעי מצלי,ותפלה בכל לשון והאמר רב יהודה לעולם אל ישאל אדם צרכיו בלשון ארמית דאמר רבי יוחנן כל השואל צרכיו בלשון ארמי אין מלאכי השרת נזקקין לו לפי שאין מלאכי השרת מכירין בלשון ארמי,לא קשיא הא ביחיד הא בצבור,ואין מלאכי השרת מכירין בלשון ארמי והתניא יוחנן כהן גדול שמע ב"ק מבית קדש הקדשים שהוא אומר נצחו טליא דאזלו לאגחא קרבא לאנטוכיא ושוב מעשה בשמעון הצדיק ששמע בת קול מבית קדש הקדשים שהוא אומר בטילת עבידתא דאמר שנאה לאייתאה על היכלא ונהרג גסקלגס ובטלו גזירותיו וכתבו אותה שעה וכיוונו ובלשון ארמי היה אומר,אי בעית אימא בת קול שאני דלאשמועי עבידא ואי בעית אימא גבריאל הוה דאמר מר בא גבריאל ולימדו שבעים לשון,ברכת המזון דכתיב (דברים ח, י) ואכלת ושבעת וברכת את ה' אלהיך בכל לשון שאתה מברך,שבועת העדות דכתיב (ויקרא ה, א) ונפש כי תחטא ושמעה קול אלה בכל לשון שהיא שומעת,שבועת הפקדון אתיא תחטא תחטא משבועת העדות,ואלו נאמרין בלשון הקודש מקרא ביכורים וחליצה כו' עד מקרא ביכורים כיצד (דברים כו, ה) וענית ואמרת לפני ה' אלהיך ולהלן הוא אומר (דברים כז, יד) וענו הלוים ואמרו אל כל איש ישראל מה ענייה האמורה להלן בלשון הקודש אף כאן בלה"ק,ולוים גופייהו מנלן אתיא קול קול ממשה כתיב הכא קול רם וכתיב התם (שמות יט, יט) משה ידבר והאלהים יעננו בקול מה להלן בלשון הקודש אף כאן בלשון הקודש,חליצה כיצד וכו' ורבנן האי ככה מאי עבדי ליה מיבעי להו לדבר שהוא מעשה מעכב,ור' יהודה מכה ככה ורבנן כה ככה לא משמע להו

33a. that b the entire Torah may be recited in any language, as, if it should enter your mind /b to say b that /b the entire Torah b may be recited /b only b in the sacred tongue /b and not in any other language, b why do I /b need b that which the Merciful One writes: “And /b these words, which I command you this day, b will be”? /b If in fact it is prohibited for one to recite any portion of the Torah in a language other than Hebrew, then prohibiting the recitation of i Shema /i in a language other than Hebrew is superfluous. Since the Torah specifically requires i Shema /i to be recited in Hebrew, it must be because the rest of the Torah may be recited in any language.,The Gemara rejects this suggestion: This is not unquestionably so, as the phrase “and these words, which I command you this day, will be” b is necessary /b in this case b because “hear” is /b also b written. /b Had it not said “and these words, which I command you this day, will be,” it would have been derived from the word “hear” that i Shema /i may be recited in any language, in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis. Therefore, the phrase “and these words, which I command you this day, will be” is necessary.,The Gemara asks: b Shall we say /b that b the Rabbis hold /b that b the entire Torah may be recited /b only b in the sacred tongue /b and not in any other language? b As, if it should enter your mind /b to say b that /b the Torah b may be recited in any language, why do I /b need b that which the Merciful One writes: “Hear”? /b It is permitted for one to recite the entire Torah in any language, rendering a specific requirement with regard to i Shema /i superfluous.,The Gemara rejects this: The word “hear” b is necessary /b in any case, b because “and /b these words, which I command you this day, b will be” is /b also b written. /b Had it not been for the word “hear,” the Rabbis would have understood that it is prohibited to recite i Shema /i in any other language, in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. Therefore, the word “hear” is necessary.,§ It is stated in the mishna that the i Amida /i b prayer /b may be recited in any language. The reason for this is that since prayer b is /b a request for divine b mercy, one may pray in any way that one desires. /b ,The Gemara asks: b But /b may b prayer /b really be recited b in any language? But didn’t Rav Yehuda say: A person should never request in the Aramaic language /b that b his needs /b be met, b as Rabbi Yoḥa said /b that with regard to b anyone who requests in the Aramaic language /b that b his needs /b be met, b the ministering angels do not attend to him, as the ministering angels are not familiar [ i makkirin /i ] with the Aramaic language? /b ,The Gemara answers: This is b not difficult, /b as b that /b statement of Rabbi Yoḥa is referring b to /b the prayer of b an individual, /b who needs the support of the angels, whereas b this /b statement of the mishna is referring b to communal /b prayer.,The Gemara asks: b And are the ministering angels not familiar with the Aramaic language? But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i ( i Tosefta /i 13:5): b Yoḥa the High Priest heard a Divine Voice /b emerging b from the House of the Holy of Holies that was saying: The youth who went to wage war in Antokhya have been victorious. And /b there was b another incident involving Shimon HaTzaddik, who heard a Divine Voice /b emerging b from the House of the Holy of Holies that was saying: The decree that the enemy intended to bring against the Temple is annulled, and Gaskalgas, /b Caligula, b has been killed and his decrees have been voided. And /b people b wrote /b down b that time /b that the Divine Voice was heard, b and /b later found that it b matched /b exactly the moment that Caligula was killed. The Gemara concludes: b And /b this Divine Voice b was speaking in the Aramaic language. /b ,The Gemara answers: b If you wish, say /b that the b Divine Voice is different, as its purpose is to communicate /b a message, and therefore it also communicates in Aramaic. b And if you wish, say /b instead that b it was /b the angel b Gabriel, as the Master said /b with regard to Joseph: b Gabriel came and taught him seventy languages, /b as he knows all of the languages, as opposed to the other angels, who do not.,§ It is stated in the mishna that b Grace after Meals /b may be recited in any language. b As it is written: “And you shall eat, and be satisfied, and bless the Lord your God” /b (Deuteronomy 8:10). The word “bless” is homiletically interpreted to mean: b In any language that you bless. /b ,It is stated in the mishna that b an oath of testimony /b may be said in any language, b as it is written: “And if anyone sins, in that he heard the voice of adjuration” /b (Leviticus 5:1). The emphasis on hearing in the verse is interpreted to mean that it can be recited b in any language that a person hears, /b i.e., understands.,It is stated in the mishna that b an oath on a deposit /b may be taken in any language. This b is derived /b by means of a verbal analogy b from /b the word b “sins” /b (Leviticus 5:21) that appears in the portion of an oath on a deposit, and the word b “sins” /b (Leviticus 5:1) that is mentioned in the portion of b an oath of testimony. /b ,§ It is stated in the mishna: b And these are recited /b only b in the sacred tongue: The recitation of /b the verses that one recounts when bringing the b first fruits /b to the Temple; b and i ḥalitza /i …how /b is it derived that the b recitation /b when bringing the b first fruits /b is recited specifically in Hebrew? When the Torah discusses this mitzva it states: b “And you shall speak and say before the Lord your God” /b (Deuteronomy 26:5), b and below, /b in the discussion of the blessings and curses, b it states: “And the Levites shall speak and say to all the men of Israel” /b (Deuteronomy 27:14). b Just as there, /b in the portion of the Levites, they speak b in the sacred tongue, so too here, /b in the portion of the first fruits, the recitation is b in the sacred tongue. /b ,The Gemara asks: b And from where do we /b derive that b the Levites themselves /b answered in Hebrew? The Gemara answers: It is b derived from /b a verbal analogy between the word b “voice” /b that appears here, in the portion of the blessings and curses, and the word b “voice” /b in the verse that relates to b Moses. It is written here: “With a loud voice” /b (Deuteronomy 27:14), b and it is written there: “Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice” /b (Exodus 19:19). b Just as there, /b the Ten Commandments were stated b in the sacred tongue, so too here, /b the Levites spoke b in the sacred tongue. /b ,It is stated in the mishna: b How /b is it derived that the recitation at b a i ḥalitza /i /b ceremony must be in Hebrew? The verse states: “And she shall speak and say: So shall it be done to the man that doth not build up his brother’s house” (Deuteronomy 25:9). Rabbi Yehuda derives this i halakha /i from the phrase: “And she shall speak and say: So” (Deuteronomy 25:9). The Gemara asks: b And what do the Rabbis do with, /b i.e., how do they interpret, b this /b word b “so”? They require /b it b to /b teach that any b matter /b detailed in the portion b that is an action is indispensable /b to the i ḥalitza /i ceremony, as the verse states: “So shall it be done.” However, the other aspects of the ritual, e.g., the recitations, are not indispensable, and in their absence the ritual is valid after the fact., b And Rabbi Yehuda /b derives this i halakha /i b from /b the fact that the verse could have used the shorter form of the word b so [ i ko /i ], /b and instead uses the longer form of the word b so [ i kakha /i ]. /b He therefore derives both i halakhot /i from this word. b And the Rabbis do not learn anything from /b the difference between b i ko /i /b and b i kakha /i . /b

134. Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 114

39b. ממעשה שעשו אנשי טבריא ואסרי להו רבנן בטלה הטמנה בדבר המוסיף הבל ואפילו מבעוד יום אמר עולא הלכה כאנשי טבריא א"ל רב נחמן כבר תברינהו אנשי טבריא לסילונייהו:,מעשה שעשו אנשי טבריא: מאי רחיצה אילימא רחיצת כל גופו אלא חמין שהוחמו בשבת הוא דאסורין הא חמין שהוחמו מע"ש מותרין והתניא חמין שהוחמו מע"ש למחר רוחץ בהן פניו ידיו ורגליו אבל לא כל גופו אלא פניו ידיו ורגליו,אימא סיפא בי"ט כחמין שהוחמו בי"ט ואסורין ברחיצה ומותרין בשתיה לימא תנן סתמא כבית שמאי דתנן בית שמאי אומרים לא יחם אדם חמין לרגליו אא"כ ראויין לשתיה וב"ה מתירין,א"ר איקא בר חנניא להשתטף בהן כל גופו עסקינן והאי תנא הוא דתניא לא ישתטף אדם כל גופו בין בחמין ובין בצונן דברי ר"מ ר"ש מתיר ר' יהודה אומר בחמין אסור בצונן מותר,אמר רב חסדא מחלוקת בכלי אבל בקרקע דברי הכל מותר והא מעשה דאנשי טבריא בקרקע הוה ואסרי להו רבנן אלא אי איתמר הכי איתמר מחלוקת בקרקע אבל בכלי דברי הכל אסור,אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר רבי יוחנן הלכה כרבי יהודה א"ל רב יוסף בפירוש שמיע לך או מכללא שמיע לך מאי כללא דאמר רב תנחום א"ר יוחנן א"ר ינאי אמר (רב) כל מקום שאתה מוצא שנים חלוקין ואחד מכריע הלכה כדברי המכריע חוץ מקולי מטלניות שאף על פי שרבי אליעזר מחמיר ורבי יהושע מיקל ור' עקיבא מכריע אין הלכה כדברי המכריע חדא דרבי עקיבא תלמיד הוא ועוד הא

39b. b From /b this b action performed by the people of Tiberias and the /b fact that the b Sages prohibited them /b from using the water, the conclusion is that the practice of b insulating /b a pot b in something that increases the heat /b over the course of Shabbat was b abolished /b on Shabbat. b And /b not only is it prohibited to do so on Shabbat itself, but it is also prohibited b while it is still day /b before Shabbat. Running pipes of cold water through hot water is similar to insulating water in something that adds heat. b Ulla said: The i halakha /i is in accordance with the people of Tiberias. Rav Naḥman said to him: The people of Tiberias have already broken their pipes. /b Even they reconsidered their position.,We learned in the mishna with regard to the b incident, /b which related b what the people of Tiberias did, /b that the legal status of water that was heated in the Tiberias hot springs is like that of water heated on Shabbat, and it is prohibited for use in bathing. The Gemara clarifies this matter: b What /b type of b bathing /b is this? b If you say /b that it is referring to b bathing one’s entire body, /b that is difficult. That would indicate that only b water heated on Shabbat is prohibited /b for use in bathing one’s entire body; however, bathing one’s entire body in b hot water heated before Shabbat is permitted. /b That cannot be. b Wasn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i : With regard to b hot water that was heated on Shabbat eve, one may /b use b it the next day /b to b wash his face, his hands, and his feet /b incrementally; b however, not /b to wash b his entire body? Rather, /b it must be that the bathing prohibited in the mishna with water heated on Shabbat is, in fact, washing b his face, his hands, and his feet. /b ,However, if so, b say /b the b latter clause /b of the mishna: b On a Festival, /b the legal status of the water is b like /b that of b water that was heated /b by fire b on a Festival, and it is prohibited for bathing and permitted for drinking. /b Even on a Festival, washing one’s face, hands, and feet is prohibited with this hot water. If so, b let us say /b that b we learned the unattributed mishna in accordance with /b the opinion of b Beit Shammai. As we learned /b in a mishna, b Beit Shammai say: A person may not heat water for his feet /b on a Festival b unless it is /b also b fit for drinking, and Beit Hillel permit /b doing so. According to Beit Hillel, it is permitted to heat water on a Festival for the purpose of washing one’s feet. According to the proposed interpretation of the term bathing in the mishna, as referring to washing one’s face, hands, and feet, our mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Beit Shammai. This is problematic, as the halakhic opinion of Beit Shammai is rejected and only rarely cited in an unattributed mishna., b Rav Ika bar Ḥaya said: /b In our mishna, b we are dealing with /b water that was heated in order b to rinse one’s entire body with it. /b Rinsing does not have the same legal status as bathing. b And /b that which we learned in the mishna: Water that was heated on Shabbat is prohibited for bathing, from which it can be inferred that water heated before Shabbat is permitted for bathing on Shabbat, b is /b in accordance with the opinion of b this i tanna /i , /b the opinion of Rabbi Shimon in the i Tosefta /i . b As it was taught /b in a i Tosefta /i : b One may neither rinse his entire body with hot water, /b even if it was heated before Shabbat, b nor with cold water; /b this is b the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Shimon permits doing so /b even with hot water because it was heated before Shabbat. b Rabbi Yehuda says: With hot water, /b it is b prohibited; with cold water, /b it is b permitted. /b According to Rabbi Shimon, it is completely prohibited to rinse with water that was heated on Shabbat itself. Consequently, our mishna, which does not differentiate between hot and cold water, is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Shimon., b Rav Ḥisda said: /b This b dispute /b over washing with water heated before Shabbat is specifically with regard to water b in a vessel, /b as one might mistakenly think that it was heated on Shabbat, and there is then concern lest one permit the use of water heated with fire on Shabbat. b However, /b when the water was collected b in the ground, everyone agrees that it is permitted. /b The Gemara challenges this: b Wasn’t the incident /b involving b the people of Tiberias /b with regard to water b in the ground, and /b nevertheless b the Sages prohibited it? Rather, if this was stated, this is what was stated, /b i.e., this is the correct version of Rav Ḥisda’s statement: This b dispute /b is specifically when the water is collected b in the ground. However, /b when it is b in a vessel, everyone agrees that it is prohibited. /b , b Rabba bar bar Ḥana said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: The i halakha /i /b in this dispute is b in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yehuda. Rav Yosef said to him: /b Did b you learn /b this from Rabbi Yoḥa b explicitly, or /b did b you learn /b it b by inference /b from something else that he said? The Gemara remarks: b What /b was the statement of Rabbi Yoḥa from which this conclusion could be b inferred? As Rav Tanḥum said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said /b that b Rabbi Yannai said /b that b Rav said: Every place that you find two /b who b disagree /b and each one of them establishes his opinion in a series of cases, b and one /b of the Sages, a third one, adopts a b compromise /b opinion and says that in some cases the i halakha /i is in accordance with one, and in some cases the i halakha /i is in accordance with the other, the b i halakha /i is in accordance with /b the opinion of b the compromiser. /b This principle holds true b except for /b the case of the ritual impurity of b insignificant strips /b of material. In that case, b even though Rabbi Eliezer is stringent, and Rabbi Yehoshua is lenient, and Rabbi Akiva compromises, the i halakha /i is not in accordance with the statement of the compromiser: First, /b because b Rabbi Akiva is a student /b of Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua and lacks the authority to decide between the opinions of his rabbis. b And furthermore, didn’t /b

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17b. ומה נחש שממית ומרבה טומאה טהור שרץ שאינו ממית ומרבה טומאה אינו דין שיהא טהור ולא היא מידי דהוה אקוץ בעלמא,אמר רב יהודה אמר רב כל עיר שאין בה שנים לדבר ואחד לשמוע אין מושיבין בה סנהדרי ובביתר הוו שלשה וביבנה ארבעה רבי אליעזר ורבי יהושע ור"ע ושמעון התימני דן לפניהם בקרקע,מיתיבי שלישית חכמה רביעית אין למעלה הימנה הוא דאמר כי האי תנא דתניא שניה חכמה שלישית אין למעלה הימנה,למידין לפני חכמים לוי מרבי דנין לפני חכמים שמעון בן עזאי ושמעון בן זומא וחנן המצרי וחנניא בן חכינאי רב נחמן בר יצחק מתני חמשה שמעון שמעון ושמעון חנן וחנניה,רבותינו שבבבל רב ושמואל רבותינו שבארץ ישראל רבי אבא דייני גולה קרנא דייני דארץ ישראל רבי אמי ורבי אסי דייני דפומבדיתא רב פפא בר שמואל דייני דנהרדעא רב אדא בר מניומי סבי דסורא רב הונא ורב חסדא סבי דפומבדיתא רב יהודה ורב עינא חריפי דפומבדיתא עיפה ואבימי בני רחבה אמוראי דפומבדיתא רבה ורב יוסף אמוראי דנהרדעי רב חמא,נהרבלאי מתנו רמי בר ברבי אמרי בי רב רב הונא והאמר רב הונא אמרי בי רב אלא רב המנונא אמרי במערבא רבי ירמיה שלחו מתם ר' יוסי בר חנינא מחכו עלה במערבא ר' אלעזר,והא שלחו מתם לדברי רבי יוסי בר חנינא אלא איפוך שלחו מתם ר' אלעזר מחכו עלה במערבא רבי יוסי בר חנינא:,וכמה יהא בעיר ויהא ראויה לסנהדרין מאה ועשרים וכו': מאה ועשרים מאי עבידתייהו עשרים ושלשה כנגד סנהדרי קטנה ושלש שורות של עשרים ושלשה הרי תשעים ותרתי ועשרה בטלנין של בית הכנסת הרי מאה ותרי,ושני סופרים ושני חזנין ושני בעלי דינין ושני עדים ושני זוממין ושני זוממי זוממין הרי מאה וארביסר,ותניא כל עיר שאין בה עשרה דברים הללו אין תלמיד חכם רשאי לדור בתוכה בית דין מכין ועונשין וקופה של צדקה נגבית בשנים ומתחלקת בשלשה ובית הכנסת ובית המרחץ וביהכ"ס רופא ואומן ולבלר (וטבח) ומלמד תינוקות משום ר' עקיבא אמרו אף מיני פירא מפני שמיני פירא מאירין את העינים:,ר' נחמיה אומר וכו': תניא רבי אומר

17b. b If a snake, which kills /b other creatures whose carcasses are impure b and /b thereby b increases impurity /b in the world, is itself nevertheless b pure, /b as it is not included in the list of impure creeping animals, then concerning b a creeping animal that does not kill and /b does not b increase impurity, isn’t it logical that it should be pure? /b This argument is rejected: b But it is not so; /b the logic of the i halakha /i of a creeping animal is b just as it is /b concerning the i halakha /i b with regard to an ordinary thorn, /b which can injure people or animals and can even kill and thereby increase impurity, but is nevertheless pure. It is therefore apparent that this consideration is not relevant to the i halakhot /i of impurity.,§ b Rav Yehuda says /b that b Rav says: /b With regard to b any city that does not have /b among its residents b two /b men who are able b to speak /b all seventy languages b and one /b additional man who is able b to listen /b to and understand statements made in all the languages, even if he cannot speak all of them, b they do not place /b a lesser b Sanhedrin /b there. The members of the Sanhedrin do not all need to know all of the languages, but there must be at least this minimum number. b And in Beitar there were three /b individuals who were able to speak all seventy languages, b and in Yavne /b there were b four, /b and they were: b Rabbi Eliezer, and Rabbi Yehoshua, and Rabbi Akiva, and Shimon HaTimni, /b who was not an ordained Sage, and he would therefore b deliberate before /b the other judges while seated b on the ground, /b not among the rows of Sages.,The Gemara b raises an objection /b to this from a i baraita /i : b A third, /b i.e., a Sanhedrin that has three individuals who can speak all seventy languages, is b a wise /b Sanhedrin, and if it also has b a fourth /b such person, b there is no /b court b above it, /b meaning that there is no need for additional language experts. Apparently the minimum requirement is three people who can speak the languages, not two. The Gemara answers: Rav b states /b his opinion b in accordance with /b the opinion of b the following i tanna /i , as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : A Sanhedrin that has b a second /b language expert b is wise; /b and if it also has b a third, there is no /b court b above it. /b ,§ Since the i baraita /i stated that Shimon HaTimni would deliberate before them on the ground, the Gemara now lists various standard formulations used to introduce the statements of various Sages throughout the generations. If a source says: b It was learned from the Sages, /b the intention is that this was a statement made by the Sage b Levi /b who sat before and learned b from Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi. If it says: They b deliberated before the Sages, /b this is referring to b Shimon ben Azzai, and Shimon ben Zoma, and Ḥa the Egyptian, and Ḥaya ben Ḥakhinai. Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak /b would b teach five /b names for this list: b Shimon /b ben Azzai, b Shimon /b ben Zoma, b and Shimon /b HaTimni, b Ḥa /b the Egyptian, b and Ḥaya /b ben Ḥakhinai.,The expression: b Our Rabbis that are in Babylonia, /b is referring to b Rav and Shmuel. /b The expression: b Our Rabbis that are in Eretz Yisrael, /b is referring to b Rabbi Abba. /b The expression: b The judges of the Diaspora, /b is a reference to the Sage b Karna. /b The phrase: b The judges of Eretz Yisrael, /b is a reference to b Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi. /b The phrase: b The judges of Pumbedita, /b is referring to b Rav Pappa bar Shmuel, /b who was the head of the court there, and: b The judges of Neharde’a, /b is a reference to the court headed by b Rav Adda bar Minyumi. /b The term: b The Elders of Sura, /b is referring to b Rav Huna and Rav Ḥisda, /b and: b The Elders of Pumbedita, /b is referring to b Rav Yehuda and Rav Eina. The sharp ones of Pumbedita /b are b Eifa and Avimi, the sons of Raḥava. /b The expression: b The i amora’im /i of Pumbedita, /b is referring to b Rabba and Rav Yosef, /b and the phrase: b The i amora’im /i of Neharde’a, /b is referring to b Rav Ḥama. /b ,If it says: The Sages b of Neharbela taught, /b this is referring to b Rami bar Berabi, /b and the statement: b They say /b in b the school of Rav, /b is a reference to b Rav Huna. /b The Gemara asks: b But doesn’t Rav Huna /b sometimes b say /b with regard to a given i halakha /i : b They say /b in b the school of Rav? /b From this, it is apparent that a statement introduced by that formula cannot be made by Rav Huna himself, as Rav Huna quotes someone else with that introduction. The Gemara responds: b Rather, /b the expression: They say in the school of Rav, must be referring to b Rav Hamnuna. /b The formula: b They say in the West, /b i.e., Eretz Yisrael, is referring to b Rabbi Yirmeya; /b the expression: b They sent /b a message b from there, /b meaning from Eretz Yisrael, is referring to b Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina; /b and the statement: b They laughed at it in the West, /b means that b Rabbi Elazar /b did not accept a particular opinion.,The Gemara asks: b But /b in one instance it is reported that: b They sent /b a message b from there /b that began: b According to the statement of Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina. /b This indicates that the expression: They sent from there, is not itself a reference to a statement of Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina. The Gemara answers: b Rather, reverse /b the statements. The phrase: b They sent from there, /b is a reference to b Rabbi Elazar, /b and: b They laughed at it in the West, /b means that b Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina /b did not accept a particular opinion.,§ The mishna teaches: b And how many /b men must b be in the city for /b it b to be eligible for /b a lesser b Sanhedrin? /b The opinion of the first i tanna /i is that there must be b 120 /b men. The Gemara asks: b What is the relevance of /b the number b 120? /b The Gemara explains that b 23 /b are needed to b correspond to /b the number of members of the b lesser Sanhedrin, and /b it is necessary for there to be b three rows of 23 /b students who sit before the lesser Sanhedrin to learn and also to advise them; that b is /b a total of b 92 /b people. b And /b since there also need to be b 10 idlers of the synagogue, /b people who are free from urgent work and are always sitting in the synagogue to take care of its repair and the other needs of the public, that b would be 102. /b , b And /b in addition there are b two scribes /b required for the Sanhedrin, b and two bailiffs, and two litigants /b who will come to be judged. b And /b there are b two witnesses /b for one side, b and two /b witnesses who could render those witnesses b conspiring /b witnesses by testifying that they were elsewhere at the time of the alleged incident, b and two /b additional witnesses could testify against the witnesses who rendered the first witnesses b conspiring /b witnesses, rendering the second pair b conspiring /b witnesses. All of these are necessary in order for a trial to take place, as is described in Deuteronomy 19:15–21. Therefore, b there are /b so far a total of b 114 /b men who must be in the city., b And /b it b is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b A Torah scholar is not permitted to reside in any city that does not have these ten things: A court that /b has the authority to b flog and punish /b transgressors; b and /b a charity b fund /b for which monies b are collected by two /b people b and distributed by three, /b as required by i halakha /i . This leads to a requirement for another three people in the city. b And a synagogue; and a bathhouse; and /b a public b bathroom; a doctor; and a bloodletter; and a scribe /b [ b i velavlar /i /b ] to write sacred scrolls and necessary documents; b and /b a ritual b slaughterer; and a teacher of young children. /b With these additional requirements there are a minimum of 120 men who must be residents of the city. b They said in the name of Rabbi Akiva: /b The city must b also /b have b varieties of fruit, because varieties of fruit illuminate the eyes. /b ,The mishna teaches that b Rabbi Neḥemya says: /b There must be 230 men in the city in order for it to be eligible for a lesser Sanhedrin, corresponding to the ministers of tens appointed in the wilderness by Moses at the suggestion of his father-in-law, Yitro (see Exodus 18:21). Each member of the Sanhedrin can be viewed as a judge with responsibility for ten men. It b is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b says: /b

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16b. ותוקעין ומריעין כשהן עומדין כדי לערבב השטן,וא"ר יצחק כל שנה שאין תוקעין לה בתחלתה מריעין לה בסופה מ"ט דלא איערבב שטן,וא"ר יצחק כל שנה שרשה בתחלתה מתעשרת בסופה שנא' (דברים יא, יב) מראשית השנה מרשית כתיב ועד אחרית סופה שיש לה אחרית,וא"ר יצחק אין דנין את האדם אלא לפי מעשיו של אותה שעה שנאמר (בראשית כא, יז) כי שמע אלהים אל קול הנער באשר הוא שם,וא"ר יצחק ג' דברים מזכירין עונותיו של אדם אלו הן קיר נטוי ועיון תפלה ומוסר דין על חבירו דא"ר (אבין) כל המוסר דין על חבירו הוא נענש תחלה שנאמר (בראשית טז, ה) ותאמר שרי אל אברם חמסי עליך וכתיב (בראשית כג, ב) ויבא אברהם לספוד לשרה ולבכותה,וא"ר יצחק ד' דברים מקרעין גזר דינו של אדם אלו הן צדקה צעקה שינוי השם ושינוי מעשה צדקה דכתיב (משלי י, ב) וצדקה תציל ממות צעקה דכתיב (תהלים קז, כח) ויצעקו אל ה' בצר להם וממצוקותיהם יוציאם שינוי השם דכתיב (בראשית יז, טו) שרי אשתך לא תקרא את שמה שרי כי שרה שמה וכתיב וברכתי אותה וגם נתתי ממנה לך בן שינוי מעשה דכתיב (יונה ג, י) וירא האלהים את מעשיהם וכתיב (יונה ג, י) וינחם האלהים על הרעה אשר דבר לעשות להם ולא עשה,וי"א אף שינוי מקום דכתיב (בראשית יב, א) ויאמר ה' אל אברם לך לך מארצך והדר ואעשך לגוי גדול ואידך ההוא זכותא דא"י הוא דאהניא ליה,וא"ר יצחק חייב אדם להקביל פני רבו ברגל שנאמר (מלכים ב ד, כג) מדוע את הולכת אליו היום לא חדש ולא שבת מכלל דבחדש ושבת איבעי לה למיזל,וא"ר יצחק חייב אדם לטהר את עצמו ברגל שנאמר (ויקרא יא, ח) ובנבלתם לא תגעו,תניא נמי הכי ובנבלתם לא תגעו יכול יהו ישראל מוזהרין על מגע נבילה תלמוד לומר (ויקרא כא, א) אמור אל הכהנים בני אהרן בני אהרן מוזהרין בני ישראל אין מוזהרין,והלא דברים קל וחומר ומה טומאה חמורה כהנים מוזהרין ישראלים אינן מוזהרין טומאה קלה לא כל שכן אלא מה ת"ל ובנבלתם לא תגעו ברגל,א"ר כרוספדאי א"ר יוחנן שלשה ספרים נפתחין בר"ה אחד של רשעים גמורין ואחד של צדיקים גמורין ואחד של בינוניים צדיקים גמורין נכתבין ונחתמין לאלתר לחיים רשעים גמורין נכתבין ונחתמין לאלתר למיתה בינוניים תלויין ועומדין מר"ה ועד יוה"כ זכו נכתבין לחיים לא זכו נכתבין למיתה,א"ר אבין מאי קרא (תהלים סט, כט) ימחו מספר חיים ועם צדיקים אל יכתבו ימחו מספר זה ספרן של רשעים גמורין חיים זה ספרן של צדיקים ועם צדיקים אל יכתבו זה ספרן של בינוניים,ר"נ בר יצחק אמר מהכא (שמות לב, לב) ואם אין מחני נא מספרך אשר כתבת מחני נא זה ספרן של רשעים מספרך זה ספרן של צדיקים אשר כתבת זה ספרן של בינוניים,תניא ב"ש אומרים ג' כתות הן ליום הדין אחת של צדיקים גמורין ואחת של רשעים גמורין ואחת של בינוניים צדיקים גמורין נכתבין ונחתמין לאלתר לחיי עולם רשעים גמורין נכתבין ונחתמין לאלתר לגיהנם שנאמר (דניאל יב, ב) ורבים מישני אדמת עפר יקיצו אלה לחיי עולם ואלה לחרפות לדראון עולם בינוניים יורדין לגיהנם

16b. b and /b then b sound /b again b a i tekia /i and a i terua /i while they are standing /b in the i Amida /i prayer? He answers: b In order to confuse the Satan, /b for this double blowing of the i shofar /i demonstrates Israel’s love for the mitzva, and this will confuse Satan when he brings his accusations against Israel before the heavenly court, and the Jewish people will receive a favorable judgment., b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said, /b playing on the double meaning of the word i meri’in /i , which can mean either sound a i terua /i or cause misfortune: b Any year during which, /b due to some mishap, b the i shofar /i was not sounded at its beginning will suffer evil /b and misfortune b at its end. What is the reason? Because Satan was not confused, /b and he was able to put forward his accusations, so that the Jewish people would be punished.,§ The Gemara brings a series of statements in the name of Rabbi Yitzḥak, all of which relate to judgment: b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Any year that is poor [ i rasha /i ] /b and troubled b at its beginning will be made rich at its end, for it is stated: “From the beginning [ i mereishit /i ] of the year” /b (Deuteronomy 11:12). The word b i meireishit /i is written /b defectively, without an i alef /i , so that it may also be understood in the sense of i rashut /i , poverty. The verse continues: b “And until the end [ i aḥarit /i ] /b of the year,” which means b that the end /b of the year b will have /b expectations of good things b in the end [ i aḥarit /i ]. /b , b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: A man is judged only according to his deeds at the time /b of his judgment, and not according to his future deeds, b as it is stated /b with regard to Ishmael: b “For God has heard the voice of the lad where he is” /b (Genesis 21:17). Although Ishmael and his descendants would act wickedly in the future, his prayer was heard and answered because he was innocent at the time., b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Three matters evoke a person’s sins, /b and b they are: /b Endangering oneself by sitting next to b an inclined wall /b that is about to collapse; b expecting prayer /b to be accepted, as that leads to an assessment of one’s status and merit; b and passing a case against another /b to Heaven, b for Rabbi Avin said: Anyone who passes a case against another /b to God b is punished first. /b Praying for God to pass judgment on another causes one’s own deeds to be examined and compared with the deeds of the other, b as it is stated: “And Sarai said to Abram: My anger be upon you; /b I have given my maid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes; let the Lord judge between me and you” (Genesis 16:5), b and it is written /b afterward: b “And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her” /b (Genesis 23:2). Sarah called upon Heaven to pass judgment between her and her husband, and therefore she was punished and died first., b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: A person’s sentence is torn up on /b account of b four /b types of b actions. These are: /b Giving b charity, crying out /b in prayer, b a change of /b one’s b name, and a change of /b one’s b deeds /b for the better. An allusion may be found in Scripture for all of them: Giving b charity, as it is written: “And charity delivers from death” /b (Proverbs 10:2); b crying out /b in prayer, b as it is written: “Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses” /b (Psalms 107:28); b a change of /b one’s b name, as it is written: /b “As for b Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be” /b (Genesis 17:15), b and it is written /b there: b “And I will bless her, and I will also give you a son from her” /b (Genesis 17:16); b a change of /b one’s b deeds /b for the better, b as it is written: “And God saw their deeds” /b (Jonah 3:10), b and it is written /b there: b “And God repented of the evil, which He had said He would do to them, and He did not do /b it” (Jonah 3:10)., b And some say: Also, a change of /b one’s b place /b of residence cancels an evil judgment, b as it is written: “And the Lord said to Abram: Go you out of your county” /b (Genesis 12:1), b and afterward /b it is written: b “And I will make of you a great nation” /b (Genesis 12: 2). The Gemara explains: b And the other /b one, i.e., Rabbi Yitzḥak, who does not include a change of residence in his list, holds that in the case of Abram, b it was the merit /b and sanctity b of Eretz Yisrael that helped him /b become the father of a great nation.,The Gemara cites two more statements in the name of Rabbi Yitzḥak, relating to the Festivals: b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: A person is obligated to /b go out and b greet his teacher on a Festival, as it is stated /b that the husband of the Shunamite woman asked, when she was readying herself to go to the prophet: b “Why will you go to him today; it is neither the New Moon nor Shabbat” /b (II Kings 4:23). b By inference, /b we learn b that on the New Moon and on Shabbat, /b which in this context means a Festival that is a day of rest, b she was required to go. /b , b And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: A person is obligated to purify himself on a Festival, as it is stated: “And their carcasses you shall not touch; /b they are impure to you” (Leviticus 11:8). This verse is referring to the Festivals, as taught in the following i baraita /i ., b This is also taught /b in a i baraita /i : The verse states: b “And their carcass you shall not touch.” /b One b might /b have thought b that /b ordinary b Jews are prohibited from touching an animal carcass. /b Therefore, b the verse states: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, /b and say to them: There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people” (Leviticus 21:1). It is derived from here that b the sons of Aaron are prohibited /b from defiling themselves, but b the children of Israel, /b i.e., non-priests, b are not prohibited /b from doing so., b But are /b these b matters not an i a fortiori /i /b inference? b If, /b with regard to b severe impurity, /b i.e., contact with a human corpse, b priests are prohibited /b from defiling themselves, while ordinary b Israelites are not prohibited /b from doing so, in the case of b light impurity, /b e.g., touching an animal carcass, is it b not all the more so /b that Israelites be permitted to defile themselves? b Rather, what /b is the meaning when b the verse states: “And their carcass you shall not touch?” /b It means that b on a Festival /b all are obligated to purify themselves.,§ The Gemara goes back to discuss the Day of Judgment. b Rabbi Kruspedai said that Rabbi Yoḥa said: Three books are opened on Rosh HaShana /b before the Holy One, Blessed be He: b One of wholly wicked /b people, b and one of wholly righteous /b people, b and one of middling /b people whose good and bad deeds are equally balanced. b Wholly righteous /b people b are immediately written and sealed for life; wholly wicked /b people b are immediately written and sealed for death; /b and b middling /b people b are left /b with their judgment b suspended from Rosh HaShana until Yom Kippur, /b their fate remaining undecided. If b they merit, /b through the good deeds and mitzvot that they perform during this period, b they are written for life; /b if b they do not /b so b merit, they are written for death. /b , b Rabbi Avin said: What is the verse /b that alludes to this? b “Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, but not be written with the righteous” /b (Psalms 69:29). b “Let them be blotted out of the book”; this is the book of wholly wicked /b people, who are blotted out from the world. b “of the living”; this is the book of /b wholly b righteous /b people. b “But not be written with the righteous”; this is the book of middling /b people, who are written in a separate book, not with the righteous., b Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: /b This matter is derived b from here: “And if not, blot me, I pray You, out of Your book which you have written” /b (Exodus 32:32). b “Blot me, I pray You”; this is the book of /b wholly b wicked /b people, who are blotted out from the world. b “Out of Your book”; this is the book of /b wholly b righteous /b people, which is special and attributed to God Himself. b “Which You have written”; this is the book of middling /b people., b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Beit Shammai say: There will be three groups /b of people b on the /b great b Day of Judgment /b at the end of days: b One of wholly righteous /b people, b one of wholly wicked /b people, b and one of middling /b people. Wholly b righteous /b people b will immediately be written and sealed for eternal life. Wholly wicked /b people b will immediately be written and sealed for Gehenna, as it is stated: “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall wake, some to eternal life and some to shame and everlasting contempt” /b (Daniel 12:2). b Middling /b people b will descend to Gehenna /b to be cleansed and to achieve atonement for their sins,

137. Babylonian Talmud, Qiddushin, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 578

49a. גט פשוט עדיו מתוכו מקושר עדיו מאחוריו פשוט שכתבו עדיו מאחוריו ומקושר שכתבו עדיו מתוכו שניהם פסולים ר' חנינא בן גמליאל אומר מקושר שכתבו עדיו מתוכו כשר שיכול לעשותו פשוט רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר הכל כמנהג המדינה,והוינן בה ותנא קמא לית ליה מנהג המדינה ואמר רב אשי באתרא דנהיגי בפשוט ועבד ליה מקושר א"נ באתרא דנהיגי במקושר ועבד ליה פשוט כולי עלמא לא פליגי דודאי קפידא,כי פליגי באתרא דנהיגי בין בפשוט בין במקושר ואמר ליה עביד לי פשוט ואזל ועבד ליה מקושר מר סבר קפידא ומר סבר מראה מקום הוא לו,ר' אלעזר דתנן האשה שאמרה התקבל לי גיטי ממקום פלוני וקבל לה גיטה ממקום אחר פסול ורבי אלעזר מכשיר אלמא קסבר מראה מקום היא לו,אמר עולא מחלוקת בשבח ממון אבל בשבח יוחסין דברי הכל אינה מקודשת מאי טעמא מסאנא דרב מכרעאי לא בעינא תניא נמי הכי מודה ר' שמעון אם הטעה לשבח יוחסים אינה מקודשת,אמר רב אשי מתניתין נמי דיקא דקתני ע"מ שאני כהן ונמצא לוי לוי ונמצא כהן נתין ונמצא ממזר ממזר ונמצא נתין ולא פליג ר"ש,מתקיף לה מר בר רב אשי אלא דקתני ע"מ שיש לי בת או שפחה מגודלת ואין לו על מנת שאין לו ויש לו דשבח ממון הוא הכי נמי דלא פליג,אלא פליג ברישא וה"ה לסיפא הכא נמי פליג ברישא וה"ה לסיפא,הכי השתא התם אידי ואידי דשבח ממון פליג ברישא והוא הדין בסיפא הכא דשבח יוחסים הוא אם איתא דפליג נתני,איבעית אימא הכא נמי שבח יוחסים מי סברת מאי מגודלת גדולה ממש מאי מגודלת גדלת דאמרה היא לא ניחא לי דשקלה מילי מינאי ואזלא נדיא קמי שיבבותיי,תנו רבנן על מנת שאני קריינא כיון שקרא שלשה פסוקים בבית הכנסת הרי זו מקודשת ר' יהודה אומר עד שיקרא ויתרגם יתרגם מדעתיה והתניא ר' יהודה אומר המתרגם פסוק כצורתו הרי זה בדאי והמוסיף עליו הרי זה מחרף ומגדף אלא מאי תרגום תרגום דידן,והני מילי דא"ל קריינ' אבל אמר לה קרא אנא עד דקרי אורייתא נביאי וכתובי בדיוקא,על מנת שאני שונה חזקיה אמר הלכות ור' יוחנן אמר תורה,מיתיבי איזו היא משנה ר' מאיר אומר הלכות ר' יהודה אומר מדרש

49a. In b an ordinary document, its witnesses /b are to sign b inside it, /b i.e., on the written side of the paper. In a folded and b tied /b document, b its witnesses /b are to sign b on the back of it. /b With regard to b an ordinary /b document b whose witnesses wrote /b their signatures b on the back of it, or a tied /b document b whose witnesses wrote /b their signatures b inside of it, both of these /b are b not valid. Rabbi Ḥanina ben Gamliel says: A tied /b document b whose witnesses wrote /b their signatures b inside of it /b is b valid, because one can transform it into an ordinary /b document by untying it. b Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: Everything /b is b in accordance with regional custom. /b If an ordinary document is generally used and one wrote a bound one, or vice versa, the document is invalid., b And we discussed it: And does the first i tanna /i not accept /b that one should follow the b regional custom? /b It is not reasonable that he should take issue with such a basic concept. b And Rav Ashi says /b that they have a dispute in a case where one instructed a scribe to write a document for him: If they are b in a place where the custom is /b to write b an ordinary /b document, b and he made a tied one for him; alternatively, /b if they are b in a place where the custom is /b to write b a tied /b document, b and he made an ordinary /b one b for him; /b in both of these cases, b everyone agrees that /b he was b certainly particular /b in his instructions to the agent that he should follow the regional custom, and if the latter deviated from the custom the document is invalid.,The situation b in which they disagree /b is where they are b in a place where the custom is /b to use b either an ordinary /b document b or a tied /b one, b and /b the one requesting the document b said to /b the scribe: b Make an ordinary /b document b for me, and /b the scribe b went and made a tied /b document b for him. /b In such a case, one b Sage, /b the first i tanna /i , b holds /b that the one requesting the document was b particular /b about wanting an ordinary document, and since the scribe wrote a tied document, it is considered to have been written without his consent. b And /b one b Sage, /b Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, b holds /b that the one requesting the document merely b indicating /b his b position to /b the scribe, stating that if the scribe wanted to save himself the trouble of writing a tied document there would no objection., b Rabbi Elazar /b also holds that when one instructs an agent in such a manner he is merely indicating his position to him, b as we learned /b in a mishna ( i Gittin /i 65a): If there was b a woman who said /b to her agent: b Receive my bill of divorce for me /b from my husband b in such and such a place, and he received her bill of divorce for her elsewhere, it is invalid. And Rabbi Elazar deems it valid. Apparently, he holds /b that b she is /b merely b indicating a place to him /b where he can receive the bill of divorce, but she does not insist that he accept it in that particular spot.,§ b Ulla says: /b The b dispute /b in the mishna between the first i tanna /i and Rabbi Shimon is only where he misled her b with enhanced monetary /b value, i.e., he gave her something worth more than the item he had stipulated. b But /b where he misled her b with enhanced lineage, /b so that she was under the impression that his genealogy was less impressive than it in fact is, b everyone agrees /b that b she is not betrothed. What is the reason /b for this? A woman says: b I do not desire a shoe that is larger than my foot. /b She does not wish to marry a man whose social standing is far greater than her own. b This is also taught /b in a i baraita /i ( i Tosefta /i 2:6): b Rabbi Shimon concedes /b that b if he misled her with enhanced lineage, she is not betrothed. /b , b Rav Ashi says: /b The wording of b the mishna is also precise, as /b the following mishna (49b) b teaches: /b If one betroths a woman and states that the betrothal is: b On the condition that I am a priest, and he was found /b to be b a Levite; /b or: On the condition that I am b a Levite, and he was found /b to be b a priest; /b or: On the condition that I am b a Gibeonite, /b a people prohibited by rabbinic law from marrying into the congregation, i.e., from marrying a Jew of fit lineage, b and he was found /b to be b a i mamzer /i , /b who is prohibited by Torah law from marrying into the congregation; or: On the condition that I am b a i mamzer /i , and he was found /b to be b a Gibeonite, /b in all of these cases she is not betrothed. b And Rabbi Shimon does not disagree /b with these rulings. This indicates that if one misled a woman with regard to his lineage, Rabbi Shimon concedes that she is not betrothed., b Mar bar Rav Ashi objects to this /b inference: b But /b what about b that /b which b is taught /b in the same mishna: If one betroths a woman and states that the betrothal is: b On the condition that I have a grown daughter or maidservant, and he does not have /b one; or if one betroths a woman b on the condition that he does not have /b a grown daughter or maidservant b and he does have /b one, the latter of b which is /b an issue of b enhanced monetary /b value, as the difference between one who has a maidservant and one who does not impacts how hard the woman will have to work in the home; in these cases will you b also /b say b that /b Rabbi Shimon b does not disagree /b simply because the mishna does not mention his opinion in that case?, b Rather, /b it must be that b he disagrees in the first clause /b of the mishna with regard to enhanced monetary value, b and the same is true with regard to the latter clause, /b i.e., he also disagrees in that clause, and it was not necessary to state his dispute another time. b Here too, /b with regard to lineage, b he disagrees in the first clause, and the same is true with regard to the latter clause. /b ,The Gemara rejects this: b How can /b these cases b be compared? There, /b where b both this /b case b and that /b case involve an inaccuracy b of enhanced monetary /b value, it is possible that b he disagreed in the first clause and the same is true in the last clause, /b and the mishna did not need to restate his opinion. But b here, /b where it b is /b a case b of enhanced lineage, /b which is a different issue, b if it is so that /b Rabbi Shimon b disagrees, let him teach /b that explicitly. The fact that no dispute is recorded in the case of enhanced lineage is proof that he concedes in that case., b If you wish, say /b instead: b Here too, /b the issue of a daughter or maidservant involves b enhanced lineage, /b not enhanced monetary value. His statement should be understood differently. b Do you maintain /b that b what /b is the meaning of his statement that he has b a grown /b daughter or maidservant; that she is b actually grown /b up, so that she can be of help to his wife? That is not the meaning of his statement. Rather, b what /b is the meaning of: b Grown? /b That she b grows /b and plaits hair, i.e., he has a daughter or maidservant who is a hairdresser. Why might the potential bride view this as a drawback? b Because she /b can b say: /b It is b not satisfactory for me /b to live in the house with a hairdresser, b as she will take words /b she hears b from me and will go pass /b them b before my neighbors, /b meaning she will gossip about me to others. This concern is more akin to a matter of lineage than a matter of monetary value.,§ b The Sages taught: /b If one said to a woman: Be betrothed to me b on the condition that I am literate /b with regard to the Torah, b once he has read three verses in the synagogue she is betrothed. Rabbi Yehuda says /b that she is not betrothed b until he reads and translates /b the verses. The Gemara asks: Does Rabbi Yehuda mean that b one translates /b according to b his own understanding? But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i ( i Tosefta /i , i Megilla /i 3:21) that b Rabbi Yehuda says: One who translates a verse literally is a liar, /b since he distorts the meaning of the text, b and /b conversely, b one who adds /b his own translation b is /b tantamount to one who b curses and blasphemes /b God? b Rather, /b to b which translation /b is Rabbi Yehuda referring? He is referring to b our /b accepted b translation. /b , b And this statement applies /b only b if he said to her: I am literate, but /b if b he said to her: I am a reader, /b this indicates that he is an expert in the reading of the Torah, and she is not betrothed b unless /b he knows how b to read the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings with precision. /b ,The Gemara discusses a similar case: If one said to a woman: Be betrothed to me b on the condition that I study [ i shoneh /i ], Ḥizkiyya says /b it means that he studies b i halakhot /i , and Rabbi Yoḥa says /b it means that he studies b Torah, /b i.e., the written Torah.,The Gemara b raises an objection /b to Rabbi Yoḥa from a i baraita /i : b What is /b the meaning of: b Mishna? Rabbi Meir says i halakhot /i , Rabbi Yehuda says homiletics. /b Neither of them, however, says that it refers to the written Torah.

138. Babylonian Talmud, Pesahim, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 521

49a. big strongמתני׳ /strong /big ארבעה עשר שחל להיות בשבת מבערין את הכל מלפני השבת דברי ר"מ וחכמים אומרים בזמנו ר"א בר צדוק אומר תרומה מלפני השבת וחולין בזמנן:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big תניא ר"א בר צדוק אומר פעם אחת שבת אבא ביבנה וחל ארבעה עשר להיות בשבת ובא זונין ממונה של ר"ג ואמר הגיע עת לבער את החמץ והלכתי אחר אבא וביערנו את החמץ:, big strongמתני׳ /strong /big ההולך לשחוט את פסחו ולמול את בנו ולאכול סעודת אירוסין בבית חמיו ונזכר שיש לו חמץ בתוך ביתו אם יכול לחזור ולבער ולחזור למצותו יחזור ויבער ואם לאו מבטלו בלבו,להציל מן הנכרים ומן הנהר ומן הלסטים ומן הדליקה ומן המפולת יבטל בלבו ולשבות שביתת הרשות יחזור מיד,וכן מי שיצא מירושלים ונזכר שיש בידו בשר קדש אם עבר צופים שורפו במקומו ואם לאו חוזר ושורפו לפני הבירה מעצי המערכה,ועד כמה הן חוזרין ר"מ אומר זה וזה בכביצה ר' יהודה אומר זה וזה בכזית וחכמים אומרים בשר קדש בכזית וחמץ בכביצה:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big ורמינהו ההולך לאכול סעודת אירוסין בבית חמיו ולשבות שביתת הרשות יחזור מיד,א"ר יוחנן לא קשיא הא ר' יהודה הא רבי יוסי דתניא סעודת אירוסין רשות דברי ר' יהודה רבי יוסי אומר מצוה,והשתא דאמר רב חסדא מחלוקת בסעודה שניה אבל בסעודה ראשונה דברי הכל מצוה אפילו תימא הא והא ר' יהודה ולא קשיא הא בסעודה ראשונה הא בסעודה שניה,תניא אמר רבי יהודה אני לא שמעתי אלא סעודת אירוסין אבל לא סבלונות אמר לו ר' יוסי אני שמעתי סעודת אירוסין וסבלונות,תניא רבי שמעון אומר כל סעודה שאינה של מצוה אין תלמיד חכם רשאי להנות ממנה,כגון מאי א"ר יוחנן כגון בת כהן לישראל ובת תלמיד חכם לעם הארץ דא"ר יוחנן בת כהן לישראל אין זווגן עולה יפה,מאי היא אמר רב חסדא או אלמנה או גרושה או זרע אין לה במתניתא תנא קוברה או קוברתו או מביאתו לידי עניות,איני והא א"ר יוחנן הרוצה שיתעשר ידבק בזרעו של אהרן כל שכן שתורה וכהונה מעשרתן לא קשיא הא בת"ח הא בעם הארץ,ר' יהושע נסיב כהנתא חלש אמר לא ניחא ליה לאהרן דאדבק בזרעיה דהוי ליה חתנא כי אנא,רב אידי בר אבין נסיב כהנתא נפקו מיניה תרי בני סמיכי רב ששת בריה דרב אידי ור' יהושע בריה דרב אידי אמר ר"פ אי לא נסיבנא כהנתא לא איעתרי,אמר רב כהנא אי לא נסיבנא כהנתא לא גלאי אמרו ליה והא למקום תורה גלית לא גלאי כדגלי אינשי,אמר רבי יצחק כל הנהנה מסעודת הרשות לסוף גולה שנא' (עמוס ו, ד) ואוכלים כרים מצאן ועגלים מתוך מרבק וכתיב לכן עתה יגלו בראש גולים:,ת"ר כל ת"ח המרבה סעודתו בכל מקום סוף מחריב את ביתו ומאלמן את אשתו ומייתם את גוזליו ותלמודו משתכח ממנו ומחלוקות רבות באות עליו ודבריו אינם נשמעים ומחלל שם שמים ושם רבו ושם אביו וגורם שם רע לו ולבניו ולבני בניו עד סוף כל הדורות,מאי היא אמר אביי קרו ליה בר מחים תנורי רבא אמר בר מרקיד בי כובי רב פפא אמר בר מלחיך פינכי רב שמעיה אמר בר מך רבע:,ת"ר לעולם ימכור אדם כל מה שיש לו וישא בת ת"ח שאם מת או גולה מובטח לו שבניו ת"ח ואל ישא בת ע"ה שאם מת או גולה בניו ע"ה,ת"ר לעולם ימכור אדם כל מה שיש לו וישא בת ת"ח וישיא בתו לת"ח משל לענבי הגפן בענבי הגפן דבר נאה ומתקבל ולא ישא בת עם הארץ משל לענבי הגפן בענבי הסנה דבר כעור

49a. strong MISHNA: /strong With regard to b the fourteenth /b of Nisan b that occurs on Shabbat, one removes all /b leaven from his possession, whether it is i teruma /i or non-sacred food, b before Shabbat, /b except for that which will be eaten during the first part of Shabbat. In that case, one cannot remove leaven from his possession on the fourteenth of Nisan itself as he does in other years. This is b the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: /b One may remove the leaven b at its /b usual b time /b on the fourteenth of Nisan by throwing it away or declaring it ownerless. b Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: i Teruma /i /b should be removed b before Shabbat, /b as only a few people are permitted to eat it and therefore one can presume that it will remain uneaten during Shabbat. However, b non-sacred /b foods should be removed b at their /b usual b time, /b on the fourteenth of Nisan itself., strong GEMARA: /strong b It was taught /b in the i Tosefta /i that b Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: One time my father, /b Rabbi Tzadok, b spent Shabbat in Yavne, and the fourteenth /b of Nisan b occurred on /b that b Shabbat. Zonin, /b who was b the appointee of Rabban Gamliel, came and said: The time has come to remove leavened bread; and I went with my father and we removed the leavened bread. /b This story serves as anecdotal evidence that leaven is removed at the usual time on the fourteenth of Nisan, even on Shabbat., strong MISHNA: /strong b One who is traveling /b on the eve of Passover b to slaughter his Paschal lamb, to circumcise his son, or to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law’s house, and he remembers that he has leavened bread in his house, if he is able to return /b to his house b and remove /b the leaven and afterward b return to the mitzva /b toward which he was traveling, b he should return /b home b and remove /b his leaven. b But if /b there is not enough time for him to go home and remove the leaven, and still complete the mitzva that he already began, b he should nullify it in his heart, /b as by Torah law this is sufficient.,If one was traveling b to save /b Jews from an attack by b gentiles, from a /b flooding b river, from bandits, from a fire, or from a collapsed /b building, he should not even attempt to return, and instead b he should nullify /b the leaven b in his heart. /b This applies even if he could remove his leaven and still return to his previous activity. If he went b to establish his Shabbat /b residence in order to adjust his Shabbat limit for an b optional /b purpose, rather than in order to fulfill a commandment, b he should return immediately /b to remove his leaven., b And so too, /b the same i halakha /i applies to b one who left Jerusalem and remembered that there was consecrated meat in his hand. /b Meat that is taken out of Jerusalem becomes disqualified, and one is required to burn it in proximity to the Temple. b If he passed /b the area of Mount b Scopus /b [ b i Tzofim /i ], /b beyond which one cannot see Jerusalem, b he burns /b the meat b at the site /b where b he /b is located; b and if /b he has b not /b traveled that far, b he must return and burn it before the Temple with wood from the arrangement /b on the altar, which was designated for burning consecrated items that were disqualified.,The mishna asks: For b how much /b leaven or consecrated meat is one required b to return? Rabbi Meir says: /b In both b this /b case b and that /b case, one must return for b an egg-bulk. Rabbi Yehuda says: /b In both b this /b case b and that /b case, one must return for b an olive-bulk. And the Rabbis say /b that the amount depends on the case: With regard to b consecrated meat, /b he is required to return if he has b an olive-bulk, but /b in a case where he remembers that he has b leavened bread, /b he required to return only b for an egg-bulk. /b , strong GEMARA: /strong The Gemara b raises a contradiction /b between this mishna and another source. It was taught in a i baraita /i : b One who is traveling to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law’s house or to establish his Shabbat /b residence for an b optional /b purpose, b must return immediately /b to remove his leaven. This contradicts the mishna, which states that one who is going to a betrothal feast may nullify the leaven without returning for it, because the meal is considered a mitzva., b Rabbi Yoḥa said: /b This is b not difficult, /b as there is a tannaitic dispute with regard to the issue. b This /b source, the i baraita /i , is in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Yehuda, /b while b that /b source, the mishna, is in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Yosei. As it was taught /b in a i baraita /i : b A betrothal feast is optional; /b this is b the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yosei says: /b It is a b mitzva. /b , b And now that Rav Ḥisda said: The dispute /b between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosei applies to b the second /b betrothal feast, where the groom takes part in an additional meal with the bride’s family, b but everyone agrees that the first /b betrothal b feast is a mitzva, /b the contradiction between the mishna and the i baraita /i can be resolved differently. b Even if you say that this /b mishna and b that /b i baraita /i are both in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Yehuda, /b it is b not difficult. This /b mishna, which relates to the meal as a mitzva, is referring to b the first meal. That /b i baraita /i , which assumes that the meal is not a mitzva, is referring to b the second meal. /b , b It was taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi Yehuda said: I heard only /b that there is a mitzva with regard to a b betrothal feast /b itself, b but not /b with regard to the feast of the b gifts [ i sivlonot /i ], /b when the groom would present gifts to the bride. While a festive meal was eaten on this occasion, it was not considered to be a mitzva. b Rabbi Yosei said to him: I heard /b that both b a betrothal feast and /b the feast of the b gifts /b are considered mitzvot.,Having discussed whether a betrothal feast is a mitzva, the Gemara addresses a related issue. b It was taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi Shimon says: A Torah scholar may not /b derive b benefit from /b partaking in b any feast that is not a mitzva. /b ,The Gemara asks: b In what case /b does this statement apply? b Rabbi Yoḥa said: In a case /b where b the daughter of a priest /b marries b an Israelite, /b or where b the daughter of a Torah scholar /b marries b an ignoramus. /b Although a wedding feast is generally a mitzva, it is not in this case, b as Rabbi Yoḥa said: /b When b the daughter of a priest /b marries b an Israelite their union will not be auspicious, /b as it is disgraceful for the priesthood when the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite.,The Gemara asks: b What is /b meant by b this /b statement that their union will be inauspicious? b Rav Ḥisda said: /b The inauspicious nature of such a marriage can be identified based on the verse describing the return of a daughter of a priest to her father’s house after marrying a non-priest. The verse is understood as mentioning that the marriage will result in one of three possibilities: she will b either be a widow, a divorcee, or without children /b (see Leviticus 22:13). b It was taught in a i baraita /i : /b Either her husband b will bury her or she will bury him, /b because one of them will die young, b or she will cause him to become poor. /b ,The Gemara asks: b Is that so? Didn’t Rabbi Yoḥa /b himself b say: One who wishes to become wealthy should cling to the descendants of Aaron, /b and b all the more so /b should the merit of the b Torah /b and the b priesthood cause them to become wealthy. /b The Gemara answers: This is b not difficult, /b as b this /b case, where he becomes wealthy, b refers to a Torah scholar /b who marries a woman of priestly lineage. In that case their union will be a successful one. b That /b case, where their union will not be auspicious, refers to b an ignoramus /b who marries a woman of priestly lineage.,The Gemara relates that b Rabbi Yehoshua married a daughter of a priest /b and b became ill. He said: /b Apparently, b it is not satisfactory to Aaron /b the priest b that I cling to his descendants, so that he has a son-in-law like me. /b ,The Gemara also relates that b Rav Idi bar Avin married a daughter of a priest. Two sons /b who were b ordained /b to decide halakhic matters b came from him, /b namely b Rav Sheshet, son of Rav Idi, and Rabbi Yehoshua, son of Rav Idi. /b Similarly, b Rav Pappa said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have become wealthy. /b ,On the other hand, b Rav Kahana, /b who was not a priest, b said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have been exiled, /b as Rav Kahana was forced to flee from Babylonia to Eretz Yisrael. b They said to him: But you were exiled to a place of Torah, /b which is not a punishment at all. He answered: b I was not exiled as people are /b generally b exiled, /b i.e., I did not emigrate of my own free will; rather, I was forced to flee from the authorities., b Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Anyone who benefits from /b partaking in b an optional feast, /b which is not a mitzva, b will ultimately be exiled, as it is stated: “And eat the lambs of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall” /b (Amos 6:4), b and it is written: “Therefore now they shall go into exile at the head of the exiles; /b and the revelry of those who stretched themselves out shall pass away” (Amos 6:7).,The Gemara continues discussing a Torah scholar who benefits from optional feasts. b The Sages taught: Any Torah scholar who feasts excessively everywhere /b degrades himself and brings suffering upon himself. He will b ultimately destroy his house, widow his wife, orphan his chicks, /b i.e., his children, b and his studies will be forgotten. Much dispute will come upon him, his words will not be heeded, and he will desecrate God’s name and the name of his master and the name of his father. And he will cause a bad name for himself, his children, and his descendants throughout future generations. /b ,The Gemara asks: b What is this /b bad reputation that he causes to himself and his descendants? b Abaye said: /b His son b is called the son /b [ b i bar /i /b ] b of the one who heats ovens, /b since this person continually heated ovens in order to prepare food for feasts. b Rava said: /b His son will be called b the son of the one who dances /b in b inns [ i bei kuvei /i ], /b as he seems to be invited to every feast to entertain the guests. b Rav Pappa said: /b His son will be called b the son of the one who licks bowls [ i pinkhei /i ]. Rav Shemaya said: /b His son will be called b the son of the one who folds /b his garment b and crouches, /b i.e., falls asleep drunk.,On the topic of proper marriage partners, the Gemara cites the following discussion. b The Sages taught: One should always /b be willing to b sell all he has /b in order to b marry the daughter of a Torah scholar, as if he dies or /b if he b is exiled /b and he cannot raise his children, b he can be assured that his sons will be Torah scholars, /b since their mother will ensure that they are well educated. b And one should not marry the daughter of an ignoramus, as if he dies or is exiled, his sons will be ignoramuses. /b ,Furthermore, b the Sages taught: One should always /b be willing to b sell all he has /b in order to b marry the daughter of a Torah scholar and /b in order to b marry off his daughter to a Torah scholar. /b This type of marriage can be b compared to grapes of a vine /b that become intertwined b with grapes of a vine, something /b which is b beautiful and acceptable /b to God and man. b And one should not marry the daughter of an ignoramus. /b This type of marriage can be b compared to grapes of a vine /b that have become intertwined b with berries of a bramble, /b which is b something unseemly /b

139. Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Katzoff(2005), Law in the Documents of the Judaean Desert, 182

131a. מגמר נמי לא תגמרו מיניה דאין לדיין אלא מה שעיניו רואות,בעי רבא בבריא היאך כי קא"ר יוחנן בן ברוקה בשכ"מ דבר אורותי הוא אבל בבריא לא או דלמא אפילו בבריא נמי,אמר ליה רב משרשיא לרבא תא שמע דאמר לו רבי נתן לרבי שניתם משנתכם כר' יוחנן בן ברוקה דתנן לא כתב לה בנין דיכרין דיהוין ליך מינאי אינון ירתון כסף כתובתיך יותר על חולקיהון דעם אחוהון חייב שתנאי ב"ד הוא,ואמר לו רבי יסבון תנן,ואמר רבי ילדות היתה בי והעזתי פני בנתן הבבלי אלא דקיימא לן בנין דכרין לא טרפא ממשעבדי אי סלקא דעתך יסבון תנן אמאי לא טרפא ממשעבדי אלא ש"מ ירתון תנן,מאן שמעת ליה דאית ליה האי סברא ר' יוחנן בן ברוקה ושמע מינה אפי' בבריא,אמר ליה רב פפא לאביי בין למאן דאמר יסבון ובין למאן דאמר ירתון הא אין אדם מקנה דבר שלא בא לעולם,ואפי' לר' מאיר דאמר אדם מקנה דבר שלא בא לעולם הני מילי לדבר שישנו בעולם אבל לדבר שאינו בעולם לא,אלא תנאי בית דין שאני הכא נמי תנאי בית דין שאני,א"ל משום דקא מפיק לה בלשון ירתון,הדר אמר אביי לאו מילתא היא דאמרי דתנן לא כתב לה בנן נוקבן דיהויין ליכי מינאי יהויין יתבן בביתי ויתזנן מנכסאי עד דתילקחן לגוברין חייב שהוא תנאי ב"ד,והוה לזה במתנה ולזה בירושה וכל לזה בירושה ולזה במתנה אפי' רבנן מודו,אמר ליה רב נחומי ואית דאמר רב חנניה בר מניומי לאביי

131a. but b do not learn from it either, as a judge has only what his eyes see /b as the basis for his ruling. One must rule according to his own understanding.,§ b Rava raises a dilemma: In /b the case of b a healthy person /b who bequeaths his estate to one of his sons, b how /b should the court rule? Should it be reasoned that b when Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka says /b that the bequeathal is valid, he said so specifically b with regard to /b the case of b a person on his deathbed, since he is capable of bequeathal, /b as the verse: “In the day that he causes his sons to inherit” (Deuteronomy 21:16), from which the validity of this bequeathal is derived, is referring specifically to the time of one’s death; b but in /b the case of b a healthy person, /b he did b not /b say his ruling? b Or perhaps /b he stated his ruling b even in /b the case of b a healthy person. /b , b Rav Mesharshiyya said to Rava: Come /b and b hear /b a resolution of your dilemma from a i baraita /i , b as Rabbi Natan said to Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi: b You taught /b in b your Mishna in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, as we learned /b in a mishna ( i Ketubot /i 52b): If the husband b did not write for her /b in her marriage contract: Any b male children you will have from me will inherit the money of your marriage contract in addition to their portion /b of the inheritance b that /b they receive together b with their brothers, /b he b is /b nevertheless b obligated /b as though he had written it, b as it is a stipulation of the court /b and consequently takes effect even if it is not explicitly stated. This mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka that one may add to the share of some of his sons at the expense of the others., b And Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b said to him: /b We did not learn that the male children she has from him will inherit the money of the marriage contract; that version is not accurate. Rather, b we learned /b that b they will take /b the money of the marriage contract, as a gift. When a bequeathal is worded in this manner, it is valid in any event, as stated in the previous mishna (126b).,The i baraita /i continues: b And Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi later retracted his response, and b said: /b My response was because of b immaturity /b that b I had in me, and I was insolent in the presence of /b Rabbi b Natan the Babylonian /b by responding in a manner that is incorrect. It is incorrect for the following reason: b But since we maintain /b that concerning an obligation detailed in a marriage document ensuring inheritance rights of a woman’s b male children, /b the beneficiaries b do not repossess liened /b property that has been sold, one can infer that they do not receive the money as a gift. As, b if it enters your mind /b that b we learned /b in the mishna that b they will take /b the money as a gift, b why don’t they repossess liened /b property? The gift was given to them before the property was sold to others. b Rather, conclude from /b this claim that b we learned /b in the mishna that b they will inherit /b the money.,Rav Mesharshiyya concludes: b of whom have you heard that he holds this opinion /b that one can add to the inheritance of some of his sons at the expense of the others? It is the opinion of b Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, and conclude from /b the mishna in i Ketubot /i that his ruling applies b even with regard to a healthy person, /b as one does not write a marriage contract on his deathbed. This resolves Rava’s dilemma., b Rav Pappa said to Abaye: /b How can one prove that the mishna in tractate i Ketubot /i is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka? b Whether according to the one who says /b that the correct version of the mishna is: b They will take, and whether according to the one who says /b the correct version of the mishna is: b They will inherit, /b the mishna is difficult, for the following reason: b A person cannot transfer ownership /b of b an entity that has not /b yet b come into the world. /b How can the husband confer rights to his property to children that have yet to be born?,Rav Pappa explains: b And even according to Rabbi Meir, who says /b that b a person can transfer ownership /b of b an entity that has not /b yet b come into the world, this statement /b applies specifically in a case where he transfers the item b to an entity, /b i.e., a person, b that is in the world; but /b with regard to transferring ownership of an item b to an entity that is not /b yet b in the world, /b e.g., to his children that have yet to be born, this statement does b not /b apply. Therefore, the ruling of the mishna is difficult according to all opinions.,Rav Pappa explains: b Rather, /b evidently b a stipulation of the court is different. /b Since this clause of the marriage contract was instituted by rabbinic ordice, it is not subject to the standard i halakhot /i of transferring property, and one can transfer ownership of an item to an entity that is not yet in the world. Accordingly, b here too, /b with regard to the dispute between Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka and the Rabbis, b a stipulation of the court is different, /b and even according to the Rabbis, who disagree with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, one can bequeath the money of his wife’s marriage contract to the male children she will have from him in any manner he chooses. Consequently, there is no proof that the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka.,Abaye b said to him: /b The assertion that the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka is b due to /b the fact b that it expresses /b this bequeathal b with the wording: They will inherit, /b as opposed to: They will take. This indicates that a person can normally apportion his inheritance to his sons in any manner he wishes, in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka., b Abaye then said: That which I said is not correct. /b The expression: They will inherit, is appropriate even according to the Rabbis, who disagree with Rabbi Yoḥa ben Beroka, b as we learned /b in the continuation of that mishna that even if the husband b did not write for /b his wife: Any b female children you will have from me will sit in my house and be sustained from my property until they are taken by men, /b i.e., until they are married, he b is /b nevertheless b obligated /b as though he had written it, b as it /b too b is a stipulation of the court. /b , b And /b since these two clauses are written adjacent to each other in the marriage contract, b it is /b effectively a case where one bequeaths his estate to two people: b To this /b one, the daughters, b as a gift, and to that /b one, the sons, b as an inheritance. And /b in b any /b case where one bequeaths his estate b to this /b person b as an inheritance and to that /b person b as a gift, even the Rabbis concede /b that the bequest is valid even if it is to people who are not his heirs, as it is considered a gift with regard to both recipients., b Rav Naḥumi, and some say /b it was b Rav Ḥaya bar Minyumi, said to Abaye: /b

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82a. יפר חלקו ומשמשתו ותהא נטולה מן היהודים ואי אמרת נדר ענוי נפש הוי אמאי תהא נטולה מן היהודים ש"מ דברים שבינו לבינה הויין,לרבנן תבעי לך משום דנטולה אני מן היהודים ר' יוסי קתני לה דאמר רב הונא כוליה פירקין רבי יוסי היא ממאי כיון דקתני ר' יוסי אומר אין אלו נדרי עינוי נפש למה ליה תו למיתנא הרי זה יפר דברי רבי יוסי שמע מינה מכאן ואילך רבי יוסי היא,אמר שמואל משמיה דלוי כל נדרים בעל מפר לאשתו חוץ מן הנאתי על פלוני שאינו מפר אבל הנאת פלוני עלי מפר,תנן פירות מדינה זו עלי יביא לה ממדינה אחרת אמר רב יוסף דקאמרה שתביא,ת"ש פירות חנוני זה עלי אין יכול להפר הכא נמי דקא אמרה שתביא אתה,לא היתה פרנסתו אלא ממנו הרי זה יפר ואי אמרת דקא אמרה שתביא אתה אמאי יפר אלא מדסיפא דלא מייתי בעל הוי רישא דקא מייתא היא,אלא רישא אין יכול להפר ודקא מייתא היא

82a. her husband b must nullify his part, /b i.e., the part of the vow that affects him, so that she will be permitted to him, b and she may engage in intercourse with him, but she is removed from /b all other b Jews, /b so that if he divorces her, she is forbidden to everyone. b And if you say that /b this b is a vow of affliction, why should she be removed from /b all other b Jews? /b Wasn’t it already established that when a husband nullifies a vow of affliction for his wife, he nullifies it not only with respect to himself but with respect to others as well? Rather, b learn from here /b that such vows b are /b under the category of b matters that /b adversely affect the relationship b between him and her, /b and therefore he can nullify it only with respect to himself.,The Gemara notes: b According to the Rabbis, you /b still b have the dilemma, because /b the mishna dealing with a woman who says: b I am removed from the Jews, was taught by Rabbi Yosei. As Rav Huna said: Our entire chapter is /b in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Yosei. From where /b do we know this? b Since /b the mishna b teaches: Rabbi Yosei says /b that b these are not vows of affliction, why does it need to teach further, /b at the end of the mishna: b He can nullify /b the vow; this is b the statement of Rabbi Yosei? Learn from this /b that b from this /b point b forward, /b the rest of the mishna b is /b in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Yosei. /b Accordingly, this mishna teaches us only the opinion of Rabbi Yosei, not that of the Rabbis.,§ b Shmuel said in the name of Levi: A husband can nullify all vows /b of affliction b for his wife, except for /b the vow: b Benefit /b from b me /b is i konam /i b for so-and-so, which he cannot nullify, /b as it is entirely between her and another person. b But /b if she says: b Benefit /b derived b from so-and-so /b is i konam /i b for me, he can nullify /b the vow, as it considered a vow of affliction, since she might one day need that person and be unable to avail herself of his services due to her vow.,The Gemara raises an objection from that which b we learned /b in the mishna: If she said: b The produce of this country /b is i konam /i b for me, /b he cannot nullify the vow, as it does not involve affliction, since b he can /b still b bring her /b produce b from another country. /b This vow is similar to a vow by which she prohibits herself from deriving benefit from another person. Why, then, does Shmuel say that the husband cannot nullify it? b Rav Yosef said: /b The mishna is referring to a woman b who said /b in her vow: b That you bring. /b In other words, she did not prohibit herself from deriving benefit from the produce of that country entirely, but only from the produce that her husband himself would bring her. She may still enjoy that produce if it is brought to her by someone else or if she brings it for herself.,The Gemara raises another objection from the next clause of the mishna: b Come /b and b hear: /b If the woman took a vow saying: b The produce of this storekeeper is /b i konam /i b for me, /b her husband b cannot nullify /b the vow. But didn’t Shmuel say that if a woman prohibits herself from benefiting from a certain person, her husband can nullify the vow? The Gemara answers: b Here too, /b the mishna is referring to a case b where she said /b in her vow: The produce b that you bring /b from this storekeeper is i konam /i for me.,The Gemara questions this resolution: But the continuation of the mishna states: But b if /b the husband can obtain b his sustece only from him, /b i.e., that particular storekeeper, b he can nullify /b his wife’s vow. b And if you say /b that this is referring to a case b where /b the woman b said /b in her vow: The fruit b that you bring /b from this storekeeper is i konam /i for me, b why can /b the husband b nullify /b her vow? Other people can bring her the fruit on his behalf. b Rather, from /b the fact that b the latter clause /b of the mishna must be dealing with a case where the woman renders all fruit forbidden to herself, even that which b the husband does not bring her, the first clause /b must also refer to a case where the woman renders forbidden even the fruit b that she /b herself b brings, /b and nevertheless the husband cannot nullify the vow. Therefore, the objection raised against Shmuel remains., b Rather, /b the Gemara retracts its previous answer and explains the matter as follows: In the b first clause /b the husband b cannot nullify /b his wife’s vow, b and /b the case is one where she renders forbidden even the fruit b that she /b herself b brings. /b

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22b. ממעט על אביו ועל אמו ממעט,על כל המתים כולן רצה חולץ רצה אינו חולץ על אביו ועל אמו חולץ,ומעשה בגדול הדור אחד שמת אביו וביקש לחלוץ וביקש גדול הדור אחר שעמו לחלוץ ונמנע ולא חלץ,אמר אביי גדול הדור רבי גדול הדור שעמו ר' יעקב בר אחא ואיכא דאמרי גדול הדור ר' יעקב בר אחא גדול הדור שעמו רבי,בשלמא למ"ד גדול הדור שעמו רבי היינו דנמנע ולא חלץ,אלא למ"ד רבי יעקב בר אחא אמאי נמנע ולא חלץ רשב"ג נשיא הוה וכולי עלמא מיחייבי למיחלץ קשיא,על כל המתים כולן מסתפר לאחר ל' יום על אביו ועל אמו עד שיגערו בו חבריו על כל המתים כולן נכנס לבית השמחה לאחר ל' יום על אביו ועל אמו לאחר י"ב חדש,אמר רבה בר בר חנה ולשמחת מריעות מיתיבי ולשמחה ולמריעות ל' יום קשיא,אמימר מתני הכי אמר רבה בר בר חנה ולשמחת מריעות מותר ליכנס לאלתר והא תניא לשמחה שלשים ולמריעות שלשים,ל"ק הא באריסותא הא בפורענותא,על כל המתים כולן קורע טפח על אביו ועל אמו עד שיגלה את לבו א"ר אבהו מאי קרא (שמואל ב א, יא) ויחזק דוד בבגדיו ויקרעם ואין אחיזה פחות מטפח,על כל המתים כולן אפילו לבוש עשרה חלוקין אינו קורע אלא עליון על אביו ועל אמו קורע את כולן ואפיקרסותו אינה מעכבת,אחד האיש ואחד אשה ר"ש בן אלעזר אומר האשה קורעת את התחתון ומחזירתו לאחוריה וחוזרת וקורעת את העליון,על כל המתים כולן רצה מבדיל קמי שפה שלו רצה אינו מבדיל על אביו ועל אמו מבדיל,רבי יהודה אומר כל קריעה שאינו מבדיל קמי שפה שלו אינו אלא קרע של תיפלות אמר רבי אבהו מ"ט דר' יהודה דכתיב (מלכים ב ב, יב) ויחזק בבגדיו ויקרעם לשנים קרעים ממשמע שנאמר ויקרעם איני יודע שהן לשנים אלא שנראין קרועים כשנים,על כל המתים כולן שולל לאחר שבעה ומאחה לאחר שלשים על אביו ועל אמו שולל לאחר ל' ואינו מאחה לעולם והאשה שוללתו לאלתר מפני כבודה,כי אתא רבין א"ר יוחנן על כל המתים רצה קורע ביד רצה קורע בכלי על אביו ועל אמו ביד,וא"ר חייא בר אבא א"ר יוחנן על כל המתים כולן מבפנים על אביו ועל אמו קורע מבחוץ אמר רב חסדא וכן לנשיא,מיתיבי לא הושוו לאביו ולאמו אלא לאיחוי בלבד,מאי לאו אפילו לנשיא לא לבר מנשיא,נשיאה שכיב א"ל רב חסדא (לרב חנן בר רבא) כפי אסיתא וקום עלה ואחוי קריעה לעלמא,על חכם חולץ מימין על אב ב"ד משמאל על נשיא מכאן ומכאן,ת"ר חכם שמת בית מדרשו בטל אב ב"ד שמת כל בתי מדרשות שבעירו בטילין ונכנסין לביהכ"נ ומשנין את מקומן היושבין בצפון יושבין בדרום היושבין בדרום יושבין בצפון נשיא שמת בתי מדרשות כולן בטילין ובני הכנסת נכנסין לבית הכנסת

22b. b reduce /b it. b In /b the case of b his father or mother, /b he must always b reduce /b his business., b With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, if the mourner b wishes, he may remove /b his garment from one of his shoulders, and if b he wishes /b not to remove it, b he need not remove /b it. However, b in /b the case of b his father or mother, he /b must always b remove /b his garment from one of his shoulders.,There was b an incident when the father of a leading authority of /b his b generation died, and /b the authority b wished to remove /b his garment from one shoulder. b Another leading authority of the generation /b also b wished to remove /b his own garment together b with him, /b in order to join him in his mourning, b but /b due to this the first person b refrained and did not remove /b his garment, so that his colleague would not remove his garment as well., b Abaye said: The leading authority of the generation /b mentioned here is b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi, and b the leading authority of the generation /b who was b with him /b was b Rabbi Ya’akov bar Aḥa. And some say: The leading authority of the generation /b was b Rabbi Ya’akov bar Aḥa, /b and b the leading authority of the generation /b who was b with him /b was b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi.,The Gemara examines this issue: b Granted, according to the one who said /b that b the leading authority of the generation /b who was b with him was Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi, b this is /b the reason that b he refrained and did not remove /b his garment from his shoulder. That is to say, Rabbi Ya’akov bar Aḥa refrained from doing so because he did not wish to cause the i Nasi /i to remove his own garment., b But according to the one who said /b that it is b Rabbi Ya’akov bar Aḥa /b who was the leader of the generation with him, b why did /b Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi b refrain and not remove /b his garment from his shoulder? b Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, /b the father of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, was also b the i Nasi /i , and everyone is required to remove /b his garment from his shoulder for him, as was the accepted practice. Therefore, Rabbi Ya’akov bar Aḥa would also have been required to bare his shoulder. Why, then, did Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi prevent him from doing so? The Gemara concludes: Indeed b this /b is b difficult. /b ,§ The Gemara returns to the continuation of the i baraita /i : b With regard to all deceased /b relatives except for parents, b one may cut his hair after thirty days. In /b the case of b one’s father or mother, /b one may not cut his hair b until his colleagues have rebuked him /b for his hair being too long. b With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, b he may enter a place /b where b a joyous /b celebration is taking place b after thirty days; in /b the case of b his father or mother, /b he may enter such a place only b after twelve months. /b , b Rabba bar bar Ḥana said: /b The ruling that a mourner may enter a house of joy after thirty days applies specifically b to a joyous social gathering, /b that is to say, to the joyous meals that a group of friends would eat together, each taking a turn hosting. But this ruling does not apply to a large joyous occasion, such as a wedding feast. The Gemara b raises an objection /b from a i baraita /i which adds: b And /b also b for joyous social gatherings, thirty days. /b This implies that when the i baraita /i speaks of joyous celebrations without further specification, it is not referring to joyous social gatherings, but even to weddings and other joyous occasions. The Gemara concludes: Indeed, b it /b is b difficult. /b , b Ameimar taught /b the previous discussion b as follows: Rabba bar bar Ḥana said /b an alternative version of the discussion: b For a joyous social gathering one is permitted to enter immediately. /b The Gemara poses a question: b But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i : b For joyous celebrations and for joyous social gatherings, /b one must wait b thirty /b days?,The Gemara answers: b This is not difficult. This /b ruling, of the i baraita /i , is referring b to an initial /b gathering, when the mourner is the first in the group of friends to host. The i baraita /i teaches that in such a situation the mourner is required to wait thirty days before doing so. b That /b ruling, of Rabba bar bar Ḥana, is referring b to a reciprocal /b gathering. The mourner’s friends have already hosted these gatherings, and now it is his turn to host. Since he is required to host such a gathering for his colleagues, he need not postpone it. Rather, he may host the group immediately.,The i baraita /i continues: b With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, b one rends /b his garment the length b of a handbreadth, /b and that suffices. b In /b the case of b his father or mother, /b he must rend his garment b until he reveals his heart. Rabbi Abbahu said: What is the verse /b that teaches that the rent must be a handbreadth? b “And David took hold of his clothes and rent them” /b (II Samuel 1:11), b and taking hold cannot /b be done for a garment b less than a handbreadth. /b ,The i baraita /i teaches further: b With regard to all /b other deceased relatives, b even if he is wearing ten garments, /b one on top of the other, b he rends only /b his b outer /b garment. But b in /b the case of b his father or mother, he must rend them all. /b Failure to rend b his undergarment, /b however, b does not invalidate /b the fulfillment of the mitzva., b Both a man and a woman /b are required to rend their garments. b Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says: A woman /b first b rends /b her b inner /b garment b and turns /b it b around, /b so that the tear is b on her back. And /b only b afterward /b does b she rend /b her b outer /b garment, so that she does not expose her chest., b With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, if b one wishes he may rip apart /b his garment b on the hem, /b rather than merely expanding the neck hole, so that the tear stands out distinctly from the opening of the garment. If he b wishes /b not to do this, b he does not rip apart /b the hem in this manner. That is to say, one may simply enlarge the neck hole, although rending a garment in this way makes the tear less prominent. b In /b the case of b one’s father or mother, /b however, b he must /b always b rip apart /b the hem., b Rabbi Yehuda says: Any rending that does not rip apart /b his garment b on the hem /b of the garment b is nothing other than a frivolous rent /b of no significance, as it must be evident that one has rent his garment in mourning and that the rent is not merely an imperfection in the garment. b Rabbi Abbahu said: What is the reason /b for b Rabbi Yehuda’s /b opinion? b As it is written: “And he took hold of his own clothes and he rent them in two pieces” /b (II Kings 2:12). b From that which is stated: “And he rent,” do I not know that /b he rent them b in two? Rather, /b these words teach b that /b the rent clothes must b appear as if they were torn into two /b pieces, i.e., the tear must be obvious and visible.,The i baraita /i continues: b With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, b one may tack /b the tear with rough stitches b after seven days, and one may join /b the edges more carefully b after thirty /b days. But b in /b the case of b one’s father or mother, he may tack /b the tear only b after thirty days, and he may never /b again b join /b the edges more carefully. b A woman, /b however, b may tack /b the tear b immediately, due to her honor, /b for it would be dishonorable for her to be seen with torn garments., b When Ravin came /b from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia, b he said that Rabbi Yoḥa said: With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, b if one wishes, he may rend /b his garment b with /b his b hand; /b and if b he wishes, he may rend /b it b with a utensil /b in a way that will preserve it. But b in /b the case of b his father or mother, /b he must rend his garment b with his hand /b in a manner that will utterly ruin it., b And Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said that Rabbi Yoḥa said: With regard to all /b other b deceased /b relatives, one rends his garment b on the inside, /b meaning, he rends his inner garment and not necessarily his outermost garment. b In /b the case of b one’s father or mother, /b however, b he must rend /b the garment b on the outside, /b i.e., the outermost garment. b Rav Ḥisda said: And likewise, over a i Nasi /i , /b one is required to rend his garment as he does over his father.,The Gemara b raises an objection /b from a i baraita /i in which it was taught: The i halakhot /i of rending for the death of other people referred to in the i baraita /i , e.g., a i Nasi /i , a president of the court, or one’s teacher, b were likened to /b the i halakhot /i of rending for b one’s father or mother only with regard to /b the issue of carefully b rejoining /b the edges of the rent, as in all of these cases it is prohibited to mend one’s garment with precise stitches., b What, is /b this i baraita /i b not /b also referring b even /b to one who rends his garment b for the i Nasi /i ? /b The Gemara rejects this: b No, /b the i baraita /i is referring to the other people, b aside /b from one who rends his garment for the i Nasi /i , as rending for the i Nasi /i is the same as rending for one’s father with regard to all aspects of the rending.,It was related that the b i Nasi /i died, /b and b Rav Ḥisda said to Rav Ḥa bar Rava: Turn the mortar over and stand on it, and show /b the b rent to everyone. /b Everyone will then rend his garment in this manner, as everyone is required to rend his garment over the death of the i Nasi /i .,§ It was further taught: b For /b mourning b a Sage, one removes /b his garment b from the right /b shoulder. b For /b the b president of the court /b he removes his garment b from the left /b shoulder. b For /b the b i Nasi /i /b he removes his garment b from here and from here, /b from both shoulders., b The Sages taught /b the following i baraita /i : When b a Sage dies, his study hall ceases /b its regular study as a sign of mourning over him. When b the president of the court dies, all of the study halls in his city cease /b their regular study, and everyone b enters the synagogue and changes their places /b there as a sign of mourning over him. b Those who /b ordinarily b sit in the north /b should b sit in the south, and those who /b ordinarily b sit in the south /b should b sit in the north. /b When b a i Nasi /i dies, all study halls cease /b their regular study. On Shabbat, b the members of the synagogue enter the synagogue /b for public Torah reading, which requires a congregation of ten,

142. Babylonian Talmud, Menachot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

83b. b what does he make of it, /b i.e., what does he derive from it? b He requires it for that /b which was stated b by Rav Naḥman, as Rav Naḥman says /b that b Rabba bar Avuh says: From where /b is it derived b that a leftover Paschal offering, /b an animal consecrated but not ultimately sacrificed on Passover eve, b is sacrificed as a peace offering /b afterward? It is derived from b that /b which b is stated: “And you shall sacrifice the Passover offering unto the Lord, your God, of the flock and the herd.” /b The verse is difficult: b But isn’t a Paschal offering brought only from the sheep and from the goats? Rather, /b it is derived from here b that a leftover Paschal offering should be /b sacrificed b as /b an offering b brought /b both b from the flock and from the herd, /b i.e., a peace offering.,The Gemara asks: b But is it derived from here /b that a leftover Paschal offering is sacrificed as a peace offering? b It is derived from /b the verse b that Shmuel’s father /b cites: b As it is written: /b “And b if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings /b to the Lord b is of the flock” /b (Leviticus 3:6); b and Shmuel’s father said: /b This teaches that an offering b that is brought /b only b from the flock, /b i.e., the Paschal offering, b will be a sacrifice of peace offerings. /b , b But still /b it must be asked: b Is it derived from here? It is derived from there, /b from the verse cited in the following i baraita /i . b And isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i : Even though the verse already states that peace offerings come from the flock, as it is written: “And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord be of the flock, male or female, he shall sacrifice it without blemish” (Leviticus 3:6), the verse goes on to specify: “If he bring a lamb for his offering…and if his offering be a goat” (Leviticus 3:7–12). The word b “lamb” /b is written b to include the Paschal offering in /b the requirement that the b fat tail /b be sacrificed on the altar, which is written subsequently with regard to a peace offering (Leviticus 3:9), since this i halakha /i is not mentioned in the verses concerning the Paschal offering.,The i baraita /i continues: b When /b the verse b states: “If /b he brings b a lamb,” /b it is b to include in all the mitzvot of peace offerings a Paschal offering whose /b first b year has passed /b and is therefore too old to be sacrificed as a Paschal offering, b and peace offerings brought due to a Paschal offering. /b Specifically, this indicates b that they require placing hands /b on the head of the offering, b libations, and the waving of /b the b breast and thigh. /b , b And when /b the verse b states: /b “And b if /b his offering is a b goat,” it interrupted the /b previous b matter /b and b taught that the /b sacrifice of b a goat does not require /b that the b fat tail /b be burned on the altar. In any event, the verse indicates that a Paschal offering that was disqualified as such because it has reached its second year, i.e., the leftover of a Paschal offering, is sacrificed as a peace offering. It may therefore be asked: Why are there three verses to indicate this one i halakha /i ?, b Rather, /b none of these derivations are superfluous, as b three verses are written /b that teach the i halakha /i that a Paschal offering that is sacrificed not on Passover eve is sacrificed as a peace offering. b One /b verse teaches this i halakha /i in a case where b its time /b of sacrifice, Passover eve, b has passed, and its /b first b year has /b also b passed, /b disqualifying it for sacrifice as a Paschal offering. b And one /b verse teaches the i halakha /i in a case where b its time /b of sacrifice b has passed, but not its /b first b year. And /b the third b one /b teaches a case where b neither its time /b of sacrifice b nor its /b first b year has passed, /b but it was sacrificed before Passover eve., b And /b all these verses b are necessary. As had the Merciful One written /b only the case b where /b both b its /b first b year and its time /b of sacrifice b have passed, /b one could say that only such a Paschal offering should be sacrificed as a peace offering, b as it was completely rejected from /b its status as b a Paschal offering; but /b in a case where b its time /b of sacrifice b has passed but its /b first b year /b has b not /b passed, in b which /b case it is still b fit to /b be sacrificed as a Paschal offering on the b second i Pesaḥ /i , I would say /b that it is b not /b sacrificed as a peace offering., b And if /b the Torah b had taught us /b only that a leftover Paschal offering b whose time has passed but whose year has not passed /b is sacrificed as a peace offering, one might think that this is b because /b the Paschal offering b was rejected from the first i Pesaḥ /i ; but /b in a case b where neither its time /b of sacrifice b nor its /b first b year have passed, /b in b which /b case it is still b fit to /b be sacrificed as b a Paschal offering /b on Passover eve, b I would say /b that it is b not /b sacrificed as a peace offering. Therefore, all three verses b are necessary. /b ,, strong MISHNA: /strong b All communal and individual /b meal b offerings /b may b come from /b produce grown in b Eretz /b Yisrael b and from outside Eretz /b Yisrael, b from the new /b crop, i.e., the current year’s crop, b and from the old /b crop from previous years. This is the i halakha /i of all meal offerings b except for the i omer /i , /b i.e., the measure of barley brought as a communal offering on the sixteenth of Nisan, b and the two loaves, /b i.e., the communal offering brought on the festival of i Shavuot /i , b as they come only from the new /b crop b and from Eretz /b Yisrael., b And all /b meal offerings b come only from the optimal- /b quality grain. b And which /b places have the b optimal /b grain b for them? /b Fields in b Makhnis and Zateḥa /b are the b primary [ i alfa /i ] /b source b for fine flour. Secondary to them /b is b Aforayim in the valley. /b ,A b ll the regions were valid /b as the source of the grain b , but /b it is b from here, /b the primary and secondary places, that b they would bring /b grain, because it was of optimal quality., strong GEMARA: /strong The mishna states that the i omer /i meal offering and the two loaves are prepared only from the new crop. The wording of the mishna indicates that this is an essential requirement. The Gemara notes: b The mishna is not in accordance with /b the opinion of b this /b following b i tanna /i , as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b An i omer /i /b meal offering b that comes from the old /b crop is b valid. /b Similarly, b the two loaves that come from the old /b crop b are valid, but /b by bringing them from the old crop one b lacks /b the proper fulfillment of its b mitzva. /b ,The Gemara provides the biblical sources for the rulings of the i baraita /i : The source for the ruling concerning the b i omer /i /b meal offering is b as it is written: /b “And when you shall bring a meal offering of first fruits to the Lord, it is ripened grain, toasted over fire, even groats of the fresh ear, b you shall bring the meal offering of your first fruits” /b (Leviticus 2:14). The superfluous repetition of the term “you shall bring” teaches that the i omer /i is valid b even /b if brought b from /b an old crop that was stored away in b the attic. /b ,The source for the ruling concerning the b two loaves /b is b as it is written: /b “And you shall offer a new meal offering to the Lord. b From your dwellings you shall bring /b two wave-loaves” (Leviticus 23:16–17). The term “your dwellings” is a reference to Eretz Yisrael. Therefore, the verse indicates that the two loaves must be brought from grain grown there, b and not from outside of Eretz /b Yisrael. Furthermore, the term b “from your dwellings” /b teaches that the offering may come from any grain grown in Eretz Yisrael b and even from /b an old crop that was stored away in b the attic. /b ,The Gemara asks how two i halakhot /i can be derived from the same term: b Didn’t you /b already b expound that /b term to teach that one can use grain only if it is grown in Eretz Yisrael? How can you also derive from it that the grain can be brought from an old crop? The Gemara explains: That is derived from the next term, as b the verse states: /b “From your dwellings b you shall bring” /b (Leviticus 23:17), which teaches that one may bring them from any grain grown in Eretz Yisrael b and even from /b an old crop that was stored away in b the attic. /b ,The Gemara questions this answer: b But that /b term b is necessary /b to teach b that any /b leavened bread offering b that you bring in another instance, /b i.e., the loaves of the thanksgiving offering, b is to be like this /b offering of the two loaves, i.e., the same requirements apply to it (see 77b). How, then, can you expound the term to also teach that grain from an old crop can be used for the two loaves? The Gemara explains: b If so, /b that the term is written only to teach about the requirements for other leavened bread offerings, then b let the verse write: You shall bring [ i tavi /i ], /b using the singular form. For b what /b reason then, does it write: b “You shall bring [ i tavi’u /i ],” /b using the plural form? It is written so that one can b learn from it two /b different i halakhot /i .,The Gemara questions the ruling of the i baraita /i that the i omer /i and the two loaves are valid even if brought from an old crop: b But isn’t /b the term b “first” written /b with regard to both the i omer /i and the two loaves? This indicates they must come from the new crop. The i omer /i is referred to as “the first of your harvest” (Leviticus 23:10), and the two loaves are referred to as “an offering of the first” (Leviticus 2:12). The Gemara answers: The term indicates that only the new crop should be used, but that is only b for /b the proper fulfillment of the b mitzva. /b If an old crop was used, the offerings are still valid.,The Gemara asks: But b isn’t it written /b with regard to the two loaves: b “A new /b meal offering” (Leviticus 23:16), which indicates that only the new crop can be used? The fact that with regard to the two loaves the Torah repeats this requirement twice suggests that it is indispensable. The Gemara answers: The word “new” cannot teach that the use of the new crop is essential, as b it is necessary for that which is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Rabbi Natan and Rabbi Akiva said /b that even if b the two loaves are brought from the old /b crop, they are b valid. How do I realize /b the meaning of: b “A new /b meal offering”? This teaches that the two loaves b are to be the first of all the /b other b meal offerings. /b No other meal offerings may be brought from the new crop until the meal offering of the two loaves has been brought.,§ The Gemara defines the limits of the dispute between the mishna and i baraita /i : b They disagree only with regard to /b whether it is essential for the i omer /i and the two loaves to be brought from b the new /b crop.

143. Babylonian Talmud, Megillah, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 555, 567

31a. ברכות וקללות אין מפסיקין בקללות אלא אחד קורא את כולן,בשני ובחמישי בשבת במנחה קורין כסדרן ואין עולים להם מן החשבון,שנאמר (ויקרא כג, מד) וידבר משה את מועדי ה' אל בני ישראל מצותן שיהו קורין כל אחד ואחד בזמנו:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big ת"ר בפסח קורין בפרשת מועדות ומפטירין בפסח (יהושע ה, י) גלגל והאידנא דאיכא תרי יומי יומא קמא בפסח גלגל ולמחר בפסח (מלכים ב כג, טז) יאשיהו,ושאר ימות הפסח מלקט וקורא מענינו של פסח מאי היא אמר רב פפא מאפ"ו סימן,יום טוב האחרון של פסח קורין (שמות יג, יז) ויהי בשלח ומפטירין (שמואל ב כב, א) וידבר דוד ולמחר (דברים טו, יט) כל הבכור ומפטירין (ישעיהו י, לב) עוד היום,אמר אביי והאידנא נהוג עלמא למיקרי משך תורא קדש בכספא פסל במדברא שלח בוכרא,בעצרת (דברים טז, ט) שבעה שבועות ומפטירין (חבקוק ג, א) בחבקוק אחרים אומרים (שמות יט, א) בחדש השלישי ומפטירין (יחזקאל א, א) במרכבה והאידנא דאיכא תרי יומי עבדינן כתרוייהו ואיפכא,בראש השנה (במדבר כט, א) בחדש השביעי ומפטירין (ירמיהו לא, כ) הבן יקיר לי אפרים ויש אומרים (בראשית כא, א) וה' פקד את שרה ומפטירין (שמואל א ב, א) בחנה,והאידנא דאיכא תרי יומי יומא קמא כיש אומרים למחר (בראשית כב, א) והאלהים נסה את אברהם ומפטירין הבן יקיר,ביוה"כ קורין (ויקרא טז, א) אחרי מות ומפטירין (ישעיהו נז, טו) כי כה אמר רם ונשא ובמנחה קורין בעריות ומפטירין ביונה,אמר ר' יוחנן כל מקום שאתה מוצא גבורתו של הקב"ה אתה מוצא ענוותנותו דבר זה כתוב בתורה ושנוי בנביאים ומשולש בכתובים,כתוב בתורה (דברים י, יז) כי ה' אלהיכם הוא אלהי האלהים ואדוני האדונים וכתיב בתריה עושה משפט יתום ואלמנה שנוי בנביאים (ישעיהו נז, טו) כה אמר רם ונשא שוכן עד וקדוש וגו' וכתיב בתריה ואת דכא ושפל רוח משולש בכתובים דכתיב (תהלים סח, ה) סולו לרוכב בערבות ביה שמו וכתיב בתריה אבי יתומים ודיין אלמנות,יו"ט הראשון של חג קורין בפרשת מועדות שבתורת כהנים ומפטירין (זכריה יד, א) הנה יום בא לה' והאידנא דאיכא תרי יומי למחר מיקרא ה"נ קרינן אפטורי מאי מפטירין (מלכים א ח, ב) ויקהלו אל המלך שלמה,ושאר כל ימות החג קורין בקרבנות החג יו"ט האחרון קורין כל הבכור מצות וחוקים ובכור ומפטירין (מלכים א ט, א) ויהי ככלות שלמה למחר קורין וזאת הברכה ומפטירין (מלכים א ח, כב) ויעמד שלמה,אמר רב הונא אמר רב שבת שחל להיות בחולו של מועד בין בפסח בין בסוכות מקרא קרינן (שמות לג, יב) ראה אתה אפטורי בפסח (יחזקאל לז, ד) העצמות היבשות ובסוכות (יחזקאל לח, יח) ביום בא גוג,בחנוכה בנשיאים ומפטירין (זכריה ב, יד) בנרות דזכריה ואי מיקלעי שתי שבתות קמייתא בנרות דזכריה בתרייתא (מלכים א ז, מ) בנרות שלמה,בפורים (שמות יז, ח) ויבא עמלק בראשי חדשים (במדבר כח, יא) ובראשי חדשיכם ראש חדש שחל להיות בשבת מפטירין (ישעיהו סו) והיה מדי חדש בחדשו חל להיות באחד בשבת מאתמול מפטירין (שמואל א כ) ויאמר לו יהונתן מחר חדש,אמר רב הונא

31a. they read the portion of b blessings and curses /b (Leviticus, chapter 26). b One should not interrupt /b the reading of the b curses /b by having two different people read them. b Rather, one person reads all of them. /b , b On Mondays, and on Thursdays, /b and b on Shabbat during the afternoon /b service, b they read in accordance /b with the regular weekly b order, /b i.e., they proceed to read the first section of the Torah portion that follows the portion that was read on the previous Shabbat morning. b However, /b these readings b are not counted /b as a progression b in the reckoning /b of reading the Torah portions, i.e., they do not proceed on Monday to read the section that immediately follows the section read on Shabbat during the afternoon, and then the following section on Thursday. Rather, until the reading on the following Shabbat morning, they return to and read the same first section of the Torah portion that follows the portion that was read on the previous Shabbat morning.,On Festivals and holidays, they read a portion relating to the character of the day, b as /b it b is stated: “And Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed seasons of the Lord” /b (Leviticus 23:44), which indicates that part of b the mitzva /b of the Festivals is b that /b the people b should read /b the portion relating to them, b each one in its /b appointed b time. /b , strong GEMARA: /strong b The Sages taught /b in a i baraita /i : b On /b the first day of b Passover, /b the congregation b reads from the portion of the Festivals /b (Leviticus 22:26–23:44), b and they read as the i haftara /i /b the account of the b Passover /b celebrated at b Gilgal /b (Joshua 5:2–14). The Gemara comments: b And nowadays, /b in the Diaspora, b when there are two /b Festival b days of Passover, on the first day /b they read as the i haftara /i the account of the b Passover /b celebrated b at Gilgal, and on the next day /b they read b from /b the account of the b Passover /b observed b by Josiah /b (II Kings 23).,The i baraita /i continues: b And on /b the b other days of Passover, one collects and reads /b from various Torah portions of b matters /b relating b to Passover. /b The Gemara asks: b What are these /b portions? b Rav Pappa said: A mnemonic /b for them is b i mem /i , i alef /i , i peh vav /i . /b Each letter stands for a different reading: i Mem /i for the portion of: “Draw out [ i mishkhu /i ] and take your lambs” (Exodus 12:21–51); i alef /i for the portion of “If b [ /b i im /i ] you lend money to any of My people” (Exodus 22:24–23:19 i ) /i ; i peh /i for the portion of “Hew [ i pesol /i ] for yourself” (Exodus 34:1–26); and i vav /i for the portion “And the Lord spoke [ i vaydabber /i ]” (Numbers 9:1–14).,The i baraita /i continues: b On the last Festival day of Passover, they read /b the portion of b “And it came to pass, when /b Pharaoh b let /b the people b go” /b (Exodus 13:17–15:26), because it includes the account of the splitting of the Red Sea, b and they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion b “And David spoke” /b (II Samuel 22), which is the song of David. b And /b in the Diaspora, b on the next day, /b the eighth day of Passover, they read the portion b “All the firstborns” /b (Deuteronomy 15:19–16:17), b and they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion of b “This very day” /b (Isaiah 10:32–12:6), because it discusses the downfall of Sennacherib, which occurred on the night of Passover., b Abaye said: And nowadays, /b on the eight days of Passover in the Diaspora, b everyone is accustomed to read /b portions that are indicated by the mnemonic phrase: b Draw the bull, sanctify with money, hew in the wilderness, send the firstborn. /b This alludes to the following portions: “Draw out and take your lambs” (Exodus 12:21–51) and “A bull or a sheep” (Leviticus 22:26–23:44); “Sanctify to Me all the firstborn” (Exodus 13:1–16) and “If you lend money to any of My people” (Exodus 22:24–23:19); “Hew for yourself” (Exodus 34:1–26) and “And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai” (Numbers 9:1–14); “And it came to pass, when Pharaoh let the people go” (Exodus 13:17–15:26) and “All the firstborns” (Deuteronomy 15:19–16:17).,The i baraita /i continues: b On i Shavuot /i /b they read the portion of b “Seven weeks,” and they read as the i haftara /i from Habakkuk, /b chapter 2, since it mentions the giving of the Torah at Sinai. b Others say: /b They read the portion of b “In the third month” /b (Exodus 19:1–20:23), which describes the giving of the Torah, b and they read as the i haftara /i from /b the account of b the /b Divine b Chariot /b (Ezekiel 1). The Gemara comments: b And nowadays, /b in the Diaspora, b when there are two days /b of i Shavuot /i , b we act in accordance with both /b opinions, b but in the reverse order. /b On the first day they read the portion of “In the third month,” and on the second day they read the portion of “Seven weeks.”,The i baraita /i continues: b On Rosh HaShana /b they read the portion of b “On the seventh month /b on the first of the month” (Numbers 29:1–6) b and they read as the i haftara /i “Is Ephraim My dear son?” /b (Jeremiah 31:1–20), as it contains the verse: “I earnestly remember him still,” which recalls God’s love for His people. b And some say /b that they read b “And the Lord visited Sarah” /b (Genesis 21), which describes how God blessed her that she should have a child, and, according to tradition, God blessed her on Rosh HaShana. b And they read as the i haftara /i from /b the account of b Hannah /b (I Samuel 1:1–2:10), who, according to tradition, was also blessed on Rosh HaShana that she should have a child.,The Gemara comments: b And nowadays, when there are two days /b of Rosh HaShana, on b the first day /b they read Genesis 21 b in accordance /b with the opinion cited as: b Some say. And on the next day /b they read b “And God tested Abraham” /b (Genesis 22), in order to mention the merit of the binding of Isaac on the day of God’s judgment, b and they read as the i haftara /i “Is Ephraim My dear son?” /b ,The i baraita /i continues: b On Yom Kippur they read /b the portion of b “After the death” /b (Leviticus 16) b , and they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion of b “For thus says the High and Lofty One” /b (Isaiah 57:14–58:14), which deals with fasting and repentance. b And during the afternoon /b service they b read from /b the portion detailing b forbidden sexual relations /b (Leviticus 18) to convey the severity of these transgressions, so that if anyone transgressed any of these prohibitions he will repent on Yom Kippur. b And they read as the i haftara /i /b the book of b Jonah, /b which mentions the repentance of the people of Nineveh.,Having mentioned the i haftara /i read on Yom Kippur, the Gemara cites that which b Rabbi Yoḥa said: Wherever you find /b a reference in the Bible to b the might of the Holy One, Blessed be He, you /b also b find /b a reference to b His humility /b adjacent to it. Evidence of b this fact is written in the Torah, repeated in the Prophets, and stated a third time in the Writings. /b , b It is written in the Torah: “For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords” /b (Deuteronomy 10:17), b and it is written /b immediately b afterward: “He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow” /b (Deuteronomy 10:18), displaying his humility in caring for even the weakest parts of society. b It is repeated in the Prophets: /b “For b thus says the High and Lofty One that inhabits eternity, Whose name is sacred” /b (Isaiah 57:15), b and it is written /b immediately b afterward: /b “In the high and holy place I dwell b with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, /b to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah 57:15). b It is stated a third time in the Writings, as it is written: “Extol Him Who rides upon the clouds, Whose name is the Lord” /b (Psalms 68:5), b and it is written /b immediately b afterward: “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of widows” /b (Psalms 68:6).,The i baraita /i continues: On b the first Festival day of i Sukkot /i , they read from the portion of the Festivals /b found b in Leviticus /b (Leviticus 22:26–23:44), b and they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion of b “Behold the day of the Lord comes” /b (Zechariah 14), which mentions the festival of i Sukkot /i . The Gemara comments: b And nowadays, /b in the Diaspora, b when there are two /b Festival b days /b of i Sukkot /i , b on the next day, they read the same /b Torah portion. But b what do they read as the i haftara /i ? /b They read the portion of b “And /b all the men of Israel b assembled themselves to King Solomon” /b (I Kings 8:2–21), which describes events that took place on the festival of i Sukkot /i .,The i baraita /i continues: b And on all the other days of i Sukkot /i , they read /b selections b from /b the portion of b the offerings of i Sukkot /i /b found in the book of Numbers, chapter 29. b On the last Festival day /b of i Sukkot /i , i.e., the Eighth Day of Assembly, b they read /b the portion of b “All the firstborns,” /b starting with the portion of “You shall tithe,” since it includes many b mitzvot and statutes /b relating to gifts for the poor, who should be helped during this period of rejoicing, and it concludes with the i halakhot /i governing b firstborns /b (Deuteronomy 14:22–16:17). b And they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion of b “And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end /b of praying” (I Kings 8:54–9:1), which occurred on that day. b On the next day, /b the second day of the Eighth Day of Assembly in the Diaspora, b they read /b the portion of b “And this is the blessing” /b (Deuteronomy, chapters 33–34) until the end of the Torah, b and they read as the i haftara /i “And Solomon stood” /b (I Kings 8:22–53)., b Rav Huna said /b that b Rav said: /b When b Shabbat occurs on /b one of b the intermediate days /b of a Festival, b whether on Passover or on i Sukkot /i , they read the Torah /b portion of b “See, You /b say to me” (Exodus 33:12–34:26), as it includes the i halakhot /i of the Festivals and the intermediate days. b They read as the i haftara /i , on Passover, /b from the portion of b the dry bones /b (Ezekiel 37:1–14), which portrays redemption from servitude, b and on i Sukkot /i /b they read “And it shall come to pass b on that day when Gog shall come” /b (Ezekiel 38:18–39:16), which speaks of the future redemption.,The i baraita /i continues: b On /b each day of b Hanukkah /b they read a selection b from /b the portion of the dedication of the altar by b the /b tribal b princes /b (Numbers 7), b and they read as the i haftara /i from /b the portion of b the lamps of Zechariah /b (Zechariah 2:14–4:7). The Gemara comments: b And if it occurs that there are two i Shabbatot /i /b during Hanukkah, b on the first /b Shabbat they read b from /b the portion of b the lamps of Zechariah, and on the latter one /b they read b from /b the portion of b the lamps of Solomon /b (I Kings 7:40–50), which discusses the lamps in the Temple.,The i baraita /i continues: b On Purim /b they read the portion of b “And Amalek came” /b (Exodus 17:8–16). b On the New Moon /b they read the portion of b “And in the beginnings of your month” /b (Numbers 28:11–15). When b the New Moon occurs on Shabbat, they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion that concludes with b “And it shall come to pass that every New Moon, /b and every Shabbat, shall all flesh come to bow down on the ground before Me” (Isaiah 66), as it mentions both Shabbat and the New Moon. When the New Moon b occurs on Sunday, on the previous day, /b i.e., Shabbat, b they read as the i haftara /i /b the portion of b “And Jonathan said to him: Tomorrow is the New Moon” /b (I Samuel 20:18–42), which describes events that took place on the eve of the New Moon., b Rav Huna said: /b

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10a. דכתיב (הושע ו, ח) גלעד קרית פועלי און עקובה מדם מאי עקובה מדם א"ר אלעזר שהיו עוקבין להרוג נפשות,ומאי שנא מהאי גיסא ומהאי גיסא דמרחקי ומאי שנא מציעאי דמקרבי,אמר אביי בשכם נמי שכיחי רוצחים דכתיב (הושע ו, ט) וכחכי איש גדודים חבר כהנים דרך ירצחו שכמה וגו' מאי חבר כהנים א"ר אלעזר שהיו מתחברין להרוג נפשות ככהנים הללו שמתחברין לחלוק תרומות בבית הגרנות,ותו ליכא והא כתיב (במדבר לה, ו) ועליהם תתנו ארבעים ושתים עיר אמר אביי הללו קולטות בין לדעת בין שלא לדעת הללו לדעת קולטות שלא לדעת אינן קולטות,וחברון עיר מקלט הוא והכתיב (שופטים א, כ) ויתנו לכלב את חברון כאשר דבר משה אמר אביי פרוודהא דכתיב (יהושע כא, יב) ואת שדה העיר ואת חצריה נתנו לכלב בן יפנה,וקדש עיר מקלט הואי והכתיב (יהושע יט, לה) וערי מבצר הצדים צר וחמת רקת וכנרת [וגו'] וקדש ואדרעי ועין חצור ותניא ערים הללו אין עושין אותן לא טירין קטנים ולא כרכים גדולים אלא עיירות בינוניות אמר רב יוסף תרתי קדש הואי אמר רב אשי כגון סליקום ואקרא דסליקום,גופא ערים הללו אין עושין אותן לא טירין קטנים ולא כרכין גדולים אלא עיירות בינוניות ואין מושיבין אותן אלא במקום מים ואם אין שם מים מביאין להם מים ואין מושיבין אותן אלא במקום שווקים ואין מושיבין אותן אלא במקום אוכלוסין נתמעטו אוכלוסיהן מוסיפין עליהן נתמעטו דיוריהן מביאין להם כהנים לוים וישראלים,ואין מוכרין בהן לא כלי זיין ולא כלי מצודה דברי רבי נחמיה וחכמים מתירין ושוין שאין פורסין בתוכן מצודות ואין מפשילין לתוכן חבלים כדי שלא תהא רגל גואל הדם מצויה שם,א"ר יצחק מאי קרא (דברים ד, מב) ונס אל אחת מן הערים האל וחי עביד ליה מידי דתהוי ליה חיותא,תנא תלמיד שגלה מגלין רבו עמו שנאמר וחי עביד ליה מידי דתהוי ליה חיותא אמר ר' זעירא מכאן שלא ישנה אדם לתלמיד שאינו הגון,א"ר יוחנן הרב שגלה מגלין ישיבתו עמו איני והא א"ר יוחנן מנין לדברי תורה שהן קולטין שנאמר (דברים ד, מג) את בצר במדבר וגו' [וכתיב בתריה] (דברים ד, מד) וזאת התורה,לא קשיא הא בעידנא דעסיק בה הא בעידנא דלא עסיק בה,ואי בעית אימא מאי קולטין ממלאך המות כי הא דרב חסדא הוה יתיב וגריס בבי רב ולא הוה קא יכול שליחא [דמלאכא דמותא] למיקרב לגביה דלא הוה שתיק פומיה מגירסא סליק ויתיב אארזא דבי רב פקע ארזא ושתיק ויכיל ליה,א"ר תנחום בר חנילאי מפני מה זכה ראובן לימנות בהצלה תחלה מפני שהוא פתח בהצלה תחלה שנאמר (בראשית לז, כא) וישמע ראובן ויצילהו מידם,דרש רבי שמלאי מאי דכתיב (דברים ד, מא) אז יבדיל משה שלש ערים בעבר הירדן מזרחה [שמש] אמר לו הקב"ה למשה הזרח שמש לרוצחים איכא דאמרי א"ל הזרחת שמש לרוצחים,דרש רבי סימאי מאי דכתיב (קהלת ה, ט) אוהב כסף לא ישבע כסף ומי אוהב בהמון לא תבואה אוהב כסף לא ישבע כסף זה משה רבינו שהיה יודע שאין שלש ערים שבעבר הירדן קולטות עד שלא נבחרו שלש בארץ כנען ואמר מצוה שבאה לידי אקיימנה,ומי אוהב בהמון לא תבואה למי נאה ללמד בהמון מי שכל תבואה שלו והיינו דא"ר אלעזר מאי דכתיב (תהלים קו, ב) מי ימלל גבורות ה' ישמיע כל תהלתו למי נאה (ללמד) [למלל] גבורות ה' מי שיכול להשמיע כל תהלתו,ורבנן ואיתימא רבה בר מרי אמר מי אוהב בהמון לו תבואה כל האוהב (למלמד) בהמון לו תבואה יהבו ביה רבנן עינייהו ברבא בריה דרבה,(סימן אשי ללמוד רבינא ללמד),רב אשי אמר כל האוהב ללמוד בהמון לו תבואה והיינו דא"ר יוסי בר' חנינא מאי דכתיב (ירמיהו נ, לו) חרב אל הבדים ונואלו חרב על צוארי שונאיהם של ת"ח שיושבין ועוסקין בתורה בד בבד ולא עוד אלא שמטפשין כתיב הכא ונואלו וכתיב התם (במדבר יב, יא) אשר נואלנו ולא עוד אלא שחוטאין שנאמר ואשר חטאנו ואיבעית אימא מהכא (ישעיהו יט, יג) נואלו שרי צוען,רבינא אמר כל האוהב ללמד בהמון לו תבואה והיינו דאמר רבי הרבה תורה למדתי מרבותי ומחבירי יותר מהם ומתלמידי יותר מכולן,א"ר יהושע בן לוי מאי דכתיב (תהלים קכב, ב) עומדות היו רגלינו בשעריך ירושלם מי גרם לרגלינו שיעמדו במלחמה שערי ירושלם שהיו עוסקים בתורה,וא"ר יהושע בן לוי מאי דכתיב (תהלים קכב, א) שיר המעלות לדוד שמחתי באומרים לי בית ה' נלך אמר דוד לפני הקדוש ברוך הוא רבש"ע שמעתי בני אדם שהיו אומרים מתי ימות זקן זה ויבא שלמה בנו ויבנה בית הבחירה ונעלה לרגל ושמחתי אמר לו הקב"ה (תהלים פד, יא) כי טוב יום בחצריך מאלף טוב לי יום אחד שאתה עוסק בתורה לפני מאלף עולות שעתיד שלמה בנך להקריב לפני על גבי המזבח:,ומכוונות להם דרכים וכו': תניא ר' אליעזר בן יעקב אומר

10a. Therefore, a greater number of cities of refuge per capita were required there, b as it is written: “Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is covered [ i akuba /i ] with blood” /b (Hosea 6:8). b What /b is the meaning of: b Covered [ i akuba /i ] with blood? Rabbi Elazar says: /b It means b that they would set an ambush [ i okevin /i ] to kill people. /b ,The Gemara asks: b And what is different /b about the cities of refuge closest to the border on b this /b southern b side /b of the country b and from /b the border on b that /b northern b side /b of the country, b that are distanced /b one-quarter of the length of Eretz Yisrael from the border, b and what is different /b about the city of refuge in the b middle /b of the country, b which is /b relatively b close /b to any potential murderers? The maximum distance that one would need to travel to reach the middle city is one-half the distance from the northern and southern borders to their respective cities of refuge., b Abaye said: Murderers are also common in Shechem, as it is written: “And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so does the band of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem, /b yes, they commit enormity” (Hosea 6:9). b What /b is the meaning of b “the band of priests”? Rabbi Elazar says: /b It means b that /b the people b would band together to kill people, like those priests who band together to distribute i teruma /i /b among themselves b in the granaries. /b ,The Gemara asks: b And are there no more /b cities of refuge beyond these six? b But isn’t it written: /b “And the cities that you shall give to the Levites: The six cities of refuge you shall give for the murderer to flee there, b and beyond them you shall give forty-two cities” /b (Numbers 35:6), indicating that the status of all the Levite cities is that of cities of refuge? b Abaye said: /b With regard to b these /b six cities designated specifically for this purpose, unintentional murderers in need of refuge are b admitted /b there b whether /b they entered the cities b deliberately, /b aware that they are cities of refuge, or b whether /b they entered b inadvertently. /b By contrast, with regard to b those /b forty-two Levite cities, unintentional murderers are b admitted /b only if they entered the cities b deliberately, /b but if they entered the cities b inadvertently, /b they are b not admitted /b to the cities.,The Gemara asks: b And is Hebron a city of refuge? But isn’t it written: “And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken” /b (Judges 1:20)? This indicates that Hebron belonged to Caleb from the tribe of Judah, and it was not a Levite city. b Abaye said: Its suburbs [ i parvadaha /i ] /b were given to Caleb; the city itself was a city of priests, b as it is written /b in the context of the distribution of the Levite cities: “And they gave them Kiryat Arba…which is Hebron… b and the field of the city and its courtyards they gave to Caleb, son of Jephunneh” /b (Joshua 21:11–12).,The Gemara further asks: b And is Kadesh a city of refuge? But isn’t it written: “And the fortified cities were Ziddim Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth…and Kedesh and Edrei and En Hazor” /b (Joshua 19:35–37), b and it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : With regard to b these cities /b of refuge, b one does not establish them /b in b small settlements [ i tirin /i ] or /b in b large cities; rather, /b one establishes them in b intermediate /b -sized b towns? /b Apparently, Kadesh was a large, fortified city. b Rav Yosef said: There were two /b cities named b Kedesh, /b and the one listed among the fortified cities in the book of Joshua is not the one that was a city of refuge. b Rav Ashi said: /b The listing of Kadesh among the fortified cities is not difficult, as it is b similar to /b the two adjacent yet separate cities of b Selikum and the fortification [ i ve’akra /i ] of Selikum. /b Likewise, there was the fortified city of Kadesh, mentioned in Joshua, and the city itself, which was an intermediate city that served as city of refuge.,§ The Gemara discusses b the /b matter b itself, /b and it cites the complete i baraita /i : With regard to b these cities /b of refuge, b one does not establish them /b in b small settlements or /b in b large cities; rather, /b one establishes them in b intermediate- /b sized b towns. And one establishes them only in a place /b where b water /b is available, b and if there is no water /b available b there, /b as there is no spring accessible from the city, b one brings them water /b by digging a canal. b And one establishes them only in a place /b where there are b markets, and one establishes them only in a populated place, /b where there are many people who regularly frequent the town. If the b population /b of the surrounding areas b diminishes, one adds to it. /b If the number of b residents /b in the city of refuge itself b diminishes, one brings /b new residents to the city, among them b priests, Levites, and Israelites. /b ,The i baraita /i continues: b And one may not sell weapons or hunting tools /b in the cities of refuge, to prevent the blood redeemer from gaining access to means that he could exploit to kill the unintentional murderer who fled to the city of refuge; this is b the statement of Rabbi Neḥemya. And the Rabbis permit /b selling weapons and hunting tools. b And /b Rabbi Neḥemya and the Rabbis b agree that one may not spread nets in /b the cities of refuge, b nor may they braid [ i mafshilin /i ] ropes in /b those cities, b so that the foot of the blood redeemer will not be found there. /b If the blood redeemer were to enter the city of refuge to purchase nets or ropes, he is apt to encounter the murderer and kill him., b Rabbi Yitzḥak says: What is the verse /b from which these matters are derived? It is written: b “And he shall flee to one of these cities and live” /b (Deuteronomy 4:42), meaning: b Perform some /b actions b for /b the unintentional murderer so b that /b life in the city of refuge b will be /b conducive to b living for him. /b All these steps are taken to facilitate that objective.,The Sages b taught: /b In the case of b a student who was exiled, his teacher is exiled /b to the city of refuge b with him, /b so that the student can continue studying Torah with him there, b as it is stated: /b “And he shall flee to one of these cities b and live,” /b from which it is derived: b Perform some /b actions b for /b the unintentional murderer so b that /b life in the city b will be /b conducive to b living for him. /b Since Torah study is an integral component of his life, arrangements must be made to ensure continuity in that facet of his existence. b Rabbi Zeira says: From here /b one learns b that a person should not teach a student who is not fit, /b as that may result in the teacher following the student into exile., b Rabbi Yoḥa says: /b In the case of b a teacher /b of Torah b who was exiled, his school is exiled with him. /b The Gemara asks: b Is that so /b that a teacher of Torah is exiled? b But doesn’t Rabbi Yoḥa /b himself b say: From where /b is it derived b that matters of Torah provide refuge, /b i.e., that the blood redeemer may not harm one who is engaged in Torah? It is derived from a verse, b as it is stated: “Bezer in the wilderness, /b in the flatlands, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites” (Deuteronomy 4:43), in the list of cities of refuge designated by Moses, b and it is written thereafter: “And this is the Torah” /b (Deuteronomy 4:44). Based on that juxtaposition it is derived that the status of Torah is like that of a city of refuge.,The Gemara answers: This is b not difficult, /b as b this /b statement of Rabbi Yoḥa, that the status of Torah is like that of a city of refuge, is referring to Torah b at the time that one is engaged in its /b study, and b that /b statement of Rabbi Yoḥa, that the teacher of Torah must take his school to the city of refuge, is referring to the teacher of Torah b at the time that he is not engaged in its /b study. His mere presence in a city of refuge provides him with continuous protection., b And if you wish, say: What /b is the meaning of Rabbi Yoḥa’s statement that matters of Torah b provide refuge? /b It means protection, but not for an unintentional murderer from the blood redeemer; rather, it means protection b from the Angel of Death. /b This is b as /b it was in b this /b incident b where Rav Ḥisda was sitting and studying in the study hall of Rav and the agent of the Angel of Death was unable to approach him /b and take his life b because his mouth was not silent from his study /b for even a moment. The agent b ascended and sat on the cedar /b tree b of the study hall of Rav. The cedar /b tree b broke and Rav Ḥisda was /b momentarily b silent, /b startled by the sudden noise, b and /b the agent of the Angel of Death b overcame him. /b Apparently, matters of Torah provide protection from the Angel of Death only when one is actively engaged in their study.,§ b Rabbi Tanḥum bar Ḥanilai says: For what /b reason b was Reuben privileged to be enumerated first in the rescue, /b as the first city of refuge listed is Bezer (see Deuteronomy 4:43), which is located in the tribal portion of Reuben? It is b due to /b the fact b that he began the rescue /b of Joseph b first, as it is stated: “And Reuben heard and delivered him from their hands” /b (Genesis 37:21)., b Rabbi Simlai taught: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “Then Moses separated three cities beyond the Jordan, to the east of the sun [ i mizreḥa shamesh /i ]” /b (Deuteronomy 4:41)? b The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Moses: Shine the sun [ i hazraḥ shemesh /i ] for murderers, /b i.e., provide them with the hope of rescue. b Some say /b that God b said to /b Moses: In designating these cities of refuge b you have shined the sun for murderers. /b ,On a related note, b Rabbi Simai taught: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance with increase” /b (Ecclesiastes 5:9)? b “He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver”; this /b is a reference to b Moses our teacher, /b whose love of mitzvot was so great b that /b although b he knew that /b an unintentional murderer b would not be admitted to the three cities /b of refuge b that were in /b the east b bank of the Jordan until /b the b three /b cities of refuge b that /b were b in the land of Canaan were selected, and /b that his designation of cities of refuge would have no practical ramifications in his lifetime, b he /b nevertheless b said: /b When there is b a mitzva that has come my way, I will fulfill it. /b ,The next phrase in that verse: b “Nor he who loves abundance with increase,” /b is also interpreted as referring to Torah: b For whom is it fitting to teach an abundance /b of people? b One /b for b whom all /b its b increase belongs to him, /b i.e., one who knows all the content of the Torah is worthy of teaching it in public. b And that is /b identical to that b which Rabbi Elazar says: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “Who can express the mighty acts of God, or make all His praise heard” /b (Psalms 106:2)? b For whom is it fitting to express the mighty acts of God? /b It is b one who can make all His praise heard. /b One who knows only part of it is unfit to teach the multitudes., b And the Rabbis /b say, b and some say Rabba bar Mari says, /b that the passage b “nor he who loves abundance with increase” /b means b whoever loves /b a Torah scholar b who teaches in /b the presence of b an abundance /b of people, b to him shall be increase, /b i.e., sons who are Torah scholars. The Gemara relates: When they heard that interpretation, b the Sages cast their eyes upon Rava, son of Rabba, /b who loved Torah scholars who disseminate Torah, and he was blessed with sons who were Torah scholars.,The Gemara provides b a mnemonic /b for the ensuing interpretations of the second part of the verse cited earlier (Ecclesiastes 5:9): b Ashi to study, Ravina to teach. /b , b Rav Ashi says: Anyone who loves to study in abundance, /b i.e., with many colleagues, b to him shall be increase, /b i.e., he will succeed in his studies. b And that is /b parallel to that b which Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, says: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “A sword is upon the i baddim /i , i veno’alu /i ” /b (Jeremiah 50:36)? It is fitting that b a sword /b be placed b on the necks of the enemies of Torah scholars, /b a euphemism for Torah scholars, b who sit and engage in /b the study of b the Torah individually [ i bad bevad /i ]. Moreover, they grow foolish /b through individual study, as b it is written here: i Veno’alu /i , and it is written there: “For we have been foolish [ i no’alnu /i ]” /b (Numbers 12:11). b Moreover, they /b thereby b sin, as it is stated /b immediately thereafter: b “And for we have sinned.” And if you wish, say /b that b from here /b it is derived that i no’alu /i means sinned: b “The ministers of Zoan have sinned [ i no’alu /i ]” /b (Isaiah 19:13)., b Ravina says /b that there is a different interpretation of the verse cited earlier (Ecclesiastes 5:9): b Anyone who loves to teach in abundance, /b before the multitudes, b to him shall be increase, /b as his Torah knowledge is enhanced through those lectures. b And that is /b the parallel to that b which Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b says: Much Torah have I studied from my teachers, and /b I have learned b more from my colleagues /b than b from them, and /b I have learned b more from my students /b than b from all of them. /b ,Apropos the virtue of Torah study, b Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “Our feet were standing in your gates, Jerusalem” /b (Psalms 122:2)? b What caused our feet to withstand /b the enemies b in war? /b It is b the gates of Jerusalem, where they were engaged in Torah /b study. He interprets the term “in your gates” to mean: Because of your gates, the place of justice and Torah., b And Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says: What /b is the meaning of that b which is written: “A song of the ascents to David: I rejoiced when they said to me, let us go to the house of God” /b (Psalms 122:1)? b David said before the Holy One, Blessed be He: Master of the Universe, I heard people who were saying /b in reference to me: b When will this old man die, and Solomon his son will come /b and succeed him b and build the Temple and we will ascend /b there b for the pilgrimage Festival? /b It was common knowledge that the Temple would be constructed by David’s successor. David continued: b And /b despite my pain that I am not privileged to build the Temple, b I rejoiced. The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to him: “For better is one day in your courtyard than one thousand” /b (Psalms 84:11), meaning, b I prefer one day /b during b which you engage in /b the study of b Torah before Me than /b the b one thousand burnt-offerings that your son Solomon is destined to sacrifice before Me upon the altar /b (see I Kings 3:4).,§ The mishna teaches: b And roads were aligned for them /b from this city to that city. b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says: /b

145. Babylonian Talmud, Ketuvot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 391, 476

5a. משום חשבונות,אמר ליה אביי וחשבונות של מצוה מי אסירי והא רב חסדא ורב המנונא דאמרי תרוייהו חשבונות של מצוה מותר לחשבן בשבת וא"ר אלעזר פוסקין צדקה לעניים בשבת ואמר ר' יעקב אמר ר' יוחנן הולכין לבתי כנסיות ולבתי מדרשות לפקח על עסקי רבים בשבת ואמר רבי יעקב בר אידי אמר רבי יוחנן מפקחין פיקוח נפש בשבת,ואמר רב שמואל בר נחמני אמר רבי יונתן הולכין לטרטייאות ולקרקייאות לפקח על עסקי רבים בשבת ותנא דבי מנשיא משדכין על התינוקת ליארס בשבת ועל התינוק ללמדו ספר וללמדו אומנות,אלא אמר רבי זירא גזירה שמא ישחוט בן עוף א"ל אביי אלא מעתה יום הכפורים שחל להיות בשני בשבת ידחה גזירה שמא ישחוט בן עוף התם דלנפשיה לא טריד הכא דלאחרים טריד אי נמי התם אית ליה רווחא הכא לית ליה רווחא,השתא דאתית להכי ערב שבת נמי גזירה שמא ישחוט בן עוף,איבעיא להו בתולה נשאת ברביעי ונבעלת ברביעי ולא חיישינן לאיקרורי דעתא או דלמא בתולה נשאת ברביעי ונבעלת בחמישי דחיישינן לאיקרורי דעתא,ת"ש דתני בר קפרא בתולה נשאת ברביעי ונבעלת בחמישי הואיל ונאמרה בו ברכה לדגים אלמנה נשאת בחמישי ונבעלת בששי הואיל ונאמרה בו ברכה לאדם טעמא משום ברכה אבל משום איקרורי דעתא לא חיישינן,אי הכי אלמנה נמי תיבעל בחמישי הואיל ונאמרה בו ברכה לדגים ברכה דאדם עדיפא ליה,ואי נמי משום שקדו דתניא מפני מה אמרו אלמנה נשאת בחמישי ונבעלת בששי שאם אתה אומר תיבעל בחמישי למחר משכים לאומנתו והולך לו שקדו חכמים על תקנת בנות ישראל שיהא שמח עמה שלשה ימים חמישי בשבת וערב שבת ושבת,מאי איכא בין ברכה לשקדו איכא בינייהו אדם בטל אי נמי יום טוב שחל להיות בערב שבת,דרש בר קפרא גדולים מעשה צדיקים יותר ממעשה שמים וארץ דאילו במעשה שמים וארץ כתיב (ישעיהו מח, יג) אף ידי יסדה ארץ וימיני טפחה שמים ואילו במעשה ידיהם של צדיקים כתיב (שמות טו, יז) מכון לשבתך פעלת ה' מקדש אדני כוננו ידיך,השיב בבלי אחד ור' חייא שמו (תהלים צה, ה) ויבשת ידיו יצרו ידו כתיב והכתיב יצרו א"ר נחמן בר יצחק יצרו אצבעותיו כדכתיב (תהלים ח, ד) כי אראה שמיך מעשה אצבעותיך ירח וכוכבים אשר כוננת,מיתיבי (תהלים יט, ב) השמים מספרים כבוד אל ומעשה ידיו מגיד הרקיע הכי קאמר מעשה ידיהם של צדיקים מי מגיד הרקיע ומאי ניהו מטר,דרש בר קפרא מאי דכתיב (דברים כג, יד) ויתד תהיה לך על אזנך אל תקרי אזנך אלא על אוזנך שאם ישמע אדם דבר שאינו הגון

5a. It is b due to calculations /b performed on Shabbat to prepare for the wedding. He would thereby engage in weekday matters on Shabbat., b Abaye said to him: And are calculations for a mitzva prohibited /b on Shabbat? b But wasn’t it Rav Ḥisda and Rav Hamnuna who both said: /b With regard to b calculations for a mitzva, /b it is b permitted to reckon them on Shabbat? And Rabbi Elazar said: One may allocate charity to the poor on Shabbat. And Rabbi Ya’akov said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: One goes to synagogues and study halls to supervise matters /b affecting the b multitudes on Shabbat. And Rabbi Ya’akov bar Idi said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: One supervises matters of saving a life on Shabbat. /b , b And Rabbi Shmuel bar Naḥmani said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: One goes to theaters [ i tartiyyaot /i ] and circuses [ i karkiyyaot /i ] to supervise matters /b affecting the b multitudes on Shabbat, /b because the fate of the Jewish people or of individual Jews is often decided there and one’s presence could prevent calamity. b And /b the Sage b of the school of Menashya taught: /b One b makes matches [ i meshadkhin /i ] /b among the families concerned b for a young girl to be betrothed on Shabbat, and /b similarly one may make arrangements b for a young boy to teach him Torah and to teach him a craft. /b Apparently, calculations for a mitzva may be reckoned on Shabbat, including calculations for a wedding. Therefore, this cannot be the reason for the prohibition against marrying at the conclusion of Shabbat., b Rather, Rabbi Zeira said: It is a decree lest one slaughter a young fowl on /b Shabbat, due to his preoccupation with the preparations for that night’s wedding feast. b Abaye said to him: If /b that is b so, Yom Kippur that occurs on Monday should be postponed /b when fixing the calendar, due to b a decree lest one slaughter a young fowl /b on Shabbat for the meal on Yom Kippur eve, which is a mitzva. The Gemara distinguishes between the cases. b There, /b with regard to Yom Kippur eve, when one is preparing a meal b for himself, he is not preoccupied, /b and he will not overlook the fact that it is Shabbat. b Here, /b in the case of a wedding, one is preparing a meal b for others /b and is b preoccupied. Alternatively, there, /b on Yom Kippur eve, b he has an interval /b of time during which he can slaughter the bird, as the mitzva is to eat the meal on Yom Kippur eve the next day. b Here, he does not have an interval /b of time, because the wedding and the feast take place at night at the conclusion of Shabbat.,The Gemara says: b Now that we have come to this /b understanding of the prohibition against marrying at the conclusion of Shabbat, the prohibition not to engage in sexual intercourse on b Shabbat evening, too, /b is not due to the intercourse. Rather, it is b a decree lest one slaughter a young fowl /b for the wedding feast.,§ The Gemara b raises a dilemma: Is a virgin married on Wednesday and /b does she b engage in intercourse on /b that b Wednesday, and we are not concerned /b lest b his resolve /b to take his bride to court upon discovering that she was not a virgin b cool /b overnight? Rather, he will certainly go to court the next morning. b Or perhaps, a virgin is married on Wednesday but engages in intercourse on Thursday, as we are concerned that his resolve will cool. /b , b Come and hear /b proof, b as bar Kappara taught: A virgin is married on Wednesday and engages in intercourse on Thursday, since the blessing to the fish: /b Be fruitful and multiply, b was stated /b on the fifth day of Creation. b A widow is married on Thursday and engages in intercourse on Friday, since the blessing /b of procreation b was stated to man /b on the sixth day of Creation. It may be inferred that b the reason is due to the blessing, but with regard to /b the possibility lest b his resolve cool, we are not concerned. /b ,The Gemara asks: b If so, a widow should also engage in intercourse on Thursday, since the blessing to the fish was stated then. /b The Gemara answers: Since there is the option to postpone engaging in relations to the day on which b the blessing of man /b was stated, doing so b is preferable for him. /b , b Alternatively, /b that day was established as the day for a widow to engage in sexual relations b due to /b the fact that the Sages b were assiduous /b in seeing to the well-being of Jewish women, b as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Why did /b the Sages b say that a widow is married on Thursday and engages in intercourse on Friday? /b It is b because if you say that she should engage in intercourse on Thursday, on the next day /b the groom will b go to /b ply b his craft early /b and leave his wife alone. When a man marries a widow, there is no observance of the seven days of rejoicing, whose legal status is like that of a Festival, during which he does not go to work. Therefore, b the Sages were assiduous in seeing to the well-being of Jewish women /b and ensured b that /b the groom b rejoice with her /b for b three days: Thursday, /b the day of the wedding; b and Shabbat eve, /b the day when they engage in sexual relations; b and Shabbat. /b , b What /b practical difference b is there between /b the two reasons given to engage in relations on Friday, i.e., the b blessing /b of procreation for man b and /b the fact that the Sages b were assiduous? /b The Gemara answers: b There is /b a practical difference b between them /b in the case of b an idle person, /b who has no job, in which case the reason of blessing applies and the reason that the Sages were assiduous does not, as no matter what he will not go to work early. b Alternatively, /b there is a practical difference in the case of b a Festival that occurs on Shabbat eve. /b There too, the reason of blessing applies but the Sages’ assiduousness does not apply, as one does not work on a Festival.,§ The Gemara cites additional aggadic statements of bar Kappara. b Bar Kappara taught: The handiwork of the righteous is greater than the creation of heaven and earth, as with regard to the creation of heaven and earth it is written: “My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has spanned the heavens” /b (Isaiah 48:13). There, hand is written in the singular. b Whereas with regard to the handiwork of the righteous it is written: “The place which You have made for Yourself to dwell in, Lord, the Sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have established” (Exodus 15:17). /b The reference is to the Temple, which is the handiwork of man, and hand is written in the plural., b A certain Babylonian, and his name is Rabbi Ḥiyya, responded /b with a challenge. It is written with regard to creation of the earth: b “And His hands formed the dry land” /b (Psalms 95:5). The Gemara answers: b “His hand” /b is the way it b is written. /b Although the word is vocalized in the plural, it is written in the singular, without the letter i yod /i . b But isn’t it written: “Formed,” /b in the plural? Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: The plural is referring to b His fingers, as it is written: “When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars, which You have established” /b (Psalms 8:4)., b The Gemara raises an objection: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of His hands” /b (Psalms 19:2). The heavens were created by His hands. The Gemara answers that b this /b is what the verse b is saying: Who attests to the handiwork of the righteous, /b that they are performing the will of God? It is b the heavens. And what is /b the avenue through which the heavens do so? It is by means of b rain /b that falls due to the prayers of the righteous., b Bar Kappara taught: What is /b the meaning of that which b is written: And you shall have a peg among your weapons [ i azenekha /i ]” /b (Deuteronomy 23:14)? b Do not read /b it as: b Your weapons [ i azenekha /i ]. Rather, /b read it: b On your ear [ i oznekha /i ], /b meaning b that if a person hears an inappropriate matter, /b

146. Babylonian Talmud, Hulin, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 563

95b. מחוור רישא נפל מיניה אזל אייתי סילתא שדא אסיק תרין אמר רב עבדי נמי הכי אסרינהו ניהליה,אמרי ליה רב כהנא ורב אסי לרב דאיסורא שכיחי דהתירא לא שכיחי אמר להו דאיסורא שכיחי טפי,וכי מכללא מאי פרוותא דעובדי כוכבים הואי תדע דקאמר להו דאיסורא שכיחי טפי,אלא רב היכי אכל בשרא בשעתיה דלא עלים עיניה מיניה איבעית אימא בציירא וחתומא ואי נמי בסימנא כי הא דרבה ב"ר הונא מחתך ליה אתלת קרנתא,רב הוה קאזיל לבי רב חנן חתניה חזי מברא דקאתי לאפיה אמר מברא קאתי לאפי יומא טבא לגו,אזל קם אבבא אודיק בבזעא דדשא חזי חיותא דתליא טרף אבבא נפוק אתו כולי עלמא לאפיה אתא טבחי נמי לא עלים רב עיניה מיניה אמר להו איכו השתא ספיתו להו איסורא לבני ברת לא אכל רב מההוא בישרא,מ"ט אי משום איעלומי הא לא איעלים אלא דנחיש,והאמר רב כל נחש שאינו כאליעזר עבד אברהם וכיונתן בן שאול אינו נחש אלא סעודת הרשות הואי ורב לא מתהני מסעודת הרשות,רב בדיק במברא ושמואל בדיק בספרא רבי יוחנן בדיק בינוקא,כולהו שני דרב הוה כתב ליה רבי יוחנן לקדם רבינו שבבבל כי נח נפשיה הוה כתב לשמואל לקדם חבירינו שבבבל אמר לא ידע לי מידי דרביה אנא כתב שדר ליה עיבורא דשיתין שני אמר השתא חושבנא בעלמא ידע,כתב שדר ליה תליסר גמלי ספקי טריפתא אמר אית לי רב בבבל איזיל איחזייה א"ל לינוקא פסוק לי פסוקיך אמר ליה (שמואל א כח, ג) ושמואל מת אמר ש"מ נח נפשיה דשמואל,ולא היא לא שכיב שמואל אלא כי היכי דלא ליטרח רבי יוחנן,תניא רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר בית תינוק ואשה אף על פי שאין נחש יש סימן,אמר ר' אלעזר והוא דאיתחזק תלתא זימני דכתיב (בראשית מב, לו) יוסף איננו ושמעון איננו ואת בנימין תקחו,בעא מיניה רב הונא מרב בחרוזין מהו א"ל אל תהי שוטה בחרוזין הרי זה סימן איכא דאמרי אמר רב הונא אמר רב בחרוזין הרי זה סימן,רב נחמן מנהרדעא איקלע לגבי רב כהנא לפום נהרא במעלי יומא דכפורי אתו עורבי שדו כבדי וכוליתא אמר ליה שקול ואכול האידנא דהיתרא שכיח טפי,רב חייא בר אבין איתבד ליה כרכשא (בי דינא) אתא לקמיה דרב הונא אמר ליה אית לך סימנא בגויה א"ל לא אית לך טביעות עינא בגויה אמר ליה אין אם כן זיל שקול,רב חנינא חוזאה איתבד ליה גבא דבשרא אתא לקמיה דרב נחמן אמר ליה אית לך סימנא בגויה אמר ליה לא אית לך טביעות עינא בגויה אמר ליה אין אם כן זיל שקול,רב נתן בר אביי איתבד ליה קיבורא דתכלתא אתא לקמיה דרב חסדא אמר ליה אית לך סימנא בגויה אמר ליה לא אית לך טביעות עינא בגויה אמר ליה אין אם כן זיל שקול,אמר רבא מרישא הוה אמינא סימנא עדיף מטביעות עינא דהא מהדרינן אבידתא בסימנא

95b. b cleaning /b the b head /b of an animal in the river. The head b fell from him. He went and brought a basket, cast /b the basket into the river, and b pulled out two /b animal heads. b Rav said /b to him: Does it commonly b happen this /b way that one loses one item and finds two? Just as one of the animal heads is not the one you dropped, it is possible that neither of them is the one you dropped. Therefore, Rav rendered both of b them forbidden to him. /b , b Rav Kahana and Rav Asi said to Rav: /b Is b forbidden /b meat b common /b but b permitted /b meat b not common? /b Most of the meat in this general location is kosher, so why did you forbid the two animal heads? b He said to them: Forbidden /b meat b is more common. /b From this incident the Sages derived that according to Rav, meat that has been obscured from sight becomes forbidden due to the possibility that the meat one finds now was actually deposited by ravens, who transported it from a location where the majority of the meat is forbidden.,The Gemara asks: b And what /b does it matter b if /b this opinion of Rav is known b by inference /b based on this incident, rather than by an explicit statement made by Rav? The Gemara answers: There is room to say that this incident cannot serve as a precedent for a general policy, because that location b was a port of gentiles, /b where most of the meat was non-kosher. b Know /b that this is the case, b as /b Rav b said to /b Rav Kahana and Rav Asi: b Forbidden /b meat b is more common. /b Consequently, it is possible that Rav would not have prohibited the meat in a location where the majority of the meat is kosher.,The Gemara asks: b But how did Rav /b ever b eat meat /b if he holds that meat becomes forbidden if it is unsupervised for even a short time? The Gemara answers: Rav ate meat only b in its time, /b i.e., shortly after it was slaughtered, b when it had not been obscured from his sight /b from the time of the slaughter until he ate it. Alternatively, b if you wish, say /b that Rav ate meat that was b tied and sealed /b in a way that proved it had not been swapped for non-kosher meat. b Or alternatively, /b he ate meat that could be recognized b by a distinguishing mark, like that /b practice of b Rabba bar Rav Huna, /b who would b cut /b meat into pieces b with three corners, /b i.e., triangles, before he would send it to his family members.,The Gemara relates that b Rav was going to the home of Rav Ḥa, his son-in-law. He saw /b that b the ferry was coming toward him /b just when he arrived at the riverbank. b He said: The ferry is coming toward me /b even though I did not arrange for it to come now; this is a sign that b a good day, /b i.e., a festive meal, awaits me b in /b the place where I am going.,After crossing the river on the ferry, Rav b went and stood at the gate /b of Rav Ḥa’s home. b He looked /b through b a crack in the door /b and b saw an animal that was hanging /b and ready to be cooked. b He knocked on the gate, /b and b everyone went out to /b greet b him, /b and b the butchers also came /b out to greet him. b Rav did not remove his eyes from /b the meat that the butchers were preparing. b He said to them: If /b you had eaten the meat based upon the supervision you provided b now, /b you would have b fed forbidden /b meat b to the sons of /b my b daughter /b because no one apart from me was watching the meat when you all came out to greet me. And despite the fact that he had kept the meat in his sight b Rav did not eat from that meat. /b ,The Gemara asks: b What is the reason /b that Rav did not eat the meat? b If /b one suggests that he was concerned b because /b it had been b obscured /b from sight, that cannot be the reason, as Rav kept watching it so that it b was not obscured /b from sight. b Rather, /b Rav did not eat b because he divined, /b i.e., he saw the arrival of the ferry as a good omen. This is prohibited, and therefore Rav penalized himself and abstained from the meat.,The Gemara asks: b But doesn’t Rav say /b that b any divination that is not like /b the divination of b Eliezer, the servant of Abraham, /b when he went to seek a bride for Isaac (see Genesis 24:14), b or like /b the divination of b Jonathan, son of Saul, /b who sought an omen as to whether he and his arms bearer would defeat the Philistines (see I Samuel 14:8–12), b is not divination? /b Since Rav did not rely on the omen in his decision making, he did not violate the prohibition against divination, and there was no reason for him to penalize himself. The Gemara answers: b Rather, /b the reason Rav did not eat the meat is that b it was an optional feast, /b rather than a feast associated with a mitzva, b and Rav would not derive pleasure from an optional feast. /b ,Having mentioned Rav’s reaction to the ferry in the incident cited above, the Gemara states that b Rav would check /b whether to travel based upon b the ferry; /b if it came quickly he would take the ferry, but otherwise he would not. b And Shmuel would check /b what would happen to him b by /b opening b a scroll /b and reading from wherever it was open to. b Rabbi Yoḥa would check /b what was in store for him b by /b asking b a child /b to recite the verse he was learning.,The Gemara relates an incident when Rabbi Yoḥa checked his luck based on a child’s verse. During b all the years /b when b Rav /b lived in Babylonia, b Rabbi Yoḥa, /b who lived in Eretz Yisrael, would b write to him /b and begin with the greeting: b To our Master who is in Babylonia. When /b Rav b died, /b Rabbi Yoḥa b would write to Shmuel /b and begin with the greeting: b To our colleague who is in Babylonia. /b Shmuel b said: Does /b Rabbi Yoḥa b not know /b any b matter in which I am his master? /b Shmuel b wrote /b and b sent to /b Rabbi Yoḥa the calculation of the b leap /b years b for /b the next b sixty years. /b Rabbi Yoḥa was not impressed by this and b said: Now he /b has b merely /b demonstrated that b he knows mathematics, /b which does not make him my master.,Shmuel then b wrote /b and b sent to /b Rabbi Yoḥa explications of b uncertainties /b pertaining to b i tereifot /i /b that had to be transported on b thirteen camels. /b Rabbi Yoḥa was impressed by this and b said: I have a Master in Babylonia; I will go and see him. /b Before departing on his journey, Rabbi Yoḥa b said to a child: Recite to me your verse /b that you studied today. The child b recited /b the following verse b to /b Rabbi Yoḥa: b “Now Samuel was dead” /b (I Samuel 28:3). Rabbi Yoḥa b said /b to himself: b Learn from this /b that b Shmuel has died. /b Therefore, Rabbi Yoḥa did not go to see Shmuel.,The Gemara comments: b But it was not so; Shmuel had not died. Rather, /b the reason Rabbi Yoḥa was given this sign was b so that Rabbi Yoḥa would not trouble himself /b to embark on the long and arduous journey from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia., b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says: /b With regard to one who is successful with his first business transaction after he has built b a home, /b after the birth of b a child, or /b after he marries b a woman, even though /b he may b not /b use this as a means of b divination /b to decide upon future courses of action, b it is /b an auspicious b sign /b that he will continue to be successful. Conversely, if his first transaction is not successful he may take that as an inauspicious sign., b Rabbi Elazar said: But this /b is provided b that /b the sign b has been established /b by repeating itself b three times. /b This is based on a verse, b as it is written: /b “And Jacob their father said to them: Me you have bereaved of my children: b Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away; /b upon me are all these things come” (Genesis 42:36). If calamity were to befall Benjamin, that would establish a pattern of three tragedies.,§ The Gemara returns to discuss distinguishing marks that prevent meat from being prohibited despite its having been obscured from sight. b Rav Huna inquired of Rav: /b If pieces of meat were b strung /b together and then were obscured from sight, b what is /b the i halakha /i ? Rav b said to him: Do not be an imbecile; /b of course if the meat is b strung /b together b it is /b considered to be b a distinguishing mark, /b and the meat is permitted. b There are /b those b who say /b this i halakha /i as follows: b Rav Huna said /b that b Rav said: /b If pieces of meat are b strung /b together b it is a distinguishing mark, /b and the meat remains permitted even if it is obscured from sight.,The Gemara relates that b Rav Naḥman of Neharde’a arrived at /b the home of b Rav Kahana in Pum Nahara on the eve of Yom Kippur, /b which is a day when people commonly eat meat. b Ravens came /b and b dropped livers and kidneys. /b Rav Kahana b said to /b Rav Naḥman: b Take /b these livers and kidneys b and eat /b them, as they are not forbidden, even though they were obscured from sight. This is because b at this time permitted /b meat is b more common /b than forbidden meat, since Jews slaughter many animals on this day., b Rav Ḥiyya bar Avin lost /b a cut of meat from an animal b intestine among /b the b barrels /b of wine in his wine cellar. When he found it, b he came before Rav Huna /b to ask whether the meat was now prohibited because it had been obscured from sight. Rav Huna b said to him: Do you have a distinguishing mark on it /b so that you can identify it? Rav Ḥiyya bar Avin b said to him: No. /b Rav Huna asked him: b Do you have visual recognition of it? /b Rav Ḥiyya bar Avin b said to him: Yes. /b Rav Huna said: b If so, go and take /b it and eat it., b Rav Ḥanina Ḥoza’a lost a side of meat. /b When he found it, b he came before Rav Naḥman /b and asked him whether the meat was now prohibited because it had been obscured from sight. Rav Naḥman b said to him: Do you have a distinguishing mark on it /b so that you can identify it? Rav Ḥanina Ḥoza’a b said to him: No. /b Rav Naḥman asked him: b Do you have visual recognition of it? /b Rav Ḥanina Ḥoza’a b said to him: Yes. /b Rav Naḥman said: b If so, go and take /b it and eat it., b Rav Natan bar Abaye lost a skein of sky-blue /b wool prepared for use in ritual fringes. He searched for it and found it. b He came before Rav Ḥisda /b to ask whether the wool was now prohibited because it had been obscured from sight and may have become confused with other blue wool that is not valid for ritual fringes. Rav Ḥisda b said to him: Do you have a distinguishing mark in it /b so that you can identify it? Rav Natan bar Abaye b said to him: No. /b Rav Ḥisda asked him: b Do you have visual recognition of it? /b Rav Natan bar Abaye b said to him: Yes. /b Rav Ḥisda said: b If so, go and take /b it, and you may use it for ritual fringes., b Rava said: At first I would say /b that b a distinguishing mark is preferable to visual recognition, because we return a lost item /b to its owner based b on a distinguishing mark, /b

147. Babylonian Talmud, Horayot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 174

14a. לא היה קרב אמר לו מי הם הללו שמימיהם אנו שותים ושמותם אין אנו מזכירים אמר ליה בני אדם שבקשו לעקור כבודך וכבוד בית אביך,אמר ליה (קהלת ט, ו) גם אהבתם גם שנאתם גם קנאתם כבר אבדה אמר ליה (תהלים ט, ז) האויב תמו חרבות לנצח אמר ליה הני מלי היכא דאהנו מעשייהו רבנן לא אהנו מעשייהו הדר אתני ליה אמרו משום רבי מאיר אילו היה תמורה לא היה קרב אמר רבא אפילו רבי דענוותנא הוא תנא אמרו משום ר"מ אמר ר"מ לא אמר,אמר רבי יוחנן פליגו בה רבן שמעון בן גמליאל ורבנן חד אמר סיני עדיף וחד אמר עוקר הרים עדיף,רב יוסף סיני רבה עוקר הרים שלחו לתמן איזה מהם קודם שלחו להו סיני עדיף דאמר מר הכל צריכין למרי חטיא ואפילו הכי לא קביל רב יוסף עליה מלך רבה עשרין ותרתי שנין והדר מלך רב יוסף וכל שני דמלך רבה רב יוסף אפילו אומנא לביתיה לא חליף,אביי ורבא ורבי זירא ורבה בר מתנה הוו יתבי והוו צריכי רישא אמרי כל דאמר מלתא ולא מפריך להוי רישא דכולהו איפריך דאביי לא איפריך חזייה רבה לאביי דגבה רישא א"ל נחמני פתח ואימא,איבעיא להו רבי זירא ורבה בר רב מתנה הי מנייהו עדיף רבי זירא חריף ומקשה ורבה בר רב מתנה מתון ומסיק מאי תיקו:, br br big strongהדרן עלך כהן משיח וסליקא לה מסכת הוריות /strong /big br br

148. Babylonian Talmud, Hagigah, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348

14b. הא בדברי תורה הא במשא ומתן בדברי תורה הוו במשא ומתן לא הוו.,ת"ר מעשה ברבן יוחנן בן זכאי שהיה רוכב על החמור והיה מהלך בדרך ור' אלעזר בן ערך מחמר אחריו אמר לו רבי שנה לי פרק אחד במעשה מרכבה אמר לו לא כך שניתי לכם ולא במרכבה ביחיד אלא א"כ היה חכם מבין מדעתו אמר לו רבי תרשיני לומר לפניך דבר אחד שלמדתני אמר לו אמור,מיד ירד רבן יוחנן בן זכאי מעל החמור ונתעטף וישב על האבן תחת הזית אמר לו רבי מפני מה ירדת מעל החמור אמר אפשר אתה דורש במעשה מרכבה ושכינה עמנו ומלאכי השרת מלוין אותנו ואני ארכב על החמור מיד פתח ר"א בן ערך במעשה המרכבה ודרש וירדה אש מן השמים וסיבבה כל האילנות שבשדה פתחו כולן ואמרו שירה,מה שירה אמרו (תהלים קמח, ז) הללו את ה' מן הארץ תנינים וכל תהומות עץ פרי וכל ארזים הללויה נענה מלאך מן האש ואמר הן הן מעשה המרכבה עמד רבן יוחנן ב"ז ונשקו על ראשו ואמר ברוך ה' אלהי ישראל שנתן בן לאברהם אבינו שיודע להבין ולחקור ולדרוש במעשה מרכבה יש נאה דורש ואין נאה מקיים נאה מקיים ואין נאה דורש אתה נאה דורש ונאה מקיים אשריך אברהם אבינו שאלעזר בן ערך יצא מחלציך,וכשנאמרו הדברים לפני ר' יהושע היה הוא ורבי יוסי הכהן מהלכים בדרך אמרו אף אנו נדרוש במעשה מרכבה פתח רבי יהושע ודרש ואותו היום תקופת תמוז היה נתקשרו שמים בעבים ונראה כמין קשת בענן והיו מלאכי השרת מתקבצין ובאין לשמוע כבני אדם שמתקבצין ובאין לראות במזמוטי חתן וכלה,הלך רבי יוסי הכהן וסיפר דברים לפני רבן יוחנן בן זכאי ואמר אשריכם ואשרי יולדתכם אשרי עיני שכך ראו ואף אני ואתם בחלומי מסובין היינו על הר סיני ונתנה עלינו בת קול מן השמים עלו לכאן עלו לכאן טרקלין גדולים ומצעות נאות מוצעות לכם אתם ותלמידיכם ותלמידי תלמידיכם מזומנין לכת שלישית,איני והתניא ר' יוסי בר' יהודה אומר שלשה הרצאות הן ר' יהושע הרצה דברים לפני רבן יוחנן בן זכאי ר"ע הרצה לפני ר' יהושע חנניא בן חכינאי הרצה לפני ר"ע ואילו ר"א בן ערך לא קא חשיב דארצי וארצו קמיה קחשיב דארצי ולא ארצו קמיה לא קא חשיב והא חנניא בן חכינאי דלא ארצו קמיה וקא חשיב דארצי מיהא קמיה מאן דארצי.,ת"ר ארבעה נכנסו בפרדס ואלו הן בן עזאי ובן זומא אחר ורבי עקיבא אמר להם ר"ע כשאתם מגיעין אצל אבני שיש טהור אל תאמרו מים מים משום שנאמר (תהלים קא, ז) דובר שקרים לא יכון לנגד עיני,בן עזאי הציץ ומת עליו הכתוב אומר (תהלים קטז, טו) יקר בעיני ה' המותה לחסידיו בן זומא הציץ ונפגע ועליו הכתוב אומר (משלי כה, טז) דבש מצאת אכול דייך פן תשבענו והקאתו אחר קיצץ בנטיעות רבי עקיבא יצא בשלום,שאלו את בן זומא מהו לסרוסי כלבא אמר להם (ויקרא כב, כד) ובארצכם לא תעשו כל שבארצכם לא תעשו שאלו את בן זומא בתולה שעיברה מהו לכ"ג מי חיישינן לדשמואל דאמר שמואל

14b. b This /b case is referring b to words of Torah, /b while b that /b case is referring b to commerce. With regard to words of Torah, they were /b trustworthy; b with regard to commerce, they were not. /b ,§ The Gemara returns to the topic of the Design of the Divine Chariot. b The Sages taught: An incident /b occurred b involving Rabban Yoḥa ben Zakkai, who was riding on a donkey and was traveling along the way, and /b his student, b Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh, was riding a donkey behind him. /b Rabbi Elazar b said to him: My teacher, teach me one chapter in the Design of the /b Divine b Chariot. He said to him: /b Have b I not taught you: And one may not /b expound the Design of the Divine Chariot b to an individual, unless he is a Sage who understands on his own accord? /b Rabbi Elazar b said to him: My teacher, allow me to say before you one thing that you taught me. /b In other words, he humbly requested to recite before him his own understanding of this issue. b He said to him: Speak. /b , b Immediately, Rabban Yoḥa ben Zakkai alighted from the donkey, and wrapped /b his head in his cloak in a manner of reverence, b and sat on a stone under an olive tree. /b Rabbi Elazar b said to him: My teacher, for what reason did you alight from the donkey? He said: /b Is it b possible that /b while b you are expounding the Design of the /b Divine b Chariot, and the Divine Presence is with us, and the ministering angels are accompanying us, that I should ride on a donkey? Immediately, Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh began /b to discuss b the Design of the /b Divine b Chariot and expounded, and fire descended from heaven and encircled all the trees in the field, and all /b the trees b began reciting song. /b , b What song did they recite? “Praise the Lord from the earth, sea monsters and all depths…fruit trees and all cedars…praise the Lord” /b (Psalms 148:7–14). b An angel responded from the fire, saying: This is the very Design of the /b Divine b Chariot, /b just as you expounded. b Rabban Yoḥa ben Zakkai stood and kissed /b Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh b on his head, and said: Blessed be God, Lord of Israel, who gave our father Abraham a son /b like you, b who knows /b how b to understand, investigate, and expound the Design of the /b Divine b Chariot. There are some who expound /b the Torah’s verses b well but do not fulfill /b its imperatives b well, /b and there are some b who fulfill /b its imperatives b well but do not expound /b its verses b well, /b whereas b you expound /b its verses b well and fulfill /b its imperatives b well. Happy are you, our father Abraham, that Elazar ben Arakh came from your loins. /b ,The Gemara relates: b And when /b these b matters, /b this story involving his colleague Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh, b were recounted before Rabbi Yehoshua, he was walking along the way with Rabbi Yosei the Priest. They said: We too shall expound the Design of the /b Divine b Chariot. Rabbi Yehoshua began expounding. And that was the day of the summer solstice, /b when there are no clouds in the sky. Yet the b heavens became filled with clouds, and there was the appearance of a kind of rainbow in a cloud. And ministering angels gathered and came to listen, like people gathering and coming to see the rejoicing of a bridegroom and bride. /b , b Rabbi Yosei the Priest went and recited /b these b matters before Rabban Yoḥa ben Zakkai, /b who b said /b to him: b Happy are /b all of b you, and happy are /b the mothers b who gave birth to you; happy are my eyes that saw this, /b students such as these. b As for you and I, /b I saw b in my dream /b that b we were seated at Mount Sinai, and a Divine Voice came to us from heaven: Ascend here, ascend here, /b for b large halls /b [ b i teraklin /i /b ] b and pleasant couches are made up for you. You, your students, and the students of your students are invited to /b the b third group, /b those who will merit to welcome the Divine Presence.,The Gemara poses a question: b Is that so? But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, says: There are three lectures. /b In other words, there are three Sages with regard to whom it states that they delivered lectures on the mystical tradition: b Rabbi Yehoshua lectured /b on these b matters before Rabban Yoḥa ben Zakkai; Rabbi Akiva lectured before Rabbi Yehoshua; /b and b Ḥaya ben Ḥakhinai lectured before Rabbi Akiva. However, Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh was not included /b in the list, despite the testimony that he lectured before Rabban Yoḥa. The Gemara explains: Those b who lectured and were /b also b lectured to were included; /b but those b who lectured and were not lectured to were not included. /b The Gemara asks: b But wasn’t /b there b Ḥaya ben Ḥakhinai, who was not lectured to, and /b yet b he is included? /b The Gemara answers: Ḥaya ben Ḥakhinai b actually lectured before one who lectured /b in front of his own rabbi, so he was also included in this list.,§ b The Sages taught: Four entered the orchard [ i pardes /i ], /b i.e., dealt with the loftiest secrets of Torah, b and they are as follows: Ben Azzai; and ben Zoma; i Aḥer /i , /b the other, a name for Elisha ben Avuya; b and Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Akiva, /b the senior among them, b said to them: When, /b upon your arrival in the upper worlds, b you reach pure marble stones, do not say: Water, water, /b although they appear to be water, b because it is stated: “He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before My eyes” /b (Psalms 101:7).,The Gemara proceeds to relate what happened to each of them: b Ben Azzai glimpsed /b at the Divine Presence b and died. And with regard to him the verse states: “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His pious ones” /b (Psalms 116:15). b Ben Zoma glimpsed /b at the Divine Presence b and was harmed, /b i.e., he lost his mind. b And with regard to him the verse states: “Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you become full from it and vomit it” /b (Proverbs 25:16). b i Aḥer /i chopped down the shoots /b of saplings. In other words, he became a heretic. b Rabbi Akiva came out safely. /b ,The Gemara recounts the greatness of ben Zoma, who was an expert interpreter of the Torah and could find obscure proofs: b They asked ben Zoma: What is /b the i halakha /i with regard to b castrating a dog? /b The prohibition against castration appears alongside the sacrificial blemishes, which may imply that it is permitted to castrate an animal that cannot be sacrificed as an offering. b He said to them: /b The verse states “That which has its testicles bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut, you shall not offer to God, nor b shall you do so in your land” /b (Leviticus 22:24), from which we learn: With regard to b any /b animal b that is in your land, you shall not do /b such a thing. b They /b also b asked ben Zoma: /b A woman considered b to be a virgin who became pregt, what is /b the i halakha /i ? b A High Priest /b may marry only a virgin; is he permitted to marry her? The answer depends on the following: b Are we concerned for /b the opinion of b Shmuel? Shmuel says: /b

149. Babylonian Talmud, Gittin, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 526

59b. בור שהוא קרוב לאמה מתמלא ראשון מפני דרכי שלום,מצודות חיה ועופות ודגים יש בהן משום גזל מפני דרכי שלום ר' יוסי אומר גזל גמור,מציאת חרש שוטה וקטן יש בהן משום גזל מפני דרכי שלום ר' יוסי אומר גזל גמור,עני המנקף בראש הזית מה שתחתיו גזל מפני דרכי שלום ר' יוסי אומר גזל גמור,אין ממחין ביד עניי עובדי כוכבים בלקט שכחה ופאה מפני דרכי שלום:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big מנה"מ אמר רב מתנה דאמר קרא (דברים לא, ט) ויכתוב משה את התורה הזאת ויתנה אל הכהנים בני לוי אטו אנא לא ידענא דכהנים בני לוי נינהו אלא כהן ברישא והדר לוי,רבי יצחק נפחא אמר מהכא (דברים כא, ה) ונגשו הכהנים בני לוי אטו אנן לא ידעינן דכהנים בני לוי נינהו אלא כהן ברישא והדר לוי,רב אשי אמר מהכא (דברי הימים א כג, יג) בני עמרם אהרן ומשה ויבדל אהרן להקדישו קדש קדשים,ר' חייא בר אבא אמר מהכא (ויקרא כא, ח) וקדשתו לכל דבר שבקדושה תנא דבי רבי ישמעאל וקדשתו לכל דבר שבקדושה לפתוח ראשון ולברך ראשון וליטול מנה יפה ראשון,א"ל אביי לרב יוסף מפני דרכי שלום דאורייתא היא א"ל דאורייתא ומפני דרכי שלום,כל התורה כולה נמי מפני דרכי שלום היא דכתיב (משלי ג, יז) דרכיה דרכי נועם וכל נתיבותיה שלום,אלא אמר אביי לכדמר דתניא שנים ממתינין זה לזה בקערה שלשה אין ממתינין הבוצע הוא פושט ידו תחלה ואם בא לחלוק כבוד לרבו או למי שגדול ממנו הרשות בידו,ואמר מר עלה לא שנו אלא בסעודה אבל בבהכ"נ לא דאתו לאינצויי,אמר רב מתנה הא דאמרת בבהכ"נ לא לא אמרן אלא בשבתות וימים טובים דשכיחי רבים אבל בשני ובחמישי לא,איני והא רב הונא קרי בכהני בשבתות ויו"ט שאני רב הונא דאפילו רבי אמי ורבי אסי כהני חשיבי דא"י מיכף הוו כייפי ליה,אמר אביי נקטינן אין שם כהן נתפרדה חבילה ואמר אביי נקטינן אין שם לוי קורא כהן,איני והאמר רבי יוחנן כהן אחר כהן לא יקרא משום פגמו של ראשון לוי אחר לוי לא יקרא משום פגם שניהם כי קאמרינן באותו כהן,מ"ש לוי אחר לוי דאיכא פגם שניהם דאמרי חד מינייהו לאו לוי הוא כהן אחר כהן נמי אמרי חד מינייהו לאו כהן הוא כגון דמוחזק לן באבוה דהאי שני דכהן הוא,ה"נ דמוחזק לן באבוה דהאי שני דלוי הוא אלא אמרי ממזרת או נתינה נסיב ופסליה לזרעיה הכא נמי אמרי גרושה או חלוצה נסיב ואחליה לזרעיה,סוף סוף לוי מי קא הוי,ולמאן אי ליושבין הא קא חזו ליה אלא ליוצאין,שלחו ליה בני גלילא לרבי חלבו אחריהן

59b. The Sages enacted that b the pit that is nearest to the irrigation channel /b that supplies water to several pits or fields b is filled first on account of the ways of peace. /b They established a fixed order for the irrigation of fields, so that people would not quarrel over who is given precedence., b Animals, birds, or fish /b that were caught in b traps /b are not acquired by the one who set the traps until he actually takes possession of them. Nevertheless, if another person comes and takes them, it b is considered robbery on account of the ways of peace. Rabbi Yosei says: /b This is b full-fledged robbery. /b ,Similarly, b a lost item /b found by b a deaf-mute, an imbecile, or a minor /b is not acquired by him, since he lacks the legal competence to effect acquisition. Nevertheless, taking such an item from him b is considered robbery on account of the ways of peace. Rabbi Yosei says: /b This is b full-fledged robbery. /b ,If b a poor person gleans /b olives b at the top of an olive tree /b and olives fall to the ground under the tree, then taking those olives b that are beneath it is /b considered b robbery on account of the ways of peace. Rabbi Yosei says: /b This is b full-fledged robbery. /b , b One does not protest against poor gentiles /b who come to take b gleanings, forgotten /b sheaves, b and the produce in the corner of the field, which is given to the poor [ i pe’a /i ], /b although they are meant exclusively for the Jewish poor, b on account of the ways of peace. /b , strong GEMARA: /strong The mishna teaches that at public readings of the Torah, a priest reads first, and after him a Levite. The Gemara asks: b From where are these matters /b derived? What is the source of this i halakha /i in the Torah? b Rav Mattana said: As the verse states: “And Moses wrote this Torah, and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi” /b (Deuteronomy 31:9). The Gemara explains the inference: b Is that to say I do not know that the priests are the sons of Levi? /b Why is it necessary for the verse to say this? b Rather, /b the Torah was first delivered to the priests and afterward to the other Levites, and this serves as the source for the enactment that first b a priest /b reads from the Torah, b and after /b him b a Levite. /b , b Rabbi Yitzḥak Nappaḥa said /b that this i halakha /i is derived b from here, /b as it is written: b “And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near” /b (Deuteronomy 21:5). The Gemara asks: b Is that to say I do not know that the priests are the sons of Levi? Rather, /b the Torah was first given to the priests and afterward to the other Levites, and from this we learn that b first a priest /b reads from the Torah, b and after /b him b a Levite. /b , b Rav Ashi said /b that this i halakha /i is derived b from here: “The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy” /b (I Chronicles 23:13). This indicates that Aaron and his descendants, the priests, are considered to be holier than the rest of the tribe of Levi. Consequently, they are given precedence in public Torah readings., b Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said /b that this i halakha /i is derived b from here, /b as it is stated with regard to a priest: b “And you shall sanctify him” /b (Leviticus 21:8), giving a priest priority b for every matter of sanctity. /b And with regard to this verse, a Sage from b the school of Rabbi Yishmael taught: “And you shall sanctify him,” /b giving a priest priority b for every matter of sanctity: To open /b the discussion in the study hall b first, to recite the blessing /b of Grace after Meals b first, and to take a fine portion /b at a meal b first, /b meaning that he can choose any portion at a meal for himself., b Abaye said to Rav Yosef: /b According to this, why does the mishna teach that the priest reads first from the Torah b on account of the ways of peace, /b indicating that this is a rabbinic enactment? Is it not b by Torah law /b that he reads first? Rav Yosef b said to /b Abaye: Indeed, it is b by Torah law, but /b the reason that the priest reads first is b on account of the ways of peace. /b ,Abaye objected: Aren’t the i halakhot /i of b the entire Torah also /b given b on account of the ways of peace, as it is written: “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace” /b (Proverbs 3:17)? Consequently, this i halakha /i is no different from the other i halakhot /i in the Torah, all of which were given to increase pleasantness and tranquility in the world., b Rather, Abaye said: /b The mishna’s statement that a priest reads first from the Torah on account of the ways of peace b is in accordance with /b what was said by b my master, /b Rabba. b As it is taught /b in a i baraita /i ( i Tosefta /i , i Berakhot /i 5:3): When b two people /b are eating together b from a single dish, /b they must b wait for each other, /b but if there are b three, /b each eats when he wishes and they do b not /b need to b wait /b for each other. Generally, b the one who breaks bread extends his hand /b to take food b first, but if he wishes to show respect to his teacher or to one who is greater /b than he and allow him to take first, b he has permission /b to do so., b And the Master, /b Rabba, b said with regard to /b this i baraita /i : b They taught /b this b with regard to a meal, /b that one may show honor to a person of greater stature and allow him to take food first. b But in the synagogue, /b one may b not /b show another honor, because the congregants are liable to b come to quarrel /b about who is the most distinguished among them. Accordingly, the ruling of the mishna is that to prevent strife and controversy, it is not permitted for a priest to honor an Israelite and allow him to read first from the Torah in his place., b Rav Mattana said: /b With regard to b this /b matter b that you stated, /b that b in the synagogue /b a priest is b not /b permitted to honor an Israelite and allow him to read first, b we said /b this b only concerning i Shabbatot /i and Festivals, when many people are present /b for the services, b but not on Mondays and Thursdays, /b when only a small number of people are there. On those days it is permitted for one to honor his superior, and there is no concern that this will lead to a quarrel.,The Gemara asks: b Is that so? /b Is it actually prohibited for a priest to honor his teacher and allow him to read first in his place? b But didn’t Rav Huna, /b who was not a priest, b read /b the Torah section ordinarily reserved b for priests, /b even b on i Shabbatot /i and Festivals? /b The Gemara answers: b Rav Huna is different, as even Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi, the most important priests in Eretz Yisrael, were subject to his /b jurisdiction. Therefore, there was no concern about a quarrel, because everyone agreed that he was the leading authority of the generation and it was fitting that he should read from the Torah first.,§ b Abaye said /b that b we have a tradition /b that if b there is no priest there /b in the synagogue at the time of the Torah reading, b the bundle is separated, /b i.e., a Levite is not shown precedence over Israelites. b And Abaye said /b that b we have a tradition /b that if b there is no Levite there /b in the synagogue, b a priest reads /b in his place.,The Gemara asks: b Is that so? But didn’t Rabbi Yoḥa say: /b One b priest should not read after /b another b priest, because /b people might mistakenly think that the second priest was called to read due to b a flaw /b that was found b in /b the status of b the first /b one, i.e., that he was found not to be a priest. And one b Levite should not read after /b another b Levite, because /b people might mistakenly think that there is b a flaw in both of them. /b If two Levites read one after the other, people might say that the second is not a Levite but an Israelite, or else that the first was not a Levite, and therefore a real Levite was called to read in his place. The Gemara answers: b When we said /b that when there is no Levite present a priest reads in his place, we were speaking b of the same priest /b who had already read from the Torah, for in that case there is no concern that people will think that a flaw had been found in his status.,The Gemara raises a question with regard to Rabbi Yoḥa’s statement: b What is different /b that in the case where one b Levite /b reads from the Torah b after /b another b Levite, /b Rabbi Yoḥa says b that there is /b concern that people might mistakenly think that there is b a flaw in both of them? /b It must be that he is concerned that people might b say /b that b one of them, /b either the first or the second, b is /b certainly b not a Levite. /b If so, in the case where one b priest /b reads from the Torah b after /b another b priest, /b he should b also /b be concerned that people might b say /b that b one of them, /b either the first or the second, b is /b certainly b not a priest. /b Why, then, was Rabbi Yoḥa concerned only about suspicions that might be raised about the first priest? The Gemara answers: He speaks about a case b where we have a presumption concerning the father of the second /b one, b that he is a priest. /b ,The Gemara asks: If so, b here too, /b in the case of the Levites let us say that b we have a presumption concerning the father of the second /b one, b that he is a Levite. Rather, /b the concern here is that even if it is known that he is the son of a Levite, people might b say /b that perhaps the father b married a i mamzeret /i , /b a daughter born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship, b or a Gibeonite woman, and /b thereby b disqualified his children, /b so that they are considered Israelites rather than Levites. If so, then b here too, /b in the case of the priests, there is concern that people might b say /b that perhaps the priest’s father b married a divorced woman or a i yevama /i who underwent i ḥalitza /i [ i ḥalutza /i ] and /b thereby b disqualified his children /b from the priesthood (see Leviticus 21:7).,The Gemara answers: b Ultimately, is he a Levite? /b If the priest is disqualified from the priesthood owing to his blemished lineage, he has the status of an Israelite, not a Levite. Therefore, if he reads from the Torah after another priest, and it is known that his father is a priest, then it must be that he too is a qualified priest. Therefore, the only reason for concern is that people might say that there is a flaw in the status of the first priest.,With regard to the concern itself, the Gemara asks: b And about whom /b is there a concern? Who might mistakenly think that the first priest’s status is blemished? b If /b you say that the concern is b for those sitting /b in the synagogue until the end of the Torah reading, that is not a valid concern, as b they see /b that he is counted as one of the seven who must read from the Torah, and therefore he must certainly be a qualified priest. b Rather, /b the concern is b for those who leave /b before the conclusion of the reading, and do not know that he was counted among the seven readers., b The people of the Galilee sent /b a question b to Rabbi Ḥelbo: After them, /b the priest and the Levite,

150. Babylonian Talmud, Eruvin, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 483

96a. ואיבעית אימא דכ"ע לצאת לא בעי כוונה והכא לעבור משום בל תוסיף קמיפלגי דתנא קמא סבר לעבור משום בל תוסיף לא בעי כוונה ורבן גמליאל סבר לעבור משום בל תוסיף בעי כוונה,ואיבעית אימא אי דסבירא לן דשבת זמן תפילין דכ"ע לא לעבור בעי כוונה ולא לצאת בעי כוונה,והכא בלעבור שלא בזמנו קמיפלגי תנא קמא סבר לא בעי כוונה ורבן גמליאל סבר לעבור שלא בזמנו בעי כוונה,אי הכי לרבי מאיר זוג אחד נמי לא,ועוד הישן בשמיני בסוכה ילקה אלא מחוורתא כדשנינן מעיקרא,ומאן שמעת ליה שבת זמן תפילין ר' עקיבא דתניא (שמות יג, י) ושמרת את החקה הזאת למועדה מימים ימימה ימים ולא לילות מימים ולא כל ימים פרט לשבתות וימים טובים דברי רבי יוסי הגלילי,ר' עקיבא אומר לא נאמר חוקה זו אלא לענין פסח בלבד,ואלא הא דתנן הפסח והמילה מצות עשה לימא דלא כרבי עקיבא דאי ר"ע כיון דמוקי לה בפסח לאו נמי איכא כדרבי אבין א"ר אילעאי דאמר רבי אבין אמר רבי אילעאי כל מקום שנאמר השמר פן ואל אינו אלא בלא תעשה,אפילו תימא רבי עקיבא השמר דלאו לאו השמר דעשה עשה,וסבר רבי עקיבא שבת זמן תפילין הוא והתניא ר"ע אומר יכול יניח אדם תפילין בשבתות וימים טובים ת"ל (שמות יג, ט) והיה לך לאות על ידך מי שצריכין אות יצאו אלו שהן גופן אות,אלא האי תנא הוא דתניא הניעור בלילה רצה חולץ רצה מניח דברי רבי נתן יונתן הקיטוני אומר אין מניחין תפילין בלילה מדלילה לתנא קמא זמן תפילין שבת נמי זמן תפילין,דילמא ס"ל לילה זמן תפילין הוא שבת לאו זמן תפילין הוא דהא שמעינן ליה לרבי עקיבא דאמר לילה זמן תפילין הוא שבת לאו זמן תפילין הוא,אלא האי תנא הוא דתניא מיכל בת כושי היתה מנחת תפילין ולא מיחו בה חכמים ואשתו של יונה היתה עולה לרגל ולא מיחו בה חכמים מדלא מיחו בה חכמים אלמא קסברי מצות עשה שלא הזמן גרמא היא,ודילמא סבר לה

96a. b And if you wish, say /b instead that b everyone agrees /b that b to fulfill /b a mitzva b one does not need intent, and here they disagree with regard to /b the condition needed b to violate /b the prohibition: b Do not add /b to mitzvot of the Torah. b As the first i tanna /i holds /b that b one does not need intent to violate /b the prohibition: b Do not add /b to mitzvot. One who dons another pair of phylacteries transgresses the prohibition against adding to mitzvot even if he does not don them with the intention of fulfilling the mitzva. b And Rabban Gamliel holds /b that in order b to violate /b the prohibition: b Do not add /b to mitzvot, b one needs intent /b to perform a mitzva. Since in this case one’s intention is merely to move the phylacteries to a safer place, he may don a second pair., b And if you wish, say /b instead that the dispute may be explained as follows. b If we were to maintain /b that b Shabbat is /b a fit b time for /b donning b phylacteries, everyone /b would b agree /b that b one does not need intent to violate /b the prohibition against adding to mitzvot, b nor does one need intent to fulfill /b a mitzva. In this case, one’s intention has no bearing on his action., b However, here, they disagree with regard to /b the condition for b violating /b the prohibition against adding to a mitzva b not in its /b proper b time, /b i.e., when a mitzva is performed not at its prescribed time. b The first i tanna /i holds /b that if the act of a mitzva is performed not in its proper time, b one does not need intent; /b that is, even if one does not intend to perform the mitzva he nonetheless violates the prohibition against adding to mitzvot by his action alone. Consequently, in this case, a person may not don more than one pair of phylacteries. b And Rabban Gamliel holds that to violate /b the prohibition against adding to a mitzva b not in its /b proper b time, one needs intent /b to fulfill the mitzva. Without such intent one does not violate the prohibition, and therefore in this case he may don a second pair of phylacteries.,With regard to this last explanation the Gemara asks: b If so, according to /b the opinion of b Rabbi Meir /b one should b not even /b don b one pair /b of phylacteries. According to Rabbi Meir’s opinion, one who does so violates the prohibition against adding to mitzvot merely by donning one pair, since he is fulfilling the mitzva of phylacteries at a time when he is not commanded to do so., b And furthermore, /b according to this opinion, b one who sleeps in a i sukka /i on the Eighth Day /b of Assembly b should be flogged /b for violating the prohibition against adding to mitzvot, as he adds to the mitzva of: “You shall dwell in booths for seven days” (Leviticus 23:42). Yet the Sages instituted that outside of Eretz Yisrael, Jews must observe i Sukkot /i for eight days, even though one who sleeps in a i sukka /i on the eighth night outside of Eretz Yisrael transgresses a Torah law. b Rather, it is clear as we originally answered, /b i.e., you must accept one of the other explanations.,Since the topic of phylacteries was discussed, the Gemara continues to explore this issue. b Whom did you hear /b who said that b Shabbat is /b a fit b time for /b donning b phylacteries? /b It is b Rabbi Akiva, as it was taught /b in a i baraita /i with regard to the end of the section in the Torah beginning with: “Sanctify all firstborns to me” (Exodus 13:2), which deals with the mitzvot of the Paschal lamb and phylacteries: b “And you shall observe this ordice in its season from year [ i miyamim /i ] to year” /b (Exodus 13:10), which indicates that these mitzvot apply during the b days /b [ b i yamim /i /b ] b and not /b during the b nights. /b Furthermore, the letter i mem /i in b “from year” [ i miyamim /i ] /b teaches: b But not /b on b all days; /b this b excludes Shabbat and Festivals, /b on which phylacteries are not worn. This is b the statement of Rabbi Yosei HaGelili. /b , b Rabbi Akiva says: This ordice is stated only with regard to the Paschal /b lamb, and it does not refer to phylacteries at all. According to Rabbi Akiva, there is no reason to refrain from donning phylacteries on Shabbat and Festivals.,The Gemara asks: b But /b with regard to b that /b which b we learned /b in a mishna that b the Paschal /b lamb b and circumcision are positive mitzvot, let us say that /b this statement is b not in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Akiva. /b The reason for this claim is b that if /b you say this teaching is in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Akiva, since he establishes /b this verse as referring b to the Paschal /b lamb, this would mean that in failure to bring this offering there b is also /b the violation of b a negative /b mitzva, b in accordance with /b the principle b that Rabbi Avin /b said that b Rabbi Elai said. As Rabbi Avin said /b that b Rabbi Elai said: Any place /b where b it is stated: Observe, lest, or do not, /b this means b nothing other than a negative /b mitzva, as these are negative terms. Consequently, the verse “You shall observe this ordice,” which refers to the Paschal lamb, constitutes a negative mitzva.,The Gemara rejects this: b Even if you say /b that b Rabbi Akiva /b holds that no negative mitzva applies to the Paschal lamb, it is not difficult, as an additional principle must be taken into account. Although it is true that the term b observe with regard to a negative /b mitzva indicates the presence of another b negative /b mitzva; that same term b observe /b with regard to b a positive /b mitzva has the force of b a positive /b mitzva, as the Torah is warning adherents to take special care in the observance of a mitzva. The word observe in connection with the Paschal lamb is an example of this type of positive mitzva.,The Gemara returns to the issue at hand: b And /b does b Rabbi Akiva /b really b hold that Shabbat is a time for /b donning b phylacteries? Wasn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i that b Rabbi Akiva says: /b I b might /b have thought that b a person should don phylacteries on i Shabbatot /i and Festivals. /b Therefore, b the verse states: “And it shall be for a sign for you on your arm, /b and for a remembrance between your eyes, so that God’s law shall be in your mouth; for with a strong arm God brought you out of Egypt” (Exodus 13:9). The obligation to don phylacteries applies when Jews b require a sign /b to assert their Judaism and their status as the Chosen People, i.e., during the week, b excluding /b Shabbat and Festivals, b as they are themselves signs /b of Israel’s status as the Chosen People and a remembrance of the exodus from Egypt. Consequently, no further sign is required on these days. This teaching proves that Rabbi Akiva maintains that Shabbat is not a fit time for donning phylacteries., b Rather, it is this i tanna /i , /b Rabbi Natan, who maintains that Shabbat is a fit time for donning phylacteries, b as it was taught /b in a i baraita /i : With regard to b one who is awake at night, if he wishes he /b may b remove /b his phylacteries, and b if he wishes he /b may continue to b don /b them, and he need not worry about violating the prohibition against adding to mitzvot. This is b the statement of Rabbi Natan. Yonatan HaKitoni says: One /b may b not don phylacteries at night. From /b the fact b that according to the first i tanna /i , /b Rabbi Natan, b night is /b a fit b time for phylacteries, /b it may be inferred that b Shabbat, too, is a time for /b donning b phylacteries, /b as Rabbi Natan evidently does not accept Rabbi Yosei HaGelili’s limitation based on the phrase: From year to year.,The Gemara rejects this contention: This is not a conclusive proof, as b perhaps he holds /b that although b night is /b a fit b time for phylacteries, Shabbat is not /b a fit b time for phylacteries. As we /b have b heard that Rabbi Akiva said /b that b night is a time for phylacteries, /b because he does not accept the limitation of “from days to days,” and yet he maintains that b Shabbat is not a time for phylacteries, /b as no sign is required on Shabbat. It is therefore possible that Rabbi Natan holds the same opinion., b Rather, /b we must say that b it is this i tanna /i /b who maintains that Shabbat is a time for phylacteries, b as it was taught /b in a i baraita /i : b Michal, daughter of Kushi, /b King Saul, b would don phylacteries, and the Sages did not protest against her /b behavior, as she was permitted to do so. b And /b similarly, b Jonah’s wife would undertake the Festival pilgrimage and the Sages did not protest against her /b practice. b From /b the fact b that the Sages did not protest against /b Michal’s donning phylacteries, b it is apparent that these /b Sages b hold /b that phylacteries b is a positive mitzva not bound by time, /b i.e., it is a mitzva whose performance is mandated at all times, including nights and Shabbat. There is an accepted principle that women are obligated in all positive mitzvot not bound by time.,The Gemara rejects this contention: b But perhaps /b that i tanna /i b holds /b

151. Babylonian Talmud, Berachot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 565, 567; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 614

13b. (דברים ו, ו) אשר אנכי מצוך היום על לבבך מכאן אתה למד שכל הפרשה כולה צריכה כוונה,אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר ר' יוחנן הלכה כר"ע,איכא דמתני לה אהא דתניא הקורא את שמע צריך שיכוין את לבו ר' אחא משום ר' יהודה אומר כיון שכוון לבו בפרק ראשון שוב אינו צריך אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר ר' יוחנן הלכה כר' אחא שאמר משום ר' יהודה,תניא אידך והיו שלא יקרא למפרע על לבבך ר' זוטרא אומר עד כאן מצות כוונה מכאן ואילך מצות קריאה רבי יאשיה אומר עד כאן מצות קריאה מכאן ואילך מצות כוונה,מ"ש מכאן ואילך מצות קריאה דכתיב לדבר בם הכא נמי הא כתיב ודברת בם,ה"ק עד כאן מצות כוונה וקריאה מכאן ואילך קריאה בלא כוונה,ומאי שנא עד כאן מצות כוונה וקריאה דכתיב על לבבך ודברת בם התם נמי הא כתיב על לבבכם לדבר בם,ההוא מבעי ליה לכדרבי יצחק דאמר (דברים יא, יח) ושמתם את דברי אלה צריכה שתהא שימה כנגד הלב:,אמר מר ר' יאשיה אומר עד כאן מצות קריאה מכאן ואילך מצות כוונה מ"ש מכאן ואילך מצות כוונה משום דכתיב על לבבכם הכא נמי הא כתיב על לבבך,ה"ק עד כאן מצות קריאה וכוונה מכאן ואילך כוונה בלא קריאה,ומ"ש עד כאן מצות קריאה וכוונה דכתיב על לבבך ודברת בם התם נמי הא כתיב על לבבכם לדבר בם,ההוא בדברי תורה כתיב וה"ק רחמנא אגמירו בנייכו תורה כי היכי דליגרסו בהו:,ת"ר (דברים ו, ד) שמע ישראל ה' אלהינו ה' אחד עד כאן צריכה כוונת הלב דברי ר"מ אמר רבא הלכה כר"מ,תניא סומכוס אומר כל המאריך באחד מאריכין לו ימיו ושנותיו אמר רב אחא בר יעקב ובדלי"ת אמר רב אשי ובלבד שלא יחטוף בחי"ת,ר' ירמיה הוה יתיב קמיה דר' [חייא בר אבא] חזייה דהוה מאריך טובא א"ל כיון דאמליכתיה למעלה ולמטה ולארבע רוחות השמים תו לא צריכת:,אמר רב נתן בר מר עוקבא אמר רב יהודה על לבבך בעמידה על לבבך סלקא דעתך אלא אימא עד על לבבך בעמידה מכאן ואילך לא ורבי יוחנן אמר כל הפרשה כולה בעמידה,ואזדא ר' יוחנן לטעמיה דאמר רבה בר בר חנה א"ר יוחנן הלכה כר' אחא שאמר משום ר' יהודה:,ת"ר שמע ישראל ה' אלהינו ה' אחד זו ק"ש של ר' יהודה הנשיא א"ל רב לר' חייא לא חזינא ליה לרבי דמקבל עליה מלכות שמים אמר ליה בר פחתי בשעה שמעביר ידיו על פניו מקבל עליו עול מלכות שמים,חוזר וגומרה או אינו חוזר וגומרה בר קפרא אומר אינו חוזר וגומרה רבי שמעון ברבי אומר חוזר וגומרה א"ל בר קפרא לר"ש ברבי בשלמא לדידי דאמינא אינו חוזר וגומרה היינו דמהדר רבי אשמעתא דאית בה יציאת מצרים אלא לדידך דאמרת חוזר וגומרה למה ליה לאהדורי,כדי להזכיר יציאת מצרים בזמנה,אמר ר' אילא בריה דרב שמואל בר מרתא משמיה דרב אמר שמע ישראל ה' אלהינו ה' אחד ונאנס בשינה יצא אמר ליה רב נחמן לדרו עבדיה בפסוקא קמא צערן טפי לא תצערן אמר ליה רב יוסף לרב יוסף בריה דרבה אבוך היכי הוה עביד אמר ליה בפסוקא קמא הוה קא מצער נפשיה טפי לא הוה מצער נפשיה,אמר רב יוסף פרקדן לא יקרא קריאת שמע מקרא הוא דלא ליקרי הא מיגנא שפיר דמי והא רבי יהושע בן לוי לייט אמאן דגני אפרקיד,אמרי מיגנא כי מצלי שפיר דמי מקרא אע"ג דמצלי נמי אסור,והא ר' יוחנן מצלי וקרי,שאני ר' יוחנן דבעל בשר הוה:,ובפרקים שואל וכו',משיב מחמת מאי אילימא מפני הכבוד השתא משאל שאיל אהדורי מבעיא אלא שואל מפני הכבוד ומשיב שלום לכל אדם אימא סיפא ובאמצע שואל מפני היראה ומשיב,משיב מחמת מאי אילימא מפני היראה השתא משאל שאיל אהדורי מבעיא אלא מפני הכבוד היינו דר"י דתנן ר"י אומר באמצע שואל מפני היראה ומשיב מפני הכבוד ובפרקים שואל מפני הכבוד ומשיב שלום לכל אדם,חסורי מחסרא והכי קתני בפרקים שואל מפני הכבוד ואין צריך לומר שהוא משיב ובאמצע שואל מפני היראה ואין צריך לומר שהוא משיב דברי ר"מ רבי יהודה אומר באמצע שואל מפני היראה ומשיב מפני הכבוד

13b. b “Which I command you this day, will be upon your heart.” /b Surely the word these, does not come to limit the mitzva of intent. On the contrary, b from here you derive that the entire portion requires intent. /b , b Rabba bar bar Ḥana said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: The i halakha /i is in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Akiva; /b the entire portion requires intent., b Some teach this /b i halakha /i stated by Rabbi Yoḥa b with regard to that which was taught /b in a i Tosefta /i , where there is a tannaitic dispute. The first i tanna /i holds: b One who recites i Shema /i must focus his heart /b for the entire i Shema /i . b Rabbi Aḥa says in the name of Rabbi Yehuda: Once he focused his heart for the first paragraph /b alone, b he no longer requires /b intent. With regard to this i Tosefta /i , b Rabba bar bar Ḥana said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: The i halakha /i is in accordance with Rabbi Aḥa who said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda. /b While this differs from the previous version in form, it arrives at the same conclusion., b It was taught /b in b another /b i baraita /i on this subject, which cited different opinions. From: b And they will be, /b recited in i Shema /i , it is derived that b it may not be recited out of order. /b From: b Upon your heart, Rav Zutra says: To this point, /b there is b the mitzva of intent; from here on, /b beginning with the second paragraph, there is only b the mitzva of recitation. Rabbi Yoshiya says /b that it means the opposite: b To this point, /b there is b the mitzva of recitation; from here on /b there is only b the mitzva of intent. /b ,At first the Gemara understands that Rav Zutra required recitation only in the second paragraph, while in the first paragraph only intent was required. Therefore, the Gemara asks: b What is different, /b that b from here on, /b beginning with the second paragraph, there is b the mitzva of recitation? /b Is it because b it is written: /b “And you shall teach them to your children, b to speak of them” /b (Deuteronomy 11:19)? This is no proof, as b here too, /b in the first paragraph b it is written: “And you shall speak of them.” /b The mitzva of recitation applies to the first paragraph as well.,Rather, b he is saying as follows: To this point /b there is b the mitzva of /b both b intent and recitation, /b but b from here on, /b there is only the mitzva of b recitation without intent. /b ,Again the Gemara asks: According to Rav Zutra, b what is different, /b that b to this point, /b in the first paragraph, there is b the mitzva of /b both b intent and recitation /b because there are two requirements in the first paragraph, b as it is written: “Upon your heart…and you shall speak of them”? There, too, /b in the second paragraph b it is also written: “And you shall place these words upon your heart…to speak of them,” /b indicating that intent is also required in that paragraph.,The Gemara responds: b That verse is necessary to derive /b that which was taught by b Rabbi Yitzḥak, who said: “And you shall place these words” /b refers literally to the paragraphs of i Shema /i found in the phylacteries. The verse teaches b that the placement /b of the phylacteries of the arm b must be opposite the heart. /b ,The Gemara now attempts to clarify the second opinion in the i baraita /i . b The Master said, Rabbi Yoshiya says: To this point /b at the end of the first paragraph, there is b the mitzva of recitation; from here on /b there is b the mitzva of intent. /b The Gemara asks: b What is different, /b that b from here on, /b beginning with the second paragraph, there is b the mitzva of intent? /b Is it b because it is written /b in the second paragraph: “And you shall place these words b upon your heart”? /b That is no proof, as b here too, /b in the first paragraph b it is written: “Upon your heart.” /b ,The Gemara responds that b he is saying as follows: To this point, /b there is b the mitzva of /b both b recitation and intent, /b but b from here on, /b there is only the mitzva of b intent without recitation. /b ,The Gemara continues: b And what is different, /b that b to this point, /b in the first paragraph, there is b the mitzva of recitation and intent /b because there are two requirements, b as it is written: Upon your heart /b as well as: b And you shall speak of them? There, too, /b with regard to the second paragraph b isn’t it written: /b And you shall place these words b upon your heart /b …and you shall teach them to your children, b to speak of them? /b ,Rabbi Yoshiya responded: b That /b verse refers to b Torah study /b in general, not to the recitation of i Shema /i in particular. b And the Torah says the following: Teach your children Torah, that they will be well-versed in them. /b , b The Sages taught /b in another i baraita /i with regard to one who recites i Shema /i and utters the verse, b “Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” Intent of the heart is /b only b required to this point. /b This is b the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rava said: /b In this matter, b the i halakha /i is in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Meir. /b , b It was taught /b in a i baraita /i , b Sumakhos says: One who extends /b his intonation b of /b the word b One [ i eḥad /i ] /b while reciting i Shema /i , is rewarded that b his days and years are extended. Rav Aḥa bar Ya’akov said: /b This is only true if he extends b the /b letter b i dalet /i , /b so the word i eḥad /i is sounded in its entirety. b Rav Ashi said: /b This is b only so long as one does not /b pronounce the letter b i ḥet /i hurriedly. /b ,The Gemara relates that b Rabbi Yirmeya was seated before Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba. He saw that he was greatly extending /b his pronunciation of i eḥad /i . b He said to him: Once you have crowned Him /b in your thoughts b over /b everything b above, /b in Heaven, b below, /b on earth, b and in the four corners of the heavens, you need not /b extend any b further. /b , b Rav Natan bar Mar Ukva said /b that b Rav Yehuda said: /b One must recite b upon your heart, while standing /b in one place. The Gemara is perplexed: b Does it enter your mind /b that b upon your heart /b alone must be recited while standing in one place? What distinguishes that phrase from the rest of i Shema /i ? b Rather, say: /b One must recite b until upon your heart /b while b standing /b in one place. b From here on, /b one need b not /b stand in one place. b Rabbi Yoḥa said: /b One must recite b the entire /b first b portion /b while b standing /b in one place.,The Gemara notes: b Rabbi Yoḥa /b is consistent b and follows his reasoning /b expressed elsewhere, as b Rabba bar bar Ḥana said /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa said: The i halakha /i is in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Aḥa who said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda; /b one is required to recite the entire first paragraph of i Shema /i with intent., b The Sages taught /b in a i baraita /i : The single verse, b “Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One”; this is Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi’s recitation of i Shema /i . /b The Gemara relates: b Rav said to /b his uncle, b Rabbi Ḥiyya: I did not see Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi b accept the kingship of Heaven upon himself, /b meaning that he did not see him recite i Shema /i . Rabbi Ḥiyya b said to him: Son of noblemen [ i bar paḥtei /i /b ], b when /b Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi b passed his hands over his face /b in the study hall in the middle of his lesson, b he accepted the yoke of the kingdom of Heaven upon himself, /b as his i Shema /i was comprised of a single verse.,Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi’s students and members of his household disputed: b Does he complete /b i Shema /i b later or does he not complete it later? Bar Kappara says: He does not complete it later. Rabbi Shimon, son of Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi, b says: He completes it later. Bar Kappara said to Rabbi Shimon, son of Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi: b Granted, according to my /b position, b that I say that /b Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi b does not complete /b i Shema /i b later, that is why /b when he taught, b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi would specifically b seek a topic that included the exodus from Egypt, /b as by so doing he fulfills the mitzva to remember the Exodus; a mitzva that others fulfill in their recitation of the last paragraph of i Shema /i . b But according to you, who says that he completes /b his recitation of i Shema /i b later, why, /b when he teaches, b would /b he specifically b seek /b a topic that included the exodus from Egypt?,Rabbi Shimon responded: Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi did so b in order to mention the exodus from Egypt at its /b appointed b time, /b during the time of the recitation of i Shema /i .,Based on this i halakha /i , b Rabbi Ila, son of Rav Shmuel bar Marta, said in the name of Rav: One who recited /b the verse, b “Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One,” and was /b immediately b overcome by sleep, fulfilled /b his obligation to recite i Shema /i . Similarly, b Rav Naḥman said to his slave, Daru: /b If you see that I have fallen asleep, b bother me /b to recite b the first verse, do not bother me /b to recite any b more /b than that. Similarly, b Rav Yosef said to Rav Yosef, son of Rabba: What would your father do? /b Rav Yosef, son of Rabba, b said to him: He would exert himself /b not to fall asleep in order to recite b the first verse, he would not exert himself /b to recite any b more /b than that., b Rav Yosef said: One who is lying [ i perakdan /i ] on his back may not recite i Shema /i , /b for lying that way is unbecoming. The Gemara asks: Is that to say that b one may not recite /b i Shema /i in this position, b but to /b sleep b lying /b in that position b is permissible? Didn’t Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi curse one who /b sleeps b lying on his back? /b ,The Gemara answers: b If one /b lies on his back b while leaning /b slightly to the side, b it is permissible. /b Nonetheless, b to recite /b i Shema /i in this position, b even though he is leaning, is prohibited. /b ,The Gemara asks: b Wouldn’t Rabbi Yoḥa /b lie on his back, b lean /b slightly b and recite /b i Shema /i ?,The Gemara responds: The case of b Rabbi Yoḥa is different, /b because b he was corpulent /b and it was difficult for him to read any other way.,The mishna cited Rabbi Meir’s statement: b At the /b breaks between b paragraphs, one may greet /b an individual due to the respect that he is obligated to show him, and may respond. And in the middle of each paragraph, one may greet an individual due to the fear that the individual may harm him if he fails do so, and may respond.,About this, the Gemara asks: He may b respond due to what /b circumstance? b If you say /b that one may respond b due to respect; now that /b we learned that b one may greet /b another due to respect, b is it necessary /b to say that b one may respond /b due to respect? b Rather, /b it must be explained as follows: b One may greet due to respect and respond with a greeting to any person. /b But if that is the case, b say the latter clause /b of the mishna: b In the middle /b of each paragraph b one may greet due to fear and return /b another’s greeting due to fear.,Here too, it must be clarified: He may b respond due to what /b circumstance? b If you say /b that one may respond b due to fear; now that /b we have learned that b one may greet /b another due to fear, b is it necessary /b to say that b one may respond /b due to fear? b Rather, /b it must mean that one may respond to another’s greeting even b due to honor. /b If so, b that is /b identical to the opinion of b Rabbi Yehuda, as we learned /b in the mishna: b In the middle /b of each paragraph, b one may greet /b another b due to fear and respond due to respect. At the /b breaks between b paragraphs, one may greet /b another b due to respect and respond with a greeting to any person. /b If so, what is the dispute between them?,The Gemara says: The mishna b is incomplete; /b it is missing an important element, b and it teaches the following: At the /b breaks between the b paragraphs, one may greet due to respect, and, needless to say, he may respond /b due to respect. b In the middle /b of each paragraph b one may greet due to fear, and, needless to say, he may respond /b due to fear. This is the b statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yehuda says: In the middle /b of each paragraph b one may greet due to fear and respond due to respect. /b

152. Babylonian Talmud, Bava Qamma, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 489

99b. רבא אמר דכ"ע ישנה לשכירות מתחילה ועד סוף ודכולי עלמא המקדש במלוה אינה מקודשת ודכולי עלמא אין אומן קונה בשבח כלי,אלא הכא במאי עסקינן כגון שהוסיף לה נופך משלו רבי מאיר סבר מלוה ופרוטה דעתה אפרוטה ורבנן סברי מלוה ופרוטה דעתה אמלוה,ובפלוגתא דהני תנאי דתניא בשכר שעשיתי עמך אינה מקודשת בשכר שאעשה עמך מקודשת רבי נתן אומר בשכר שאעשה עמך אינה מקודשת וכל שכן בשכר שעשיתי עמך,ורבי יהודה הנשיא אומר באמת אמרו בין בשכר שעשיתי עמך ובין בשכר שאעשה עמך אינה מקודשת ואם הוסיף לה נופך משלו מקודשת,(מאי איכא) בין ת"ק לרבי נתן איכא בינייהו שכירות בין רבי נתן לר' יהודה הנשיא איכא בינייהו מלוה ופרוטה,אמר שמואל טבח אומן שקלקל חייב לשלם מזיק הוא פושע הוא נעשה כאומר לו שחוט לי מכאן ושחט לו מכאן,למה ליה למימר מזיק הוא פושע הוא אי אמר מזיק הוא הוה אמינא הני מילי היכא דקא עביד בשכר אבל היכא דקא עביד בחנם לא קמ"ל פושע הוא,איתיביה רב חמא בר גוריא לשמואל הנותן בהמה לטבח וניבלה אומן פטור הדיוט חייב ואם נותן שכר בין הדיוט בין אומן חייב אמר ליה לעכר מוחך,אתא ההוא מרבנן קא מותיב ליה א"ל השתא שקלת מאי דשקל חברך קאמינא לכו אנא רבי מאיר וקאמריתו לי רבנן אמאי לא דייקת מילי שאני אומר מזיק הוא פושע הוא נעשה כאומר לו שחוט לי מכאן ושחט לו מכאן מאן אית ליה האי סברא רבי מאיר דאמר מבעי ליה למירמי אנפשיה,הי רבי מאיר אילימא [הא] רבי מאיר (קל"ן סימן),דתנן קשרו בעליו במוסירה ונעל בפניו כראוי ויצא והזיק בין תם בין מועד חייב דברי רבי מאיר,התם בקראי פליגי,אלא הא רבי מאיר דתנן לצבוע לו אדום וצבעו שחור שחור וצבעו אדום רבי מאיר אומר נותן לו דמי צמרו התם בידים קלאו מיניה,אלא הא רבי מאיר דתנן נשברה כדו ולא סילקה נפלה גמלו ולא העמידה רבי מאיר אומר חייב בנזקן וחכמים אומרים פטור מדיני אדם וחייב בדיני שמים וקיימא לן דבנתקל פושע הוא פליגי,אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר רבי יוחנן טבח אומן שקלקל חייב ואפילו הוא אומן כטבחי ציפורי ומי אמר רבי יוחנן הכי והאמר רבה בר בר חנה עובדא הוה קמיה דרבי יוחנן בכנישתא דמעון ואמר ליה זיל אייתי ראיה דממחית לתרנגולים ואפטרך,לא קשיא כאן בחנם כאן בשכר כי הא דאמר רבי זירא הרוצה שיתחייב לו טבח יקדים לו דינר,מיתיבי המוליך חטים לטחון ולא לתתן ועשאן סובין או מורסן קמח לנחתום ועשאו פת ניפולין בהמה לטבח וניבלה חייב מפני שהוא כנושא שכר אימא מפני שהוא נושא שכר,ההוא מגרומתא דאתאי לקמיה דרב טרפיה ופטריה לטבח מלשלומי דמי פגעו ביה רב כהנא ורב אסי בההוא גברא אמרו ליה עביד בך רב תרתי,מאי תרתי אילימא תרתי לגריעותא דאיבעי ליה לאכשורי כר' יוסי בר' יהודה וטרפה כרבנן ואי נמי כרבנן דאיבעי ליה חיובא לטבחא ומי שרי למימר כי האי גונא,והתניא לכשיצא לא יאמר אני מזכה וחבירי מחייבין אבל מה אעשה שחבירי רבו עלי ועל זה נאמר (משלי יא, יג) הולך רכיל מגלה סוד,אלא תרתי למעליותא דלא אוכלך ספק איסורא ומנעך מספק גזילה,איתמר המראה דינר לשולחני ונמצא רע תני חדא אומן פטור הדיוט חייב ותניא אידך בין אומן בין הדיוט חייב,אמר רב פפא כי תניא אומן פטור כגון דנכו ואיסור דלא צריכי למיגמר כלל אלא במאי טעו טעו בסיכתא חדתא דההיא שעתא דנפק מתותי סיכתא,ההיא איתתא דאחזיא דינרא לרבי חייא אמר לה מעליא הוא למחר אתאי לקמיה ואמרה ליה אחזיתיה ואמרו לי בישא הוא ולא קא נפיק לי אמר ליה לרב זיל חלפיה ניהלה וכתוב אפנקסי דין עסק ביש,ומאי שנא דנכו ואיסור דפטירי משום דלא צריכי למיגמר רבי חייא נמי לאו למיגמר קא בעי רבי חייא לפנים משורת הדין הוא דעבד כדתני רב יוסף (שמות יח, כ) והודעת להם זה

99b. b Rava said /b another interpretation: b Everyone /b agrees that the obligation to pay b a wage /b is incurred continuously b from the beginning /b of the period a craftsman is hired b to /b its b end; and everyone /b agrees that with regard to b one who betroths /b a woman b with a loan, she is not betrothed; and everyone /b agrees that b a craftsman does not acquire /b ownership rights b through /b the b enhancement of the vessel. /b , b But with what are we dealing here? /b We are dealing with a case b where he added a jewel [ i nofekh /i ] of his own for her. Rabbi Meir holds /b that if a man betroths a woman with b a loan and one i peruta /i , her mind is /b focused b on the i peruta /i . /b Therefore, in this case the jewel serves as the betrothal money. b And the Rabbis hold /b that if a man betroths a woman with b a loan and one i peruta /i her mind is /b focused b on the loan, /b so the loan serves as the betrothal money, and if one betroths a woman with a loan, she is not betrothed., b And /b Rabbi Meir and the Rabbis disagree b in the dispute /b between b these i tanna’im /i . As it is taught /b in the i Tosefta /i ( i Kiddushin /i 3:4): If one says to a woman: Be betrothed to me b with the payment for which I have worked for you, she is not betrothed, /b as the payment is a loan, since she already owes him this money. But if he says: Be betrothed to me b with the payment for which I will work for you, she is betrothed, /b as from the moment he is entitled to the money, he gives it to her for her betrothal. b Rabbi Natan says: /b If he says: Be betrothed to me b with the payment for which I will work for you, she is not betrothed, /b as Rabbi Natan holds that the obligation to pay a wage is incurred continuously from the beginning of the period he was hired to its end, which means that upon the completion of the labor it is a loan, b and all the more so /b if he says: Be betrothed to me b with the payment for which I have worked for you. /b ,The i baraita /i cites a third opinion: b And Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi says: Actually they said /b that the i halakha /i is that regardless of b whether /b he said: b With the payment for which I have worked for you, or whether /b he said: b With the payment for which I will work for you, she is not betrothed. But if he added a jewel of his own for her, she is betrothed. /b ,The Gemara clarifies the dispute: b What /b difference b is there between the first i tanna /i and Rabbi Natan? /b The difference b between them /b is with regard to b a wage: /b Is the obligation incurred continuously or only upon the completion of the work? The difference b between Rabbi Natan and Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi /b is the issue of b a loan and one i peruta /i . /b Rabbi Natan holds that if a man betroths a woman with a loan and one i peruta /i her mind is focused on the loan, and in this case his jewel is disregarded; and Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi holds that her mind is focused on the i peruta /i , in this case the jewel, and she is betrothed with the jewel.,§ The Gemara now returns to the topic of a craftsman who damages the item with which he is working. b Shmuel says: An expert butcher who damaged /b an animal by slaughtering it incorrectly, thereby rendering it non-kosher, is b liable to pay /b the owner of the animal for the damage. Why? b He is one who causes damage; he is negligent; he is like one who is told /b by the animal’s owner to b slaughter it from here, /b i.e., the area of the throat where ritual slaughter is performed, b and he slaughtered it from there, /b i.e., a different area of the throat, in violation of the owner’s wishes.,The Gemara asks: b Why must he say /b both that the butcher b is one who causes damage /b and that b he is negligent? /b The Gemara explains: b If /b Shmuel had b said /b only that b he is one who causes damage, I would say /b that b this statement /b applies only in a case where the butcher slaughtered the animal b for pay, /b in which case, due to the extra responsibility that he bears, he is considered to be one who caused damage and is liable to pay even in a case where the damage was unintentional; b but /b in a case b where he does /b the work b for free, /b I would say b no, /b he is exempt from liability in a case where the damage was unintentional. Shmuel therefore b teaches us /b that the butcher b is negligent, /b and one who works without pay is analogous to an unpaid bailee, who is liable to pay for damage caused by negligence., b Rav Ḥama bar Gurya raised an objection to Shmuel /b from the i Tosefta /i (10:10): With regard to b one who gives an animal to a butcher, and /b the butcher killed it in a way that b rendered it an animal carcass, /b if the butcher is b an expert, /b then he is b exempt /b from liability; if he is b an ordinary /b person, without particular expertise in the act of ritual slaughter, he is b liable. And if /b the owner of the animal b paid /b the butcher, then regardless of b whether /b he is b an ordinary /b person or b whether /b he is b an expert, /b the butcher is b liable /b to pay for the damage. This indicates that an expert butcher who slaughtered the animal improperly is exempt if he slaughtered it without pay. Shmuel b said to him: May your mind be muddled /b for raising a ridiculous objection., b One of the Sages came and raised /b the same b objection to /b Shmuel. Shmuel b said to him: Now you shall receive what your friend received /b from me, since b I say to you /b my statement in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Meir, and you say to me, /b i.e., you raise an objection, based upon the opinion of b the Rabbis. Why were you not precise /b in your consideration of b my /b choice of b words? As I say: He is one who causes damage; he is negligent; he is like one who is told /b by the animal’s owner to b slaughter it from here, and he slaughtered it from there. Who accepts this reasoning? /b It is b Rabbi Meir, who says: He should have taken upon himself /b the responsibility to perform his task properly, and if he did not, he is liable to pay for the damage that he caused. The other i baraita /i is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, who exempt him from liability.,The Gemara asks: b Which /b statement of b Rabbi Meir /b is Shmuel referring to? b If we say /b it is b this /b statement of b Rabbi Meir, /b that is difficult. Parenthetically, the Gemara states that the letters b i kuf /i , i lamed /i , i nun /i /b serve as b a mnemonic /b device for the three statements of Rabbi Meir that will be cited. It stands for: He tied it [ i kesharo /i ], to dye [ i litzboa /i ], and broke [ i nishbera /i ].,The Gemara returns to the matter at hand: b As we learned /b in a mishna (45b): If b the /b ox’s b owner tied it with reins /b to a fence b or locked /b the gate b before it in an appropriate manner, but /b nevertheless the ox b emerged and caused damage, whether /b the ox is b innocuous or forewarned /b the owner is b liable, /b since this is not considered sufficient precaution to prevent damage; this is b the statement of Rabbi Meir. /b As the Gemara explains on 45b, Rabbi Meir holds that a forewarned ox requires a heightened level of safeguarding, and since the owner did not safeguard it, he is liable. The same would apply here, that one who agrees to perform a task must exercise care in executing it. Otherwise, he will be held liable to pay for damage.,The Gemara explains why this cannot be the statement of Rabbi Meir that Shmuel was referring to: b There, /b in that mishna, the Sages b disagree with regard to /b the interpretation of biblical b verses, /b not logical reasoning, as the Gemara explains there, and conclusions cannot be drawn from that i halakha /i to this one., b Rather, /b it is b this /b statement of b Rabbi Meir /b that Shmuel is referring to, b as we learned /b in a mishna (100b): If one gave wool to a dyer b to dye /b it b red for him, and he dyed it black, /b or to dye it b black, and he dyed it red, Rabbi Meir says: /b The dyer b gives /b the owner b the value of his wool, /b indicating that he is liable to pay for the damage. The Gemara rejects this opinion: This statement also does not prove that according to Rabbi Meir a worker is liable to pay for a job performed improperly, since b there, /b the dyer b burned /b the wool, thereby removing it b from /b the owner b by /b direct b action. /b , b Rather, /b it is b this /b statement of b Rabbi Meir /b that Shmuel is referring to, b as we learned /b in a i baraita /i : If one’s b jug broke /b on the road b and he did not remove it, /b or if b his camel fell /b on the road b and he did not stand it up, Rabbi Meir says: He is liable for the damage /b that they cause, b and the Rabbis say: He is exempt according to human laws but liable according to the laws of Heaven. /b The Gemara notes: b And we maintain /b that they b disagree with regard to /b the question of whether b one who stumbles is /b considered b negligent. /b According to the opinion of Rabbi Meir, one who stumbles is considered negligent, since he should have paid attention while walking. He is therefore liable for whatever damage he causes. In the case of an expert butcher as well, Rabbi Meir holds that he is considered negligent when damaging the animal he slaughtered, and the Rabbis hold that he is not negligent and therefore exempt from liability.,The Gemara discusses Rabbi Yoḥa’s opinion concerning the case of an expert butcher. b Rabba bar bar Ḥana says /b that b Rabbi Yoḥa says: An expert butcher who damaged /b an animal by slaughtering it incorrectly, thereby rendering it non-kosher, is b liable /b to pay the owner of the animal, b and even if he is as expert as the butchers of Tzippori, /b it is not considered an accident, and he is considered to be at fault. The Gemara asks: b And did Rabbi Yoḥa /b actually b say this? But didn’t Rabba bar bar Ḥana say /b that b there was an incident /b in which a butcher who damaged an animal was brought to court b before Rabbi Yoḥa in the synagogue of /b the town b Maon, and /b Rabbi Yoḥa b said to /b the butcher: b Go bring proof that you are an expert at /b slaughtering b chickens, and I will exempt you /b from payment.,The Gemara responds: This is b not difficult. Here, /b in the aforementioned incident, the butcher slaughtered the animal b for free, /b and he is therefore exempt, while b there, /b in Rabba bar bar Ḥana’s previous statement, he slaughtered the animal b for pay, /b and is therefore liable to pay for the damage. This is b in accordance with that which Rabbi Zeira says: One who wants a butcher to be liable to /b pay b him /b in the event that he damages the animal during slaughter should b advance him a dinar, /b so that he is paid for his services, and he is consequently liable to pay damages.,The Gemara b raises an objection /b from the i Tosefta /i (10:9): b One who brought wheat /b to another b to grind /b for him, and the miller b did not wet /b the grains sufficiently for the grinding to be performed effectively, b and /b as a result b he converted /b the grain b into bran or coarse bran; /b or if one gave b flour to the baker and he made bread /b that is b underbaked /b and tends to crumble; or if one gave b an animal to a butcher and /b the butcher killed it in a way that b rendered it /b an unslaughtered b animal carcass, /b the worker is b liable, because he is like a paid bailee. /b This indicates that even if the work was done for free, the worker has the legal status of one who is paid, and he is liable to pay for the damage. The Gemara answers by emending the i baraita /i : b Say /b instead: b Because he is a paid bailee /b and actually receives payment.,The Gemara relates: There was b a certain /b animal that was b slaughtered /b with an incision b not in the neck that was brought before Rav. /b He b declared it non-kosher, and exempted the butcher from paying its value. Rav Kahana and Rav Asi encountered that man, /b i.e., the owner of the animal, and b they said to him: Rav did two for you. /b ,The Gemara asks: b What /b are the b two? If we say /b there were b two unfavorable /b rulings, what are they? One is that b he should have declared /b the animal b kosher, in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, /b who says that an animal that has been slaughtered in this manner is kosher, b and /b instead he b declared it non-kosher, in accordance with /b the opinion of b the Rabbis, /b who hold that it is not kosher. b And /b the second is that b even /b if he holds b in accordance with /b the opinion of b the Rabbis, he should have /b ruled that b the butcher /b is b liable /b to pay for the damage. The Gemara challenges this explanation: b But /b if these are the two that Rav Kahana and Rav Asi are referring to, b is it permitted /b for them b to say this type /b of statement to the owner of the animal?, b But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i that b when /b a judge b leaves /b the courthouse, b he should not say /b to the litigant: b I found you innocent and my colleagues found you liable, but what can I do, since my colleagues outnumber me? And /b it is b concerning /b a circumstance such as b this /b that it b is stated: “He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; /b but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter” (Proverbs 11:13)., b Rather, /b the intention is that they told him that there were b two favorable /b rulings: First, b that /b by declaring the animal to be non-kosher, b he did not allow you to eat /b an item about which there is b uncertainty /b as to whether it is b forbidden, and /b second, by exempting the butcher from paying you, b he prevented you /b from being in a situation where there is b uncertainty /b as to whether receiving payment from the butcher constitutes b robbery, /b since you would have been given the butcher’s money when he may be exempt, as the animal may in fact be kosher.,§ The Gemara continues the discussion of an expert who erred, thereby causing a loss. It b was stated: /b With regard to b one who presents a dinar to a money changer /b to assess its value or authenticity and the money changer declares it valid, b and it is found /b to be b bad, /b i.e., invalid, causing its owner a monetary loss, it b is taught /b in b one /b i baraita /i that if the money changer is b an expert, /b he is b exempt, /b while if he is b an ordinary /b person he is b liable. And it is taught /b in b another /b i baraita /i that irrespective of b whether /b he is b an expert /b or b whether /b he is b an ordinary /b person, he is b liable /b to pay for the owner’s loss.,To reconcile the i baraitot /i , b Rav Pappa said: When /b the i baraita /i b teaches /b that b an expert is exempt /b from liability, it is referring to renowned experts b such as /b the money changers b Dankhu and Issur, /b whose expertise is so great b that they do not need to learn /b about assessing currency b at all. /b The Gemara asks: b But /b if they are so proficient, b in what did they err? /b The Gemara answers: b They erred with regard to /b a coin from b a new press, which at that time was leaving the press, /b and they did not know its value.,The Gemara relates: There was b a certain woman who presented a dinar to Rabbi Ḥiyya /b to assess its authenticity. b He said to her: It is a proper /b coin. b The next day she came before him and said to him: I presented it /b to others, b and they told me /b that b it is a bad /b dinar, b and I am not /b able to b spend it. /b Rabbi Ḥiyya b said to Rav: Go exchange it for her, and write on my tablet [ i apinkasi /i ]: This /b was a b bad transaction, /b as I should not have assessed the coin.,The Gemara asks: b But what is different /b about b Dankhu and Issur, who are exempt due to /b the fact b that they do not need to learn /b about assessing currency? b Rabbi Ḥiyya too did not need to learn, /b as he was also an expert. The Gemara responds: b Rabbi Ḥiyya /b was not actually required to return a dinar to this woman, but when he did so b he acted beyond the letter of the law. /b This is b as that /b which b Rav Yosef taught /b concerning the verse: “And you shall show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do” (Exodus 18:20): b “And you shall show them”; this /b is referring to

153. Babylonian Talmud, Nazir, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan b. beroka, r. •yohanan, r. Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 178

49b. על כל לאפוקי רחוקים מת לאפוקי קרובים נפשות לאפוקי רביעית דם שיצא משני מתים שמטמא באהל שנאמר על כל נפשות מת לא יבא:, big strongמתני׳ /strong /big על אלו טומאות הנזיר מגלח על המת ועל כזית מן המת ועל כזית נצל ועל מלא תרווד רקב על השדרה ועל הגולגולת ועל אבר מן המת ועל אבר מן החי שיש עליו בשר כראוי ועל חצי קב עצמות ועל חצי לוג דם,ועל מגען ועל משאן ועל אהילן ועל עצם כשעורה על מגעו ועל משאו,על אלו הנזיר מגלח ומזה בשלישי ובשביעי וסותר את הקודמין ואינו מתחיל למנות אלא עד שיטהר ומביא את קרבנותיו:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big תנו רבנן אחר פטירתו של רבי מאיר אמר להן רבי יהודה לתלמידיו אל יכנסו תלמידי רבי מאיר לכאן מפני שקנתרנין הן ולא ללמוד תורה הן באין אלא לקפחני בהלכות הן באין דחק סומכוס ונכנס,אמר להם כך שנה לי רבי מאיר על אלו טומאות הנזיר מגלח על המת ועל כזית מן המת כעס רבי יהודה ואמר להן לא כך אמרתי לכם אל יכנסו תלמידי רבי מאיר לכאן מפני שקנתרנין הן על כזית מן המת מגלח על המת לא כ"ש

49b. b “In to any” /b served b to exclude /b contracting impurity to bury b distant /b people, for whom a High Priest may not become impure; b “dead” /b comes b to exclude relatives; “bodies” /b comes b to exclude a quarter- /b i log /i b of blood that emerges from two corpses, for it renders /b people and objects b impure in a tent, as it is stated: “Neither shall he go in to any dead bodies” /b (Leviticus 21:11). The plural “bodies” teaches that the blood of two people combines to form the minimum quantity for ritual impurity., strong MISHNA: /strong b A nazirite shaves for /b having become impure from b these /b following sources of b ritual impurity: For /b having become impure with impurity imparted by b a corpse; and for /b impurity imparted by b an olive-bulk of a corpse; and for /b impurity imparted by b an olive-bulk of fluid [ i netzel /i ] /b from a corpse; b and for /b impurity imparted by b a full ladle [ i tarvad /i ] of dust /b from a corpse; and b for /b impurity imparted by b the spine; and for /b impurity imparted by b the skull; and for /b impurity imparted by b a limb from a corpse or for /b impurity imparted by b a limb /b severed b from a living /b person, b upon /b either of b which there is a fitting /b quantity of b flesh; and for /b impurity imparted by b a half- i kav /i of bones /b from a corpse; b and for /b impurity imparted by b a half- i log /i /b of b blood. /b , b And /b a nazirite shaves in each of these cases for becoming impure b by coming into contact with them; and for /b becoming impure by b carrying them; and for /b becoming impure by b their tent, /b i.e., if he was positioned like a tent over them, or if he entered a tent that contains them, or if they served as a tent over him. b And /b as b for a bone that is a barley-grain-bulk, /b he shaves b for /b becoming impure by b coming into contact with it and by carrying it. /b However, he is not rendered impure with the impurity imparted in a tent, i.e., by being under the same roof as the bone., b For /b all of b these /b occurrences, b a nazirite shaves, and /b a priest b sprinkles /b the ashes of the red heifer on him b on the third and on the seventh /b days to purify him from the impurity imparted by a corpse. b And he negates /b all b the previous /b days he counted toward his naziriteship, b and he begins counting /b his term of naziriteship again b only after he becomes pure and brings his offerings. /b , strong GEMARA: /strong b The Sages taught: After Rabbi Meir’s death, Rabbi Yehuda said to his students: Do not let the students of Rabbi Meir enter here, /b into the house of study, b because they are vexatious and they do not come to study Torah, but they come to overwhelm me with /b their b i halakhot /i . /b Nevertheless, b Sumakhos, /b a student of Rabbi Meir, b forced his way and entered /b the house of study.,When they reached the topic of the mishna, Sumakhos b said to them: Rabbi Meir taught me like this: A nazirite shaves for /b becoming impure from b these /b following sources of b ritual impurity: For /b impurity imparted by b a corpse and for /b impurity imparted by b an olive-bulk from a corpse. Rabbi Yehuda grew angry and said to /b his disciples: b Didn’t I say to you like this: Do not let the students of Rabbi Meir enter here because they are vexatious? /b He explained his annoyance. The clause: For a corpse, is unnecessary, as, if a nazirite b must shave for /b impurity imparted by b an olive-bulk from a corpse, /b is it b not all the more so /b that he must shave b for /b impurity imparted by an entire b corpse? /b

154. Anon., Midrash Psalms, 84.4 (4th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 477

155. Anon., Numbers Rabba, 19.9 (4th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 122

19.9. קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהִשְׁקִיתָ אֶת הָעֵדָה וְאֶת בְּעִירָם (במדבר כ, ח), מִכָּאן שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא חָס עַל מָמוֹנָן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל. (במדבר כ, י): וַיַּקְהִלוּ משֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶת הַקָּהָל אֶל פְּנֵי הַסָּלַע, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (ויקרא ח, ג): וְאֵת כָּל הָעֵדָה הַקְהֵל אֶל פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁכָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד רָאָה עַצְמוֹ עוֹמֵד עַל פְּנֵי הַסָּלַע. וְכֵן כְּשֶׁעָבְרוּ אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן נִכְנְסוּ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין שְׁנֵי בַּדֵּי אָרוֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יהושע ג, ט): וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל גּשׁוּ הֵנָּה וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶת דִּבְרֵי ה', וְכָאן כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹמְדִין וְרוֹאִין כָּל נִסִּים שֶׁבַּסָּלַע. הִתְחִילוּ לוֹמַר יוֹדֵעַ משֶׁה חָק הַסֶּלַע, אִם הוּא מְבַקֵּשׁ יוֹצִיא לָנוּ מַיִם מִזֶּה, נִמְצָא משֶׁה עוֹמֵד בְּסָפֵק, אִם אֶשְׁמַע לָהֶם, אֲנִי מְבַטֵּל דִּבְרֵי הַמָּקוֹם, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא (איוב ה, יג): לֹכֵד חֲכָמִים בְּעָרְמָם, לְפִי שֶׁהָיָה משֶׁה מְשַׁמֵר עַצְמוֹ כָּל אוֹתָן אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה שֶׁלֹא לְהַקְפִּיד כְּנֶגְדָן, שֶׁהָיָה מִתְיָרֵא מִן הַשְּׁבוּעָה שֶׁנִּשְׁבַּע הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא (דברים א, לה): אִם יִרְאֶה אִישׁ בָּאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה, אָמְרוּ לוֹ הֲרֵי סֶלַע כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאַתָּה רוֹצֶה לְהוֹצִיא מִסֶּלַע אַחֵר הוֹצֵא מִזּוֹ, צָוַח עֲלֵיהֶם (במדבר כ, י): שִׁמְעוּ נָא הַמֹּרִים, הַמֹּרִים שִׁיטִין הַרְבֵּה יֵשׁ בּוֹ, הַמֹּרִים סַרְבָנִים, הַמֹּרִים שׁוֹטִים, שֶׁכֵּן בִּכְרַכֵּי הַיָּם קוֹרִים לְשׁוֹטִים מוֹרִים. הַמֹּרִים מְלַמְּדִים אֶת מְלַמְּדֵיהֶן, הַמֹּרִים מוֹרֵי חִצִּים (שמואל א לא, ג): וַיִּמְצָאֻהוּ הַמּוֹרִים אֲנָשִׁים (דברי הימים א י, ג): הַמּוֹרִים בַּקָּשֶׁת. (במדבר כ, יא): וַיָּרֶם משֶׁה אֶת יָדוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת הַסֶּלַע, הִכָּהוּ פַּעַם אַחַת הִתְחִיל הַסֶּלַע נוֹטֵף מַיִם מוּעָטִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים עח, כ): הֵן הִכָּה צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם, כְּזָב שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֵף טִפִּין. אָמְרוּ לוֹ בֶּן עַמְרָם הַלָּלוּ מַיִם לְיוֹנְקֵי שָׁדַיִם אוֹ לִגְמוּלֵי חָלָב, מִיָּד הִקְפִּיד כְּנֶגְדָן וְהִכָּהוּ פַּעֲמַיִם, וְיָצְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּים וְשָׁטְפוּ כָּל מִי שֶׁהָיָה מְרַנֵּן כְּנֶגְדָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים עח, כ): וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן לֹא עָשָׂה משֶׁה אֶלָּא מִסֶּלַע שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁאַף אוֹתוֹ סֶלַע שֶׁאָמְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלָיו וְכָל סֶלַע וְסֶלַע וּצְרוֹר שֶׁהָיוּ בְּאוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם הָיוּ מוֹצִיאִים מַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים עח, טו): יְבַקַּע צֻרִים וגו'. וְלָמָּה נִתְפַּשׂ אַהֲרֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר כ, יב): וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל משֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן יַעַן לֹא הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם בִּי, מָשָׁל לְבַעַל חוֹב שֶׁבָּא לִטֹּל גָּרְנוֹ שֶׁל לֹוֶה וְנָטַל שֶׁלּוֹ וְשֶׁל שְׁכֵנוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ הַוֶה אִם אֲנִי חַיָּב שְׁכֵנִי מֶה חָטָא. אַף כָּךְ אָמַר משֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ אֲנִי הִקְפַּדְתִּי אַהֲרֹן מֶה חָטָא, לְפִיכָךְ הַכָּתוּב מְקַלְּסוֹ (דברים לג, ח): וּלְלֵוִי אָמַר תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ לְאִישׁ חֲסִידֶךָ אֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתוֹ בְּמַסָּה.

19.9. "\"Take the rod ... give the congregation and their cattle drink\" -- From here [we learn] that the Holy One takes pity on Israel's money. \"And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock\" -- similarly it says \"And all of the congregation he gathers to the door of the tent of meeting.\" This teaches that each one saw himself standing on the face of the rock. Likewise, when they crossed the Jordan, all of the Children of Israel entered between the staves of the ark, as it says (Joshua 3): \"Joshua said to the Children of Israel, come near and listen to the words of Hashem.\" [Similarly] here all of Israel were standing and seeing all of the miracles of the rock. They began to say \"Moses knows the rule of the rock. If he asks, it will bring forth water.\" So Moses was uncertain -- \"If I listen to them I nullify the words of the Allpresent, and the Holy One (Job 5:13) 'takes the wise in theןr craftiness.'\" But Moses had been careful for 40 years not to get angry at them, because he was terrified of the oath the Holy One swore: \"Not one of these men will see [the land]...\" They said to him: \"Here is a rock; just as you want to bring forth water from another rock, bring it forth from this one.\" He shouted at them \"Hear now, you rebels!\" \"Rebels (morim)\" has many meanings: 1) \"stubborn ones\" 2) \"fools\" -- in the sea villages they call fools \"morim\". 3) \"those who teach their teachers\" 4) \"archers\" (In I Sam 31:3 the word \"morim\" is used to mean \"archers\".) ... Even so, Moses only used the rock that the Holy One told him [to use].",

156. Epiphanius, Panarion, 1.459, 30.12 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 184; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 582

157. Anon., Mosaicarum Et Romanarum Legum Collatio, 2 (4th cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. maria Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336

158. Anon., Exodus Rabbah, 43.4 (4th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348

43.4. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַיְחַל משֶׁה, מַהוּ כֵן, אָמַר רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יִצְחָק, שֶׁהִתִּיר נִדְרוֹ שֶׁל יוֹצְרוֹ. כֵּיצַד, אֶלָּא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁעָשׂוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעֵגֶל עָמַד משֶׁה מְפַיֵּס הָאֱלֹהִים שֶׁיִּמְחֹל לָהֶם. אָמַר הָאֱלֹהִים, משֶׁה, כְּבָר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי (שמות כב, יט): זֹבֵחַ לָאֱלֹהִים יָחֳרָם, וּדְבַר שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁיָּצָא מִפִּי אֵינִי מַחֲזִירוֹ. אָמַר משֶׁה רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָם וְלֹא נָתַתָּ לִי הֲפָרָה שֶׁל נְדָרִים, וְאָמַרְתָּ (במדבר ל, ג): אִישׁ כִּי יִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַה' אוֹ הִשָּׁבַע שְׁבֻעָה לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל נַפְשׁוֹ לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹ, הוּא אֵינוֹ מוֹחֵל אֲבָל חָכָם מוֹחֵל אֶת נִדְּרוֹ בְּעֵת שֶׁיִּשָּׁאֵל עָלָיו, וְכָל זָקֵן שֶׁמּוֹרֶה הוֹרָאָה אִם יִרְצֶה שֶׁיְקַבְּלוּ אֲחֵרִים הוֹרָאָתוֹ צָרִיךְ הוּא לְקַיְמָהּ תְּחִלָּה, וְאַתָּה צִוִּיתַנִי עַל הֲפָרַת נְדָרִים, דִּין הוּא שֶׁתַּתִּיר אֶת נִדְרְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתַנִי לְהַתִּיר לַאֲחֵרִים. מִיָּד נִתְעַטֵּף בְּטַלִּיתוֹ וְיָשַׁב לוֹ כְּזָקֵן, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹמֵד כְּשׁוֹאֵל נִדְרוֹ, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (דברים ט, ט): וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר, וְאֶפְשָׁר שֶׁהָיָה משֶׁה יוֹשֵׁב וְהָאֱלֹהִים יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ עוֹמֵד, אָמַר רַבִּי דְּרוּסָאי קָתֶדְרָא עָשָׂה לוֹ כְּקָתֶדְרָא שֶׁל אַסְטָלִיסְטָקִין הַלָּלוּ בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהֵן נִכְנָסִין לִפְנֵי הַשִּׁלְטוֹן וְהֵן נִרְאִין עוֹמְדִין וְאֵינָן אֶלָּא יוֹשְׁבִין, וְאַף כָּאן כָּךְ, יְשִׁיבָה שֶׁהִיא נִרְאָה עֲמִידָה, הֱוֵי: וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר, וְכִי יֵשׁ יְשִׁיבָה לְמַעְלָה, אַתָּה מוֹצֵא שֶׁכֻּלָּם עוֹמְדִין, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה ו, ב): שְׂרָפִים עֹמְדִים מִמַּעַל לוֹ, וְכֵן (יחזקאל א, כד כה): בְּעָמְדָם תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶם, וְכֵן (דניאל ז, טז): קִרְבֵת עַל חַד מִן קָאֲמַיָּא, וְכֵן אֲפִלּוּ משֶׁה כְּשֶׁעָלָה לַמָּרוֹם הָיָה עוֹמֵד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים י, י): וְאָנֹכִי עָמַדְתִּי בָהָר, וּכְתִיב (דברים ה, ה): אָנֹכִי עֹמֵד בֵּין ה' וּבֵינֵיכֶם, וְאֵין יוֹשֵׁב שָׁם אֶלָּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְבַדּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברי הימים ב יח, יח): רָאִיתִי אֶת ה' יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסְאוֹ, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר, וּמַהוּ כֵן, אָמַר רַב הוּנָא בַּר אַחָא שֶׁיָּשַׁב לְהַתִּיר נִדְרוֹ שֶׁל יוֹצְרוֹ, וּמָה אָמַר לוֹ דָּבָר קָשֶׁה, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן דָּבָר קָשֶׁה אָמַר לְפָנָיו תָּהִיתָ אֶתָמְהָא, אָמַר לוֹ תּוֹהֶא אֲנָא עַל הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת לְעַמִּי, אוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה אָמַר משֶׁה מֻתָּר לָךְ מֻתָּר לָךְ, אֵין כָּאן נֶדֶר וְאֵין כָּאן שְׁבוּעָה, הֱוֵי: וַיְחַל משֶׁה, שֶׁהֵפֵר נִדְרוֹ לְיוֹצְרוֹ, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (במדבר ל, ג): וְלֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹ, אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ לְפִיכָךְ נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים, לוֹמַר שֶׁהִתִּיר נֶדֶר לָאֱלֹהִים, וְכֵן וַיְחַל משֶׁה.

159. Jerome, Commentary On Ezekiel, 33.33 (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 489

160. Anon., Avot Derabbi Nathan A, 39, 7, 4 (6th cent. CE - 8th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 535

161. Babylonian Talmud, Arakhin, None (6th cent. CE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •yohanan, r., and resh laqish Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 51

26a. מקדשי בדק הבית ואין דנין קדשי בדק הבית מקדשי מזבח,ורבי שמעון נמי נילף ממקדיש בית דנין דבר שמתנה לכהנים מדבר שמתנה לכהנים ואין דנין דבר שמתנה לכהנים מדבר שאינו מתנה לכהנים:,רבי אליעזר אומר לא נכנסין ולא נותנין [וכו']:,אמר רבה מ"ט דר"א אמר קרא (ויקרא כז, כ) ואם לא יגאל את השדה לא יגאל עוד ואם מכר את השדה והיה השדה בצאתו ביובל,אמר אביי סכינא חריפא מפסקא קראי אלא אמר אביי טעמא דרבי אליעזר כדתניא לא יגאל יכול לא תהא נגאלת שתהא לפניו כשדה מקנה ת"ל עוד לכמות שהיתה אינה נגאלת אבל נגאלת שתהא לפניו כשדה מקנה,אימת אילימא ביובל ראשון אמאי אינה נגאלת שדה אחוזה נמי הויא אלא פשיטא ביובל שני,ולמאן אילימא לרבי יהודה ור"ש לכהנים נפקא אלא לאו ר' אליעזר ושמע מינה טעמא דר' אליעזר מהכא,ותסברא רבי יהודה ור"ש האי עוד מאי דרשי ביה אלא הכא במאי עסקינן בשדה שיצאה לכהנים והקדישה כהן ואתו בעלים למיפרקה,ס"ד אמינא לא תיפרוק שתהא לפניו כשדה מקנה ת"ל עוד לכמות שהיתה אינה נגאלת אבל נגאלת שתהא לפניו כשדה מקנה,והתניא (ויקרא כז, כד) בשנת היובל ישוב השדה לאשר קנהו מאתו יכול יחזור לגזבר שלקחו ממנו תלמוד לומר (ויקרא כז, כד) לאשר לו אחוזת הארץ,יאמר לאשר לו אחוזת הארץ מה תלמוד לומר לאשר קנהו מאתו שדה שיצאת לכהנים ומכרה כהן והקדישה לוקח וגאלה אחר יכול תחזור לבעלים הראשונים ת"ל לאשר קנהו,ואיצטריך לא יגאל ואיצטריכא למיכתב לאשר קנהו,דאי כתב רחמנא לא יגאל דלא קא הדרה כלל אבל הכא דקא הדרה תיהדר למרה קמא כתב רחמנא לאשר קנהו,ואי כתב רחמנא לאשר קנהו דלא קא יהבי בעלים דמי אבל הכא דקא יהבי דמי תיקום בידייהו כתב רחמנא לא יגאל,ואי כתב רחמנא לא יגאל ולא כתב עוד הוה אמינא לא תיפרוק כלל כתב רחמנא עוד לכמות שהיתה אינה נגאלת אבל נגאלת שתהא לפניו כשדה מקנה,מאי הוי עלה אמר רבא אמר קרא והיה השדה בצאתו ביובל בצאתו מיד אחר

26a. b from /b that of other items b consecrated /b for b Temple maintece, /b e.g., a consecrated house, b but one does not derive /b the i halakha /i with regard to items b consecrated /b for b Temple maintece from /b items that are b consecrated /b for the b altar, /b such as the two lambs brought on i Shavuot /i .,The Gemara objects: b And let Rabbi Shimon also derive /b the i halakha /i by means of a verbal analogy b from /b one who b consecrates a house. /b Why does he disagree with Rabbi Yehuda? The Gemara explains: b One derives /b the i halakha /i of an b item that /b is b a gift to the priests, /b such as an ancestral field that is given to the priests during the Jubilee Year, b from /b that of another b item that is a gift to the priests, /b i.e., the two lambs brought on i Shavuot /i , b but one does not derive /b the i halakha /i of an b item that is a gift to the priests from /b that of an b item that is not a gift to the priests, /b i.e., a consecrated house.,§ The mishna teaches that if one consecrates his ancestral field and it is not redeemed before the Jubilee, b Rabbi Eliezer says: /b The priests b do not enter /b into the field, b and /b they also b do not give /b its redemption payment to the Temple treasury. According to Rabbi Eliezer, the priests do not obtain possession of a consecrated field during the Jubilee Year unless another person redeemed it first., b Rabba said: What is the reason for Rabbi Eliezer’s /b opinion? It is because the b verse states: /b “And if he will not redeem the field, or if he sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore. But the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy for the Lord, as a dedicated field; his ancestral possession shall be for the priest” (Leviticus 27:20–21). According to Rabba, Rabbi Eliezer maintains that these verses teach two separate i halakhot /i , and should be read as follows: b “And if he will not redeem the field…it shall not be redeemed anymore,” /b as an ancestral field, and: b “Or if he sold the field…But the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee… /b his ancestral possession shall be for the priest.” Accordingly, if the field has not yet been sold to another man, it is not transferred to the priests during the Jubilee., b Abaye said: /b Does b a sharp knife cut /b through the b verses, /b that they may be interpreted by reading the words out of order? b Rather, Abaye said: The reason for Rabbi Eliezer’s /b opinion is b as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : Since the verse states: “And if he will not redeem the field, or if he sold the field to another man, b it shall not be redeemed,” /b one b might /b have thought that this means b it shall not be redeemed /b at all by its owner, even b for it to be /b treated b for him like a purchased field, /b which remains in his possession until the Jubilee. Therefore, b the verse states: “Anymore,” /b indicating that b it shall not be redeemed /b in order for it b to /b return to b the way it was, /b i.e., to regain the status of an ancestral field, b but it /b may be b redeemed for it to be /b treated b for him like a purchased field. /b ,Abaye continues: According to this i baraita /i , of b when, /b i.e., about which time period, is the verse speaking? b If we say /b that it is referring to a redemption occurring b during the first Jubilee /b cycle in which the field was consecrated, then b why may it not be redeemed /b in order for it to return to the way it was? At that point, b it is even /b redeemable as b an ancestral field, /b because if the owner redeems it then, it is not removed from his possession during the Jubilee Year. b Rather, /b it is b obvious /b that the i baraita /i interprets the verse as referring to a redemption occurring b during the second Jubilee /b cycle., b And according to whose /b opinion is this i baraita /i ? b If we say /b that it is b according to /b either b Rabbi Yehuda or Rabbi Shimon, /b this cannot be correct, as according to them, the field b leaves /b the possession of the Temple treasury and is given b to the priests /b during the first Jubilee Year, after which it may no longer be redeemed. b Rather, is it not /b in accordance with the opinion of b Rabbi Eliezer, /b who maintains that the field remains in the possession of the Temple treasury until it is redeemed, even during a subsequent Jubilee cycle? b And /b consequently, b conclude from /b this i baraita /i that b the reason for Rabbi Eliezer’s /b opinion is b from here, /b i.e., from the superfluous term “anymore.”,The Gemara asks: b And can you understand /b the i baraita /i this way? If so, then b what do Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon derive from this /b term: b “Anymore”? Rather, /b the i baraita /i can be understood in accordance with their opinions as well, and b what are we dealing with here? /b We are dealing b with /b an ancestral b field /b whose owner consecrated it and did not redeem it, b which left /b the possession of the Temple treasury and was given b to the priests /b during the first Jubilee Year; b and /b the b priest /b who received the field then b consecrated it, and /b then the original b owner came to redeem it /b from the Temple treasury.,It might b enter your mind to say: /b Since the owner failed to redeem this field during the first Jubilee cycle, b it shall not be redeemed /b by him at all, even b for it to be /b treated b for him like a purchased field. /b Therefore, b the verse states: “Anymore,” /b indicating that b it shall not be redeemed /b in order for it b to /b return to b the way it was, /b i.e., an ancestral field, b but it /b may be b redeemed for it to be /b treated b for him like a purchased field, /b which remains in his possession only until the Jubilee Year., b And /b similarly, b it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : With regard to one who consecrated a purchased field and redeemed it, since the verse states: b “In the Jubilee Year the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought” /b (Leviticus 27:24), one b might /b have thought that the field b shall return to the /b Temple b treasurer, from whom he bought it /b when he redeemed it. Therefore, b the verse states /b immediately afterward: b “To the one to whom the possession of the land belongs,” /b i.e., it goes to the ancestral owner who initially sold the field to the one who consecrated it.,The i baraita /i continues: If so, b let /b the verse simply b state: “To the one to whom the possession of the land belongs.” Why /b must b the verse state /b first: b “To the one from whom it was bought”? /b The i baraita /i answers: The verse is referring to an ancestral b field /b whose owner consecrated it and did not redeem it, b which left /b the possession of the Temple treasury and was given b to the priests /b during the Jubilee Year, b and /b the b priest /b who received the field then b sold it /b to another, b and /b the b buyer /b then b consecrated it, and another /b person b redeemed it /b from the Temple treasury. One b might /b have thought that when the next Jubilee arrives, b it shall return to the original owner. /b Therefore, b the verse states: /b “In the Jubilee Year the field shall return b to the one /b from whom b it was bought,” /b indicating that the field is returned to the priest who sold the field.,The Gemara notes: b And /b it b was necessary /b for the Torah to write: b “It shall not be redeemed,” and /b it b was /b also b necessary /b for it b to write: “To the one /b from whom b it was bought,” /b despite the fact both phrases apparently teach the same i halakha /i , i.e., that after a consecrated ancestral field is left unredeemed and given to the priests during the Jubilee Year, it never returns to the original owner.,The Gemara explains: b Because if the Merciful One had written /b only: b “It shall not be redeemed,” /b one might have thought that the field does not return to the original owner only in a case where the priest consecrates the field and the original owner redeems it, b as /b an ancestral field that is consecrated by its owner and redeemed by another b does not return at all, /b but is divided among the priests. b But here, /b where the priest sold the field that he received and the field was consecrated by the buyer as a purchased field and subsequently redeemed by another, b as /b the field b does return /b to its owner in the Jubilee Year, perhaps b it should return to its original owner, /b and not the priest. Therefore, b the Merciful One wrote: “To the one /b from whom b it was bought,” /b indicating that it returns to the priest., b And if the Merciful One had written /b only: b “To the one /b from whom b it was bought,” /b one might have thought that the field does not return to its original owner during the Jubilee Year only in a case where the priest sold it and the buyer consecrated it, b as the owner did not give /b any b payment for /b the field to the Temple treasury. b But here, /b where the priest consecrated the field and its original owner redeemed it, b as he gives payment for /b the field to the Temple treasury, perhaps b it should remain in his hands /b as his ancestral field. Therefore, b the Merciful One wrote: “It shall not be redeemed.” /b , b And if the Merciful One had written /b only: b “It shall not be redeemed,” and did not write: “Anymore,” I would say /b that b it shall not be redeemed at all, /b as its original owner failed to redeem it during the first Jubilee cycle. Therefore, b the Merciful One writes: “Anymore,” /b to indicate that b it shall not be redeemed /b in order for it b to /b return to b the way it was, /b i.e., an ancestral field, b but it /b may be b redeemed for it to be /b treated b for him like a purchased field. /b ,The Gemara asks: b What /b conclusion b was /b reached b about it? /b In other words, now that both suggestions have been rejected, what is the reason for Rabbi Eliezer’s opinion that a consecrated ancestral field that has not been redeemed by the Jubilee Year is not given to the priests? b Rava said /b that the b verse states: “But the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, /b shall be holy for the Lord, as a dedicated field; his ancestral possession shall be for the priest” (Leviticus 27:21). The term “when it goes out” indicates that it is given to the priests only b when it goes out /b during the Jubilee Year b from the possession of another /b person, who redeemed it from the Temple treasury.

162. Amram Gaon, Seder R. Amram Gaon, 1.21 (9th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 591

185. Anon., Midrash On Samuel, 7.6, 7.10 Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 391, 486

186. Anon., Soferim, 10.6, 11.3, 13.9, 13.15, 16.8, 17.5, 18.2-18.3, 19.5, 20.5-20.9, 21.5 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 445, 494, 536, 555, 567, 578, 591

187. Anon., Tanhuma, None Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348

188. Anon., Midrash Hagadol, None Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 446

189. Septuagint, 4 Maccabees, 36, 41, 48, 1 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 567, 591

190. Anon., Esther Rabbah, 6.4 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 171

6.4. אֲשֶׁר הָגְלָה מִירוּשָׁלַיִם (אסתר ב, ו), רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה וְרַבִּי יִרְמְיָה וְרַבִּי חִיָּא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, כַּד הֲווֹ מָטוֹ רַבִּי יוֹנָתָן וְרַבָּנָן לְהַאי פְּסוּקָא אֲשֶׁר הֶגְלָה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, הֲווֹ אָמְרִין נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר שְׁחִיק עֲצָמוֹת, וְלָמָּה לָא הֲוָה אָמְרִין כֵּן בְּיִרְמְיָה, אֶלָּא שֶׁכָּל נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר שֶׁבְּיִרְמְיָה חַי הֲוָה, בְּרַם הָכָא מֵת הֲוָה.

191. Anon., Metzora, 1.1 Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan b. zakkai •r. yohanan (susiya) Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348, 445

197. Anon., Yalqut Shimoni, None Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 555

198. Anon., Lexicon Artis Grammaticae (E Cod. Coislin. 345), 7.11, 22.4, 30.1, 35.12 Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan •r. yohanan b. maria •sepphoris, r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 336, 487, 489

199. Palestinian Talmud, Sukkah 2.1, 53A,, 2.1 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben hahoroni, r. Found in books: Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 254

200. Anon., Pesiqta De Rav Kahana, None Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 348, 445, 477, 486, 487, 488, 535, 591; Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 171, 174, 175

24.7. "\"Good and upright is Ad-nai; therefore He shows sinners the way.\" (Ps. 25:8) They asked Wisdom: What should the punishment for the sinner be? She replied: \"Evil pursues sinners\" (Prov. 13:21). They asked Prophecy: What should the punishment for the sinner be? She replied: \"The soul that sins shall die\" (Ezekiel 18:4). They asked Torah: What should the punishment for the sinner be? She replied: S/he shall bring a Guilt-offering (Asham) and it will be atoned. They asked the Holy One of Blessing: What should the punishment for the sinner be? God replied: Let the person do teshuvah and it will be atoned. That's why it's written: \"Good and upright is Ad-nai etc.\" Rabbi Pinchas said: Why is God good? Because God is upright. Why is God upright? Because God is good - \"therefore God shows sinners the way\", that God teaches to the sinners the way of doing teshuvah, and that's why Hosea warned Israel, and said: \"Return, Israel [up to God, because you stumbled in your sin]\" (Hosea 14:2)",

201. Anon., Pesikta Rabbati, 4.7, 5.6 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r. •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 88, 133, 260

202. Anon., Midrash On Song of Songs, 1.22, 2.16, 3.5, 3.7 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan (ben nappaha), r. •r. yohanan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 356, 487; Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 249

203. Babylonian Talmud, Avodah Zarah, None Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 364, 483, 565

43b. לא אסרה תורה אלא בדמות ד' פנים בהדי הדדי,אלא מעתה פרצוף אדם לחודיה תשתרי אלמה תניא כל הפרצופות מותרין חוץ מפרצוף אדם,אמר רב יהודה בריה דרב יהושע מפרקיה דרבי יהושע שמיע לי לא תעשון אתי לא תעשון אותי אבל שאר שמשין שרי,ושאר שמשין מי שרי והתניא (שמות כ, כג) לא תעשון אתי לא תעשון כדמות שמשי המשמשין לפני במרום כגון אופנים ושרפים וחיות הקדש ומלאכי השרת,אמר אביי לא אסרה תורה אלא שמשין שבמדור העליון,ושבמדור התחתון מי שרי והתניא אשר בשמים לרבות חמה ולבנה כוכבים ומזלות ממעל לרבות מלאכי השרת,כי תניא ההיא לעובדם,אי לעובדם אפילו שילשול קטן נמי אין הכי נמי ומסיפיה דקרא נפקא דתניא אשר בארץ לרבות ימים ונהרות הרים וגבעות מתחת לרבות שילשול קטן,ועשייה גרידתא מי שרי והתניא לא תעשון אתי לא תעשון כדמות שמשי המשמשין לפני במרום כגון חמה ולבנה כוכבים ומזלות,שאני ר"ג דאחרים עשו לו,והא רב יהודה דאחרים עשו לו וא"ל שמואל לרב יהודה שיננא סמי עיניה דדין,התם בחותמו בולט ומשום חשדא דתניא טבעת שחותמה בולט אסור להניחה ומותר לחתום בה חותמה שוקע מותר להניחה ואסור לחתום בה,ומי חיישינן לחשדא והא בי כנישתא דשף ויתיב בנהרדעא דאוקמי ביה אנדרטא והוו עיילי ביה אבוה דשמואל ולוי ומצלו בגויה ולא חיישי לחשדא רבים שאני,והא רבן גמליאל דיחיד הוה כיון דנשיא הוא שכיחי רבים גביה ואיבעית אימא דפרקים הואי,ואיבעית אימא להתלמד שאני דתניא (דברים יח, ט) לא תלמד לעשות אבל אתה למד להבין ולהורות:,רשב"ג אומר וכו': איזו הן מכובדין ואיזו הן מבוזין,אמר רב מכובדין למעלה מן המים מבוזין למטה מן המים ושמואל אמר אלו ואלו מבוזין הן אלא אלו הן מכובדין שעל השירין ועל הנזמים ועל הטבעות,תניא כוותיה דשמואל מכובדין שעל השירין ועל הנזמים ועל הטבעות מבוזין שעל היורות ועל הקומקמסין ועל מחמי חמים ושעל הסדינין ועל המטפחות:, big strongמתני׳ /strong /big רבי יוסי אומר שוחק וזורה לרוח או מטיל לים אמרו לו אף הוא נעשה זבל שנאמר (דברים יג, יח) לא ידבק בידך מאומה מן החרם:, big strongגמ׳ /strong /big תניא אמר להם רבי יוסי והלא כבר נאמר (דברים ט, כא) ואת חטאתכם

43b. This does not include the sun and the moon, as b the Torah prohibits /b the fashioning b only /b of b a figure of /b all b four faces /b of the creatures of the Divine Chariot b together /b (see Ezekiel 1:10). All other figures, which are not in the likeness of the ministering angels, are permitted.,The Gemara raises a difficulty: b If that is so, let /b the fashioning of a figure of b a human face alone be permitted. Why /b then b is it taught /b in a i baraita /i : Figures of b all faces are permitted, except for the human face? /b , b Rav Yehuda, son of Rav Yehoshua, said: I heard in a lecture of Rabbi Yehoshua /b that there is a different reason why one may not fashion a figure of a human face; the verse states: b “You shall not make with Me [ i iti /i ]” /b (Exodus 20:20). This can be read as: b You shall not make Me [ i oti /i ]. /b Since the human being was created in the image of God (see Genesis 1:27), it is prohibited to fashion an image of a human being. b But /b fashioning figures of b other attendants /b of God is b permitted. /b ,The Gemara asks: b And is it permitted /b to fashion figures of b other attendants /b of God? b But isn’t it taught /b in another i baraita /i that the verse: b “You shall not make with Me /b gods of silver” (Exodus 20:20), is interpreted to mean that b you shall not make figures of My attendants who serve before Me on high, for example, i ofanim /i , and seraphim, and the sacred i ḥayyot /i , and the ministering angels? /b , b Abaye said: The Torah prohibits /b fashioning figures of b only /b those b attendants that are in the upper heaven, /b i.e., the supreme angels in the highest firmament, but it does not prohibit fashioning the celestial bodies, e.g., the sun and the moon, despite the fact that they too are located in heaven.,The Gemara asks: b And is it permitted /b to fashion figures of those bodies b that are in the lower heaven? But isn’t it taught /b in a i baraita /i with regard to the verse: “You shall not make for yourself any graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth” (Exodus 20:4): The phrase b “that is in heaven” /b serves b to include /b the b sun, and /b the b moon, /b the b stars, and /b the b constellations. /b The term b “above” /b serves b to include the ministering angels. /b Apparently, it is prohibited to fashion a figure even of the celestial bodies that are in the lower heaven.,The Gemara answers: b When that /b i baraita /i b is taught, /b it is in reference b to /b the prohibition against b worshipping them. /b There is no prohibition against forming a figure in their likeness.,The Gemara asks: b If /b that i baraita /i is referring b to /b the prohibition against b worshipping them, /b then why does it mention only celestial bodies? It is prohibited to worship b even a tiny worm. /b The Gemara answers: b Yes, it is indeed so; and /b this prohibition b is derived from the latter clause of that verse, as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : b “That is in the earth” /b serves b to include seas, and rivers, mountains, and hills. /b The word b “beneath” /b serves b to include a tiny worm. /b ,The Gemara asks: b And is the mere fashioning /b of figures of the celestial bodies b permitted? But isn’t it taught /b in another i baraita /i that the verse: b “You shall not make with Me /b gods of silver” (Exodus 20:20), is interpreted to mean that b you shall not make figures of My attendants who serve before Me on high, for example: /b The b sun, and /b the b moon, /b the b stars, and /b the b constellations. /b This is proof that it is prohibited to fashion figures of the sun and the moon. Consequently, the solution proposed by Abaye is rejected, leaving the difficulty of Rabban Gamliel’s diagram unresolved.,The Gemara proposes an alternative resolution: The case of b Rabban Gamliel is different, as others, /b i.e., gentiles, b fashioned /b those figures b for him, /b and it is prohibited for a Jew only to fashion such figures; there is no prohibition against having them in one’s possession.,The Gemara asks: b But /b there is the case of b Rav Yehuda, where others fashioned for him /b a seal with a figure of a person on it, b and Shmuel said to Rav Yehuda, /b who was his student: b Sharp-witted one [ i shina /i ], destroy this one’s eyes, /b i.e., disfigure it, as it is prohibited even to have a figure of a human being in one’s possession.,The Gemara answers: b There, in /b the case of Rav Yehuda, b his was a protruding seal, /b i.e., the figure projected from the ring, b and /b Shmuel prohibited it b due to /b the potential b suspicion /b that he had an object of idol worship in his possession. b As it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : In the case of b a ring whose seal protrudes, /b it is b prohibited to place it /b on one’s finger due to suspicion of idol worship, b but /b it is b permitted to seal /b objects b with it. /b In this case, the act of sealing forms a figure that is sunken below the surface of the object upon which the seal was impressed, which is not prohibited. If b its seal is sunken, /b it is b permitted to place it /b on one’s finger, b but /b it is b prohibited to seal /b objects b with it, /b as that forms a protruding figure.,The Gemara asks: b And are we concerned about /b arousing b suspicion /b due to the use of a human figure? b But /b what about that b synagogue that had been destroyed /b in Eretz Yisrael b and was reestablished in Neharde’a, /b and b they erected a statue /b of the king b in it? And /b nevertheless, b Shmuel’s father and Levi would enter and pray in it, and they were not concerned about /b arousing b suspicion. /b The Gemara answers: b A public /b institution b is different; /b the public is not suspected of having idolatrous intentions. Rather, it is assumed that the statue is there exclusively for ornamental purposes.,The Gemara asks: b But wasn’t Rabban Gamliel an individual? /b According to this reasoning, his figures of the moon should have been forbidden as they would have aroused suspicion. The Gemara answers: b Since he was the i Nasi /i , /b the head of the Sanhedrin, members of b the public /b would often b be found with him, /b and therefore there was no room for suspicion. b And if you wish, say /b there is an alternative answer, namely, b that /b these figures were not whole; rather, they b were /b formed from b pieces /b of figures that had to be assembled. Only complete figures are forbidden., b And if you wish, say /b there is yet another answer: Fashioning figures in order b to teach oneself is different, as it is taught /b in a i baraita /i with regard to the verse: b “You shall not learn to do /b like the abominations of those nations” (Deuteronomy 18:9): b But you may learn /b in order b to understand /b the matter yourself b and teach /b it to others. In other words, it is permitted to perform certain acts for the sake of Torah study that would otherwise be prohibited.,§ The mishna (42b) teaches that b Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: /b Those figures that are upon respectable vessels are forbidden. Those that are upon disgraceful vessels are permitted. The Gemara asks: b Which /b vessels b are /b considered b respectable and which are /b considered b disgraceful? /b , b Rav says: /b These terms do not represent different types of vessels, but rather the location of the figure upon the vessel. b A respectable /b location for an idolatrous figure is on the side of the vessel b above /b the level of b the water /b or food contents; b a disgraceful /b location is b below the water /b level. b And Shmuel says: /b Both b these and those /b locations on eating utensils b are disgraceful. Rather, these are respectable /b locations: b Upon bracelets, or upon nose rings, or upon rings. /b ,The Gemara comments: b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i b in accordance with /b the opinion b of Shmuel /b ( i Tosefta /i 5:1): b Respectable /b locations for idolatrous figures are b upon bracelets, or upon nose rings, or upon rings. Disgraceful /b locations are b upon /b large b pots, or upon /b small b kettles [ i hakumkemasin /i ], or upon samovars, or upon sheets, or upon towels. /b , strong MISHNA: /strong b Rabbi Yosei says: /b When one encounters an idol, he should b grind /b the idol b and throw /b the dust b to the wind or cast /b it b into the sea. /b The Rabbis b said to him: /b What is the good of that? b That also /b gives a Jew benefit from the idol, as it b becomes fertilizer /b for his crops, b and /b deriving any kind of benefit is prohibited, as b it is stated: /b “And b nothing of the proscribed items shall cleave to your hand” /b (Deuteronomy 13:18)., strong GEMARA: /strong b It is taught /b in a i baraita /i ( i Tosefta /i 3:16): b Rabbi Yosei said to them: But isn’t it already stated: “And your sin, /b

204. Anon., Hekhalot Rabbati, §203 Tagged with subjects: •r. yohanan ben zakkai Found in books: Swartz (2018), The Mechanics of Providence: The Workings of Ancient Jewish Magic and Mysticism. 4

205. Anon., Ruthrabbah, 4.3 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan, r., in palestinian sources •yohanan, r., on purity and impurity Found in books: Rubenstein (2003), The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. 45, 46

4.3. וּלְנָעֳמִי מוֹדָע לְאִישָׁהּ אִישׁ גִּבּוֹר חַיִל (רות ב, א), מוֹדָע, קָרוֹב. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ נְפִיל נָסֵיב לִנְפִילָא, מָה הֵם מַעֲמִידִין, גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל. בֹּעַז נָסֵיב לְרוּת, מָה הֵם מַעֲמִידִין, דָּוִד, (שמואל א טז, יח): יֹדֵעַ נַגֵּן וְגִבּוֹר חַיִל וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָה וּנְבוֹן דָּבָר וְאִישׁ תֹּאַר וַה' עִמּוֹ. יֹדֵעַ נַגֵן, בַּמִּקְרָא. וְגִבּוֹר חַיִל, בַּמִּשְׁנָה. וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָה, שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ לִשָֹּׂא וְלִתֵּן בְּמִלְחַמְתָּהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה. וּנְבוֹן דָּבָר, בַּמַּעֲשֶׂה הַטּוֹב. וְאִישׁ תֹּאַר, בַּתַּלְמוּד. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וּנְבוֹן דָּבָר, שֶׁמֵּבִין דָּבָר מִתּוֹךְ דָּבָר. וְאִישׁ תֹּאַר, שֶׁמֵּאִיר פָּנִים בַּהֲלָכָה. וַה' עִמּוֹ, הֲלָכָה כִּדְבָרָיו. (רות ב, א): מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת אֱלִימֶלֶךְ וּשְׁמוֹ בֹּעַז, הָרְשָׁעִים הֵן קוֹדְמִין לִשְׁמָן, (שמואל א יז, ד): גָּלְיָת שְׁמוֹ. (שמואל א כה, כה): נָבָל שְׁמוֹ. (שמואל ב כ, כא): שֶׁבַע בֶּן בִּכְרִי שְׁמוֹ. אֲבָל הַצַּדִּיקִים שְׁמָן קוֹדְמִין, (שמואל א ט, א): וּשְׁמוֹ קִישׁ. (שמואל א ט, א): וּשְׁמוֹ שָׁאוּל. (שמואל א יז, יב): וּשְׁמוֹ יִשַּׁי. (אסתר ב, ה): וּשְׁמוֹ מָרְדֳּכַי. (שמואל א א, א): וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה. וּשְׁמוֹ בֹּעַז, דּוֹמִין לְבוֹרְאָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות ו, ג): וּשְׁמִי ה' לֹא נוֹדַעְתִּי לָהֶם. אֲתִיבוּן לֵיהּ (בראשית כד, כט): וּשְׁמוֹ לָבָן, אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק פָּרָדַכְּסוֹס. רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה אָמַר מְלֻבָּן בְּרֶשַׁע. וְהָכְתִיב (שמואל א ח, ב): וּבְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר יוֹאֵל וְשֵׁם מִשְׁנֵהוּ אֲבִיָה, רַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי מַה זֶּה רָשָׁע, אַף זֶה רָשָׁע. וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּרַבִּי סִימוֹן שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּנּוּ לְמַעֲשֶׂה וְזָכוּ לְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יואל א, א): דְּבַר ה' אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל יוֹאֵל בֶּן פְּתוּאֵל.

206. Anon., Letter of Aristeas, 38, 30 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Tomson (2019), Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries. 30

30. and I now have the following proposal to lay before you. The books of the law of the Jews (with some few others) are absent from the library. They are written in the Hebrew characters and language and have been carelessly interpreted, and do not represent the original text as I am

208. Palestinian Talmud, Shabbat 16.18, 81B,, 16.18 Tagged with subjects: •yohanan ben zakkai, r., sabbath cases •yohanan ben zakkai, r., authority questions Found in books: Simon-Shushan (2012), Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishna, 115

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